Entries from June 2009

Braselton seeking DDA members

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Monday, June 29. 2009
Braselton is looking for seven people to serve on its newly-established Downtown Development Authority (DDA). Applications are available on the town’s website — www.braselton.net. The deadline to apply is July 8. The DDA is an independent authority that will plan, organize and finance projects that will revitalize and redevelop downtown ... [Full Story »] 

Madison Co. BOC to meet Monday night

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, June 29. 2009
The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the county government complex. Agenda items include: •Chairman’s report. (Chairman Anthony Dove) •Report from IDA – Marvin White. •Statements and remarks from citizens on agenda items. •Robert Sides’ request to further subdivide his property for his ... [Full Story »] 

Father, daughter face family violence charges

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, June 29. 2009
A father and daughter were arrested for family violence recently. Danny Lee McCoy, 57, of 211 Belhaven Lane, Hull, was charged with one count of battery. His daughter, Amanda Joyce McCoy, 32, of 528 North Main Street, Danielsville, was also charged with battery, along with no insurance, DUI/drugs/alcohol, expired vehicle tag, possession, ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: You cannot defend your rights unless you know what they are

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, June 29. 2009
You often hear the claim that ours is a government of law. The idea is that government draws its rights to govern from a series of legal principles, and not from the will of some dictator or king. Those principles are established by three important documents, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. And ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: You cannot defend your rights unless you know what they are

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, June 29. 2009
You often hear the claim that ours is a government of law. The idea is that government draws its rights to govern from a series of legal principles, and not from the will of some dictator or king. Those principles are established by three important documents, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. And ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Final soundcheck for the Georgia Theatre

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, June 29. 2009
A gallery of bystanders gathered behind the yellow police tape on Lumpkin Street Friday in Athens, either paying their respects to the burning Georgia Theatre or watching firefighters smolder the flames. In case you missed it — and I doubt you did — fire gutted the well-known Athens music venue June 19. I spent much of my early-to-mid 20s ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton assistant police chief graduates from FBI program

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, June 28. 2009
Braselton’s assistant police chief may have been out of town recently for almost three months, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been working. Lou Solis — who was named the town’s second-in-command police officer in 2007 — is now a graduate of the FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, Va. He officially returned to Braselton last ... [Full Story »] 

Tennnesse firm eying BJC acquisition

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Saturday, June 27. 2009
BJC Medical Center may have found the white knight to rescue it from its financial difficulties. The Commerce-based facility announced Tuesday that it has entered a letter of intent with Restoration Healthcare, a Tennessee-based operator of hospitals, that could lead to the sale of BJC Medical Center. A news release issued Tuesday said ... [Full Story »] 

FDIC issues ‘cease and desist’ order on CB&T

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, June 26. 2009
Due to problems stemming from bad loans made by the Barrow County branches of Community Bank & Trust, the federal FDIC released a “cease and desist order” against the firm Friday. The order, dated May 11, 2009, slams the bank’s board of directors and management, saying “the Bank had engaged in unsafe or unsound banking practices and ... [Full Story »] 

Horacek hearing ends; decision due early July

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, June 26. 2009
The Barrow County Personnel Review Board early next week will issue its decision on whether the county chairman’s April 6 suspension of CFO Beth Horacek was fair and appropriate. The second day of the administrative proceeding at the county annex wrapped up today just before 1 p.m. after about three hours of testimony by former chief ... [Full Story »] 
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