Entries from August 2009

LETTER: Government can’t fix health care

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 26. 2009
Dear Editor: Government lacks the moral capacity to fix our health care problems. For example, for decades separate retirement plans for government workers and private citizens were maintained so that the program for private citizens could be “raped” to fund other pet programs that would keep our politicians in office while protecting ... [Full Story »] 

Yearwood 'wreck' has bloggers buzzing

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, August 26. 2009
Tuesday and Wednesday, local bloggers reacted to “news” that BOC Chairman Danny Yearwood had wrecked his county-issued vehicle. If not factual, the bloggers’ comments were entertaining. Bloggers accused Yearwood of just about every crime in the book, most of it not even close to the truth. The real story: Yearwood's car was scratched by ... [Full Story »] 

ACT, SAT scores fall in Barrow

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, August 26. 2009
High school ACT and SAT test scores fell for the third year in a row in Barrow County this year. The tests, which are used as an entrance exam by universities and colleges, are widely watched and are considered key measures of high school academic quality. In Barrow County, both Apalachee High School and Winder-Barrow High School had composite ... [Full Story »] 

Corley, Bulldoggs have extra week of preparation

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, August 26. 2009
While other members of Region 8-AAAA are preparing for their 2009 debut this week, for the Winder-Barrow High School football team, it is just another week of preseason work. Since the Bulldoggs have their open date this Friday, this is not game week. That will not occur until WBHS reaches Monday and they begin final preparations for their ... [Full Story »] 

Mayors to county: 'Cut our taxes'

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, August 26. 2009
It appears that no one wants to pay the full cost of serices provided by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office in the upcoming fiscal year. On top of recent comments by County Chairman Danny Yearwood concerning possible cuts to sheriff’s funding, the mayors of four local municipalities with city police departments are asking that their ... [Full Story »] 

Man given life sentence in ‘crossbow’ murder

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 26. 2009
A Bethlehem man last week was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his sleeping mother by shooting her in the back with a crossbow bolt. After deliberations over two days, a Barrow County jury of nine men and three women convicted 40-year-old Rodney George Thompson of felony murder and aggravated assault. Chief Superior Court Judge David ... [Full Story »] 

Two home fires reported

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, August 26. 2009
A man was injured in a work-related fire in Commerce last week and two other residential fires were reported. On August 24, units from Commerce Fire, Rescue and Jackson County EMS responded to Beck Road in Commerce with a report of a person burned. A man had first degree “flash burns” to his arms and face which appeared to be from an ... [Full Story »] 

BOC to refinance bonds

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, August 26. 2009
Refinancing its 2008 economic development bonds will be one part of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners’ efforts to address an anticipated $3.3 million shortfall in the 2010 budget. In a called meeting Monday, the BOC agreed to refinance the bonds through Merchant Capital. The action will save the county approximately $2.6 million. ... [Full Story »] 

Students with ‘flu-like’ symptoms being sent home

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 26. 2009
Students at East Jackson schools have been reporting more flu-like symptoms — most likely the “swine flu” — than students at other county schools, according to superintendent Shannon Adams. “We have a few more cases than we did have earlier in the week and last week, (but) I’m not aware of any situations in which kids have had ... [Full Story »] 

Jessica Garner

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, August 26. 2009
HULL – Jessica Annette Garner, 67, died Tuesday, August 25, 2009. A native of Carroll County, she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Cambron. Mrs. Garner was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Garner. Survivors include sons, James Garner Jr., Hull, and Brian Garner, Sandy Cross; a sister, Janet Riggs, Fayetteville; brothers, ... [Full Story »] 
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