The number of foreclosures in Jackson County for the upcoming April sale date dropped slightly from March, down to 97 from 108. But while the raw count was down, the dollars involved soared for April to a new all-time high of $85.2 million for the month. That is nearly double the amount of foreclosure dollars from the previous record set in ...
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A Bethlehem couple that held an underage drinking party for local high school students last Friday night is facing a host of criminal charges after one of the partygoers ended up in a hospital intensive care unit with alcohol poisoning. The 18-year-old girl was dropped off, unconscious, at Barrow Regional Medical Center in the early morning ...
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The federal Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta on April 30 confirmed Georgia's first case of the new swine flu strain. Georgia Public Health officials in a 2 p.m. press conference said the affected person is a 30-year-old Kentucky woman who drove to Georgia last week and shopped for two days in Atlanta before attending a wedding in LaGrange ...
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JEFFERSON – Octavia Usher, 85, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Professional services entrusted to Wimberly & Jackson Funeral Home, 325 Summit St., Gainesville, GA 770-536-3251. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
WINDER - R.B. Casper, 88, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Born in Barrow County, he was the son of the late Emory and Rena Harris Casper. A member of Chapel Christian Church, he served as an Elder and was in the Army during World War II. He was a cattle farmer. Survivors include his wife, Pat Whitley Casper; son and daughter-in-law, Ronnie and ...
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STATHAM - Shirley Thomas, 65, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Born in Elbert County, she was the daughter of the late Hester and Sennie Fleeman Coker. A member of Cornerstone Christian Church, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Thomas loved to watch birds and loved flowers loved ones stated. Survivors include her husband, Jerry Thomas, Statham; and ...
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CLARKESVILLE – Ford M. “Doc” Doss, 76, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Born in Jackson County on March 7, 1933, he was the son of the late George and India Elizabeth Samples Doss. He was the former owner of Doss Plumbing and Electric and was a veteran, having served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Doss was ...
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The Leopards’ track program will be sending two to the state competition starting May 7 in Jefferson. Lyn Hester qualified for the state meet last Saturday and set a new school record with a shot put throw of 48’9”. J. Diaz also set a school record over the weekend in the 1600m with a 4:45 finish, then qualified for state on Monday in the ...
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Chalk it up as another successful outing for the Jefferson Dragons track and field team, as seven team members performed well enough at the boys’ regionals in Jefferson over the weekend to qualify for state competition. State qualifiers include Tyler Porter, Josh Kles, Derrick Perkins, J.J. Damons, Zac Crosby, Josh Watkins and Wesley Milton. ...
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Commerce’s track Tigers have qualified five athletes to compete in the state track meet May 7-9 in Jefferson. They are Damian Wood, Deon Orsborne, Jon Cash, Javon Womack and Torrance Wilcher. Commerce will compete in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, the 110-meter hurdles, the 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay. During the region ...
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