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DUI suspect gets police attention with shout

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Friday, September 18. 2009

Maybe they should print a warning on alcoholic beverage containers: “Don’t yell or curse at police during or immediately after the use of this product.” Last week, two Banks County men ended up going to jail after one, while intoxicated, yelled obscenities at police. This past week, a Commerce man who attracted attention to himself by ... [Full Story »]

Art in the Park Festival On Tap

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Thursday, September 17. 2009

The 19th annual Art in the Park festival will be held at Hurricane Shoals Park Saturday and Sunday, rain or shine. Booths will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Entertainment, concessions and youth activities will also be offered both days. Children’s activities will include puppets, a petting ... [Full Story »]

CHS construction in full swing

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Wednesday, September 16. 2009

The Commerce School System is writing much larger checks these days for the construction of the new Commerce High School as concrete block and steel work continue for the 136,500-square-foot project. The sixth payment request was just over $1 million. “The payment requests are coming in larger sums the last two or three months, but you see ... [Full Story »]

Commerce High names senior favorites

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Wednesday, September 16. 2009

Members of the Commerce High School Class of 2010 honored 16 classmates with "Senior Favorites" status last week. The winners were announced at an assembly on Sept. 9. The favorites are Anthony Zelaya and Maegan Ledbetter, most unforgettable; John Bleech and Sarah Leffew, most talented; Nicole Powell and Josh Streetman, most dependable; Mason ... [Full Story »]

Baby steps in progress at reservoir

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Wednesday, September 16. 2009

Admit it, you never thought that the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority would allow the public to launch its fishing boats at the Bear Creek Reservoir, did you? But last Friday, Sept. 11, seven years after the reservoir was completed, the Jackson County Recreation Department opened its new boat ramp, reluctantly allowing the public partial ... [Full Story »]

Robert Clark gets life for murder of grandson

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Tuesday, September 15. 2009

A Commerce man pled guilty Monday to murdering his 6-year-old grandson in June. Robert Clark, who appeared before Judge Joe Booth in Jackson County Superior Court, was sentenced to serve life in jail without the possibility of parole. If he had pled not guilty, the state could have sought the death penalty. Clark killed Michael Levigne, a ... [Full Story »]

Huber wants to increase emissions

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Monday, September 14. 2009

Huber Engineered Woods will seek a modification of its air pollution permit this fall to more than triple the amount of nitrous oxide it emits from its plant on Highway 334. “They are requesting to use a new type of resin in their board press,” explained Eric Cornwell, manager of the Stationary Source Program at the Environmental Protection ... [Full Story »]

UPDATED: Huber wants to increase emissions

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Monday, September 14. 2009

Huber Engineered Woods will seek a modification of its air pollution permit this fall to more than triple the amount of nitrogen oxides it emits from its plant on Highway 334. “They are requesting to use a new type of resin in their board press,” explained Eric Cornwell, manager of the Stationary Source Program at the Environmental ... [Full Story »]

Craver resigns to join RDC

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Wednesday, September 9. 2009

Hasco Craver is moving on. The executive director of the Commerce Downtown Development Authority and manager of the Main Street program submitted his letter of resignation to the DDA Tuesday. He will join the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission in Athens where he will work with governments in its 12-county area — which includes Jackson ... [Full Story »]

Flu shots available at health department

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Wednesday, September 9. 2009

Routine seasonal flu vaccines are available at the Commerce and Jefferson clinics of the Jackson County Health Department. This is a month earlier than normal. All health departments in the 10-county health district surrounding Athens (Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Walton) have flu vaccine ... [Full Story »]

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