Entries from December 2009

Christmas events coming up

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Tuesday, December 1. 2009
Visits with Santa and holiday music are among the plans throughout Banks County during December. LULA A “Christmas in Lula” celebration is being planned in the Veterans Park. The celebration is set for 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12. Hot chocolate, cookies, cider and face painting for the children will be available. Local church groups ... [Full Story »] 

Tax hike on hold: BOC to go back to budget for more cuts

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Tuesday, December 1. 2009
Banks County taxpayers spoke out Monday night against a proposed tax hike and the board of commissioners listened. The BOC agreed to go back to its budget to make more cuts in an effort to not raise the millage rate as much as had been proposed. The Banks County Board of Commissioners will have a called meeting at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec .9, ... [Full Story »] 

'Tommy' Andrews

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, December 1. 2009
RED HILL COMMUNITY - Thomas William "Tommy" Andrews, 58, died Sunday, November 15, 2009, at the St. Mary's Hospice House in Athens. Born October 20, 1951, in Commerce, he was the son of the late Gartrell and Margaret Seagraves Andrews. He was a graduate of Commerce High School and of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Ark. He was a ... [Full Story »] 

‘Harold’ Jackson

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, December 1. 2009
ATLANTA - June “Harold” Jackson, Jr., born August 16, 1943 in Atlanta, died Friday, November 27, 2009. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Anna Peterson Jackson; daughter and son-in-law, Cindy and Rob Phyfer, Snellville; brothers, John Jackson, Perry Jackson and Wade Jackson, all of Winder. Mr. Jackson was preceded in death by his son, ... [Full Story »] 

Father attacks son with truck

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Tuesday, December 1. 2009
A Winder man was arrested last week after attempting to run over his son with a truck. The son had just driven his girlfriend to her home on Cedar Trail, when his father, Thomas Ray Ulrich, 44, of 1105 Bankhead Highway in Winder, crashed his Dodge truck into the son’s vehicle. Ulrich, allegedly angry that his son was late getting home from ... [Full Story »] 
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