Entries from March 2010

Go cart request to be on April 6 agenda

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BanksNewsTODAY
Wednesday, March 31. 2010
A request to locate a go cart track at Banks Crossing will be heard by the Banks County Planning Commission when it meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, in the board room at the Banks County Courthouse Annex at 150 Hudson Ridge. The planning commission had earlier approved the request for the go cart track at the Atlanta Dragway but the Banks ... [Full Story »] 

Chapman calls in GBI: Asks for investigation into action by commissioner

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BanksNewsTODAY
Wednesday, March 31. 2010
Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said on Monday he has asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to look into complaints he has received about the Banks County Board of Commissioners reducing water bills for some county residents. “Due to complaints to me on the actions of the Banks County Commissioners involving the reduction of ... [Full Story »] 

Reuben Kelley

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, March 31. 2010
ELBERTON - Reuben Ben Kelley, 66, died on Monday, March 29, 2010, at the home of Scott and Melissa Smith. Born on September 24, 1943, in Madison County, he was the son of the late Bunyan Monroe and Flora Essie Kelley. He was retired as a machinist with Wilson Electric. Mr. Kelley served in the United States Navy. Survivors include daughters, ... [Full Story »] 

Sentences issued in Superior Court March 17

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, March 31. 2010
The Barrow County Superior Court recently sentenced the following people. Those charged and their sentences are listed below. Charges listed as nolle prosequi are those in which the prosecutor or plaintiff indicated they would not proceed with the case. In criminal cases, a disposition of nolle prosequi may be entered when evidence proves ... [Full Story »] 

BOC hires new CFO

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, March 31. 2010
The Barrow County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to name Rose K. Kisaalita of Athens as the county’s new Chief Financial Officer. Kisaalita is the accounting administrator in the Finance Department of the Athens-Clarke County government. She also has a master’s degree and is a certified public accountant. Her resume ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Cleaning for Company

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, March 31. 2010
We’ve been having a spirited discussion at our house: To clean or not to clean? Should we clean in anticipation of company coming or wait until they’ve turned into our driveway? At what point does the quest to have an ongoing cleaning/de-cluttering program become the obsession Mr. Fix-It thinks I harbor? There are times at Chez Person the ... [Full Story »] 

Ft. Yargo to host bike race

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, March 31. 2010
Ft. Yargo State Park, Winder, will host a bike race — the Georgia State Championship Series Race — on Sunday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a fee to participate, plus $5 for parking. Participants should register in advance at www.goneriding.com. For more information, call 770-867-3489.

Georgia’s banking crisis affecting economic recovery

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, March 31. 2010
The financial difficulties at Winder’s 84-year-old hometown bank reflects much broader problems throughout Georgia’s banking system. And as community banks fall like dominoes, mainly around metro Atlanta and its suburbs, it is a situation that bodes poorly for the state’s economic recovery. On March 19, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ... [Full Story »] 

‘Tom’ Compton

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, March 30. 2010
COMER – James T. “Tom” Compton, 76, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at his residence. A native of Comer, he was the son of the late Neal A. and Jessie Lou Cooper Compton. He was the owner and operator of Tom Compton Trucking as a dump truck driver. Throughout his working career, he was a logger, bulldozer operator, an all around heavy ... [Full Story »] 

George Sammons

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, March 30. 2010
WINDER – George H. Sammons, 76, died Monday, March 29, 2010. He was born on January 17, 1934, in Williamsburg, Ky. and was retired from the City of Winder in Winder. He was of the Baptist denomination. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Clara Dalton Sammons, Winder; sons and daughters-in-law, Terry and Carol Sammons and Larry and Joyce ... [Full Story »] 
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