Entries from August 2009

Roderick nabs first GAS victory at Lanier National

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, August 7. 2009
No matter how hard it rained Saturday, it wasn’t going to ruin Casey Roderick’s parade. The Lawrenceville native was out front in the GAS series event at Lanier National Speedway when the skies opened up on lap 88 of the 100-lap Pro Late Model event. When the event was called due to the rain, that gave Roderick his first career GAS series ... [Full Story »] 

Action expected on transfer station request

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 7. 2009
A decision was made several years ago by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners to construct a new transfer station. Now, county leaders are ready to take action at the Aug. 17 BOC meeting to move forward with the project. At a meeting on Monday, the BOC discussed a $1.05 million bid from Blue Frog Construction to build the transfer station ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Wish I could find that old spark for baseball

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 7. 2009
I’ve been a part of one street mob. It was not political, but sports related. It was 1992 and Sid Bream had slid safely into home to give the Braves the National League pennant. A huge mob of college kids marched around College, Clayton and Broad streets in Athens, doing the Tomahawk chop in unison and bellowing out the familiar Braves’ ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Say ‘No’ to the relocation of Hwy. 29

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, August 7. 2009
Dear Editor: This is to alert Madison County homeowners living up to two miles from Hwy. 29 that the plans to widen Hwy 29 have drastically changed. The new proposal is no widening at all. Instead, except for a short segment near Ingles, it is a complete relocation of Hwy. 29. This relocation may end up going through your front yard, backyard, ... [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: More questions than answers on Hwy. 29

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, August 7. 2009
Will the Town Center shopping complex in Danielsville — and other businesses in the town — be negatively impacted if Hwy. 29 is reshaped to bypass the county seat? Would a bypass on the eastern side of Hwy. 29 serve Madison County better than one on the west, considering that the schools are to the east? The Hwy. 29 project is on the ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Bear Creek blues

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, August 6. 2009
The controversy surrounding recreation access to Bear Creek Reservoir is so muddled that it’s like looking into mud. Truth is, only a fraction of the controversy is legitimate. The rest is political and just plain silly. Back when the lake was first planned, there was a component that in addition to drinking water, there would be some ... [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL: Manager is no magic bullet

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, August 6. 2009
There’s a lot of discussion in Barrow County over changing the county government to a “professional” county manager system. Frustration over the county’s current leadership and financial situation has given a strong push toward changing the government’s structure. It may be that Barrow should change its government. But if the ... [Full Story »] 

Kenneth Brown

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, August 6. 2009
MCDONOUGH – Kenneth R. Brown, 72, died Wednesday, August 5, 2009. Born in Jackson County, he graduated from Maysville High School. He was in the United States Army Reserves prior to being called to active duty in Berlin, Germany, during the Cold War Crisis. He went on to graduate from Woodrow Wilson College of Law with a master of law degree ... [Full Story »] 

Evelyn Rawlings

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, August 6. 2009
EDGEWATER, MD. – Evelyn Ruth Rawlings, 68, died Monday, August 3, 2009, at University Hospital, Baltimore, Md., following sudden complications from a stroke. Born on February 8, 1941, in Prince Georges County, Md., she lived many years in Edgewater, Md., moved to Danielsville in 1982, then back to Edgewater, Md. in 2006. She was a bookkeeper ... [Full Story »] 

Goodwin prepped to lead ‘09 Lady Leopards

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, August 6. 2009
Banks County’s Lady Leopards are making the transition to new leadership as the 2009 softball season gets under way. Throughout the summer, the Lady Leopards have made the switch from the familiar coaching style of Josh Lord to the new expectations of head coach Dean Goodwin. Goodwin takes the reigns as coach with 15 years experience under ... [Full Story »] 
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