Entries from January 2010

Johnnie Ramey

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, January 4. 2010
JEFFERSON – Johnnie Kenneth Ramey, 66, died Saturday, January 2, 2010. Born on March 27, 1943, in Catlettsburg, Ky., he was the son of the late John Garfield and Rosa Victoria Cordle Ramey. He worked as a worm on an oil rig, made cast iron molds, as a security guard, EMT, tow truck driver and cashier. He was a veteran of the United States ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: ‘Don’t count my scars like the tree rings’

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, January 4. 2010
The only word the late Athens musician Vic Chestnutt ever uttered to me was a giggly shout into the microphone: “Busted!” A friend and I tried to sneak out of his show through the stage side door at the old Atomic Music Hall in Athens. It was locked. We had to walk back by in front of Chestnutt. He was amused and called us out. I started ... [Full Story »] 

Recycle your Christmas tree Jan. 9

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, January 4. 2010
Bring One for the Chipper, a Christmas tree recycling event sponsored by Keep Madison County Beautiful, will be held Saturday, Jan. 9, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free dogwood seedlings will also be offered, while supplies last. Christmas tree pick-up sites will be located at the following locations: recreation department (4-H-Club), the Sanford ... [Full Story »] 

Billy Edwards

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, January 4. 2010
BETHLEHEM – Billy George Edwards, 82, died Thursday, December 31, 2009. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. G.W. and Jewel Thompson Edwards. He was a member of the Bethlehem United Methodist Church and was a retired grading contractor. Survivors include his wife, Agnes Kennedy Edwards, Bethlehem; son and ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Eyes on the Banker-in-Chief

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Monday, January 4. 2010
Last week, President Obama met with community bankers to coerce - excuse me - encourage them to make more small business loans. While mostly absolving the small banks from any blame in the recent banking crisis, Obama said the banks must begin lending more in order to help create jobs. We all know what happened the last time the government ... [Full Story »] 

More counterfeit bills surface

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Monday, January 4. 2010
Barrow County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating two incidents of forgery involving counterfeit $10 bills. On Dec. 1, a deputy was dispatched to the Publix on Loganville Highway after a customer service representative discovered a counterfeit $10 bill during the daily cash register intake. On Dec. 7, a store manager at the Citgo station on ... [Full Story »] 

Man threatens to burn down house with gasoline

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, January 3. 2010
A Braselton woman said a man she knows with a violent past threatened to burn down her home, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The woman said the man told her at a Chestnut Mountain address that he almost burnt down their home. The man said he had a can of diesel fuel and he’d burn the house. The woman said she reported the ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Winter blahs and Barrow boom

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, January 3. 2010
If you ride through our neighborhood and wonder who are the idiots with their Christmas decorations still up, that would be us. You see, the Arnold Free-For-All Christmas is this weekend and we have to look the part. It’ll all come down on Monday to be lovingly (Just cram it in over there, Darrell!) stored until next year leaving our house ... [Full Story »] 

Woman gives sister weed for Christmas, goes to jail

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Sunday, January 3. 2010
Winder Police were dispatched to Horton Street after receiving reports that a woman had been stabbed. An officer located Michelle Martha Slaughter, 24, of 948 Proctor Street in Atlanta, walking along the roadway. Slaughter said she had come up from Atlanta to visit her family when her sister “went flip mode” and began assaulting her with a ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Wishing for a longer Christmas

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Saturday, January 2. 2010
The packages have been opened and the leftovers are put away. The house — so full of life and noise for the past 48 hours — is quiet again. The tree and decorations are still up, but they seem a little less bright, as if they know their time amongst us for this holiday season is almost over…The end of Christmas always makes me a little ... [Full Story »] 
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