Entries from February 2010

‘Squirrel’ Nails

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, February 25. 2010
Richard Dale “Squirrel” Nails, 57, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010. A native of Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Raymond Dale and Media Layton Nails. He was an automobile mechanic and a veteran of the United States Army where he received the National Defense Metal. He was a member of Watkinsville First Baptist Church. Mr. Nails ... [Full Story »] 

Janet Galloway

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, February 25. 2010
MAYSVILLE – Janet Marie Galloway, 50, died Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. She was born in Fulton County, the daughter of Jeanette Burdette Amos of Maysville and the late Mark Johnson. She was a member of Grove Level Baptist Church and was the director of the Banks County Senior Citizens ... [Full Story »] 

CHS To Host 1st Round Of State Tourney Friday

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, February 25. 2010
Even if the Commerce Tigers’ season ends in the first round of the state playoffs Friday night, the boys have made their mark this season. Monday night, Commerce won the region title over Athens Christian. The 67-56 victory handed the Tigers’ their first region title in over 30 years. The Tigers will start the state Class A playoffs by ... [Full Story »] 

WBHS opens state Friday at home

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, February 25. 2010
It’s early Monday morning and David Sokol’s thoughts are already on Friday night. The Winder-Barrow High School varsity boys basketball coach is studying game footage of Lithia Springs, his team’s first round opponent in the Class AAAA state tournament. For Sokol and his Bulldoggs, it will be a busy week of preparations. WBHS will host ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Disturbed by all the shootings in the news

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, February 25. 2010
Dear Editor: Forget deer season, the moose lottery, and duck hunting. There’s a new season, and it’s humans who are now the hunted. Shootings are increasing and their randomness, lack of motive, or trivial motives are growing more shocking daily. This week there has been news of professors shooting colleagues in Alabama, elementary teachers ... [Full Story »] 

Auburn Police apprehend burglar

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, February 25. 2010
An Auburn man was charged with burglary and possession of illegal drugs after an investigation led police to his residence. Franklin Lee Karas, 51, of 89 Myrtle Street, was identified as the primary suspect in a burglary after a neighbor saw him park his vehicle next to the victim’s residence. The victim’s residence, which is on the same ... [Full Story »] 

Winder-Barrow Community Theatre presents “Harvey” Feb. 26-28

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, February 25. 2010
The seventh season of the Winder Barrow Community Theatre begins Feb. 26 with the Pulitzer Prize winning comedy “Harvey.” “Harvey,” written by Mary Chase and directed by Billie Nye-Muller, is the story of Elwood P. Dowd, a mild-mannered and jovial bachelor whose best friend is an invisible six-foot tall rabbit with an affinity for ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Accomplishments, progress made in past decades

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, February 25. 2010
Photographer Jessica Brown and I attended Winder-Barrow High School’s fourth annual Black History Month celebration last week and while I was there, in theory, to cover the event for the paper, it also gave me time to reflect on the past four decades. It amazes me how we have advanced in that time. It still baffles me that the University of ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Anniversaries one year away

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, February 25. 2010
Just one year to go before a couple of key anniversaries get underway. 2011 marks the bicentennial of Madison County, Georgia, and the sesquicentennial of the Confederate States of America. Committees are being formed and plans developed to celebrate these anniversaries. Madison County was created by the Georgia legislature on Dec. 5, 1811, ... [Full Story »] 

Tiger Wrestlers Third At State, Place 10 In Finals

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, February 24. 2010
Commerce waylaid the competition at the Area Tournament and pushed all 14 wrestlers into last week’s traditional state tournament where 10 of 14 competitors placed and the Tigers placed third as a team. Bremen finished first, Gordon Lee taking second, Wesleyan fourth and Bowdon fifth. The state meet was at the Gwinnett Arena. “We had a very ... [Full Story »] 
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