Entries from August 2009

Man stabs, kills puppy

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, August 3. 2009
Aggravated animal cruelty was reported recently on Williams Wilson Road near Hull . A man there reported that one of his roommate’s dogs had been killed. Deputy David Kidd responded to the scene, where a six-month old dachshund puppy had been found stabbed behind his right ear. The dog was deceased and there was a lot of blood in the garage. ... [Full Story »] 

Puppy apparently wasn’t stabbed

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, August 3. 2009
A puncture wound that claimed the life of a puppy in Hull recently appears to have been made by another animal, not a knife as originally suspected. A deputy responded to a Williams Wilson Road call of animal cruelty and found a six-month old daschund puppy with a puncture wound behind his right ear. The deputy noted in his incident report that ... [Full Story »] 

Madison Co. BOC to meet Monday

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, August 3. 2009
The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, Aug. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the county government complex. Agenda items include: •Business involving guests, groups or multiple visitors. •Chairman’s report (Anthony Dove) •Hearings and actions on rezone matters, special use permits, etc.: none. •Statements and remarks from ... [Full Story »] 

OPINIONS: Get ready to be counted

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, August 3. 2009
The older I get the more important my history – and the history of my family – becomes to me. I suppose I find some comfort in knowing something about how I “fit” in this world. I wish I had known growing up how important all those old family stories, told by relatives that have now passed on, were going to be to me one day. Since they ... [Full Story »] 

BOC postpones action on airport staff, to vote Aug. 3

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, August 2. 2009
Action on hiring two additional staff members at the county airport was postponed Monday night by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. BOC chairman Hunter Bicknell called for the request to be postponed until the Aug. 3 meeting in order for the commissioners to get additional information. “We will table this item pending a report back ... [Full Story »] 

Atlanta woman arrested at Hoschton bank

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, August 2. 2009
An Atlanta woman was arrested last week by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly attempting to pass two fraudulent checks at a Hoschton bank. Royal Arlethia Grooms, 50, was charged with burgulary. She was arrested after a deputy was called to the Freedom Parkway, Hoschton, bank about a woman trying to cash a fraudulent check. In ... [Full Story »] 
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