Entries from April 2009

County school leader hired by city BOE

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, April 29. 2009
Long-time Jackson County School System administrator April Howard was hired in a called meeting of the Jefferson Board of Education last week. She will replace Donna McMullan as the director of middle/secondary instruction. McMullan was recently promoted to assistant superintendent due to the retirement of Sherrie Gibney-Sherman at the end of ... [Full Story »] 

Winder officer injured in wreck

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, April 29. 2009
A Winder police officer was injured Monday in a wreck on Hwy. 81 after he made an improper U-turn that caused another vehicle to crash into his city vehicle. According to a Barrow County Sheriff’s Office report, Officer Christopher Stapleton was traveling south on Hwy. 81 in an unmarked Ford Taurus, and Ken Parks of Nicholson was behind him ... [Full Story »] 

Barrow sales taxes sink

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, April 29. 2009
Barrow County’s collection of sales tax revenue for April was the lowest it’s been in six years. The county government received $297,196 this month in Local Option Sales Tax revenue, a 36-percent drop from the $464,240 the county collected in the same month a year ago. Sales taxes are the second largest revenue source for county government ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Hard to put much stock in the stock market

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, April 29. 2009
When I listen to money discussions by people who seem to understand finance, I’m usually pretty intimidated. I am certainly a financial novice. I understand the basic rule of retirement planning, that you have to be in things for the long haul, that the market ebbs and flows and you have to bear with it despite your immediate anxieties. At ... [Full Story »] 

Carlton couple faces family violence charges

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, April 29. 2009
A Carlton couple was arrested recently following a domestic violence call to their home. Rachael Lou Epps, 26, of 214 Osley Mill Road, was charged with one count of battery, while her live-in boyfriend, Mike David Puleo, 28, of the same address, was charged with battery and aggravated assault (bondsman off bond). According to the incident ... [Full Story »] 

Chamber serves as entrepreneur and business center

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 29. 2009
BY TARA FULCHER Banks County Chamber of Commerce, as other chambers throughout our state and across the nation, serves as the first point of contact for prospective and existing businesses in their efforts to establish a new business or to expand existing operations. The Banks County Chamber, as all Chamber’s in the United States, serves as ... [Full Story »] 

No reports in Georgia of swine flu

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, April 29. 2009
Jackson County officials continues to closely monitor the developments surrounding the Swine Flu outbreak the country. There have been no reports of the flu in Georgia, but local health departments have been receiving phone calls from concerned citizens. Richard Harrison of the Jackson County Health Department said that if an outbreak occurs, ... [Full Story »] 

UPDATE: First report of swine flu in Ga.

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, April 29. 2009
Jackson County officials continues to closely monitor the developments surrounding the Swine Flu outbreak the country. Thursday, the first report of a swine flu case was reported in West Georgia and other suspected cases were found in Alabama. South Carolina reported 10 confirmed cases. Local public safety officials have been meeting to review ... [Full Story »] 

Tuesday fire at Winder poultry plant

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, April 29. 2009
Poultry feed being processed in a silo at Harrison Poultry’s feed mill on Midland Avenue caught fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire smoldered but did not spread beyond the silo and caused no injuries, said Winder Fire Chief Ray Mattison. Smoke was visible as firefighters shut down East Midland Avenue for one-and-a-half hours. But the ... [Full Story »] 

Tuesday fire at Winder feed mill

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, April 29. 2009
Poultry feed being processed in a silo at Harrison Poultry’s feed mill on Midland Avenue caught fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire smoldered but did not spread beyond the silo and caused no injuries, said Winder Fire Chief Ray Mattison. Smoke was visible as firefighters shut down East Midland Avenue for one-and-a-half hours. But the ... [Full Story »] 
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