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By Rep. Alan Powell Well, folks, state government in Georgia keeps getting more interesting by the day. Since last week’s report, the Appropriations Committees of the House and the Senate just completed two weeks of hearings on the annual state budget for fiscal year 2011, for the purpose of balancing the $18.2 billion spending plan proposed ... [Full Story »] 

A Hull man was arrested recently for family violence against his mother. Julio Cesar Flores, 27, 9574 Hwy. 72 West, Lot 44, was charged with one count of battery under the Family Violence Act. According to the incident report, deputies first made contact with Flores, who said his brother beat him up. Flores had a swollen eye, a busted lip and a ... [Full Story »] 

Dear Editor: I do not understand how the majority (they say) of Americans are satisfied with their health care and their insurance. These must be all the people, mostly young and naturally healthy, who have yet to interface with the medical industry. Both your column and Frank Gillispie’s of Feb. 25 point out well why it is all such a mess. ... [Full Story »] 

Battery was reported on Leon Street recently after a man said he was punched in the face and struck in the back of the head by an unknown assailant in his yard. The victim told Deputy Mark Jerome that he kept hearing a noise in his backyard while he was trying to sleep. When he went outside to investigate, he heard someone say “Hey dude, or ... [Full Story »] 

Not to be outdone by the charity of its fellow municipalities, the city of Colbert pledged $500 to the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter March 1. Hull, Comer, Danielsville and now Colbert have all sent money to the non-profit, two-county shelter, which is struggling financially. “We do use them a lot,” Colbert Mayor Chris Peck said, “with ... [Full Story »]