Entries from May 2009

David Ellington

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, May 26. 2009
STATHAM - David Milton Ellington, 68, died Saturday, May 23, 2009. Born in DeKalb County, he was the son of the late Parks B. and Lillian McDowell Ellington. He served in the United States Army and had been employed by the DeKalb school bus system. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, David and Michelle Born, Tennessee; daughter and ... [Full Story »] 

Jean Vernon

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, May 26. 2009
LEESBURG, FLA. – Martha Jean Beadles Vernon, 86, died Friday, May 22, 2009. Born in Okanogan, Wash., on September 9, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Owen and Alta Beadles. She and her late husband, Charles, lived in Jefferson for 35 years before moving to Florida. She was a graduate of the University of Idaho and worked for the ... [Full Story »] 

Two arrested on drug charges

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Tuesday, May 26. 2009
Banks County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigators charged two people with drug charges on Monday, May 18. The arrests were made at 235 Leachman Road, Commerce, after investigators received information of illegal drug use at this residence, Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said. When the investigators arrived and searched the residence ... [Full Story »] 

Letter to the Editor: Thanks for help with Relay For Life

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Tuesday, May 26. 2009
Dear Editor: Another Relay For Life in Banks County has come and gone, but this year's event is not one to be forgotten. On Friday night, May 15, the Banks County community come together with a common goal - to find a cure for cancer. With a new home at the Banks County High School stadium, hundreds of your friends and family members came out ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Our churches are no longer churches

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, May 25. 2009
Dear Editor: Our churches are no longer churches anymore. They’re more like a dance hall or a bar. We’ve got dancing in our churches, rap music. What else will the devil move in? I don’t believe the church members really realize what they are doing. We don’t stand up for God anymore. We’d rather do as they do on TV. When they took ... [Full Story »] 

School system moving to centralized registration

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, May 25. 2009
Starting July 20, all student registration in Madison County will now go through the central office — not the school campuses. The school system has switched student information systems — scraping SASSY in favor of Infinite Campus — prompting the registration change. “Like any change, it’s going to be more difficult and a bit more ... [Full Story »] 

School system moving to centralized registration

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, May 25. 2009
Starting July 20, all student registration in Madison County will go through the central office — not the school campuses. The school system has switched student information systems — scraping SASSY in favor of Infinite Campus — prompting the registration change. “Like any change, it’s going to be more difficult and a bit more work in ... [Full Story »] 

More water in well could save city money

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, May 24. 2009
A long-used city well has more water available than Hoschton officials initially thought. And that could mean the city may save money drawing more water from the well — if the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) approves the move. A pump on Hoschton’s existing city well on White Street recently malfunctioned, which led to its ... [Full Story »] 

Police try to keep up with program results

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Saturday, May 23. 2009
Hoschton’s police department is “holding the line” when it comes to maintaining the success of a program aimed at cleaning up a problematic area of the city, according to one official. Acting police chief Jeremy Howell said the Hoschton Police Department is trying to uphold the results of Operation Clean Sweep — a program that helped ... [Full Story »] 

BOC tables action on BJC bailout request

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, May 22. 2009
BJC Medical Center’s request for a financial bailout from the Jackson County Board of Commissioners was tabled Monday night. The BOC postponed taking action at its meeting and didn’t give a date as to when the matter might again be on the agenda. At a BOC meeting three weeks ago, Rick Massey, a member of BJC Medical Center Authority, asked ... [Full Story »] 
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