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Insurance revaluation scheduled for Colbert

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Friday, April 16. 2010

By Jeremy Elrod Some of the buildings around the city of Colbert will soon be revaluated for insurance coverage purposes. After being contacted by Bob Doster of Chastain & Associates Insurance, city advisor John Waggoner and Mayor Chris Peck informed other members of the city council of the apparent need for the revaluation and the measures by ... [Full Story »]

Family members arrested in trailer park altercation

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Friday, April 16. 2010

Three family members were arrested in Diamond Hill Trailer Park on Hwy. 29 North recently following a 911 call about a man hitting his wife with a truck. Timothy Olin Porterfield, 44, 5657 Hwy. 29 South Diamond Hill Trailer Park, Lot 16, was charged with one count of aggravated assault, while his wife, Ginny May Porterfield, 34, of the same ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Sci-fi menu of the future: meat or ‘meat?’

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Friday, April 16. 2010

I order wings with a fiery hot sauce when I can. On a first date in college, I requested the hottest wings Loco’s could make, personally issuing a dare to the person taking the order. It was a ludicrously bad first-date decision. Take my advice, don’t ever order anything on a first date that begs for a bib, a bathroom and a glass of milk to ... [Full Story »]

Man arrested for allegedly stealing beer

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Tuesday, April 13. 2010

Two men were arrested on separate charges during a traffic stop last week after one of them reportedly stole a case of beer from a local convenience store. Rocky Dean Strickland, 30, 174 Eighth Avenue, Colbert, was arrested and charged with theft by shoplifting for allegedly stealing a case of beer from the Quick Pick on Hwy. 72 in Colbert. The ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Confederate Army helped create the Bible Belt

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Tuesday, April 13. 2010

War and religion have always been closely linked in the South. Someone once said that there are few atheists in the foxholes. Southerners have always led the nation in military service. Not only in the Confederate Army, but in all our nation’s conflicts. And these same returning service people often are the backbone of newly founded or ... [Full Story »]

Could Colbert line streets with decorative trees?

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Monday, April 12. 2010

By Jeremy Elrod What if certain streets of Colbert were lined with different types of trees? The Colbert City Council discussed a proposal Monday by Evelyn Powers which asked this very question, not as a subject to be voted on, but as something the council could, “chew on for a while,” said Powers. “A thought in my head is dangerous,” ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Time running out; uncertain status for bed tax and budget

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Saturday, April 10. 2010

By Rep. Alan Powell Your Georgia General Assembly is in recess for spring break until Monday, April 12. Last week, the House of Representatives met for three days and acted on only five relatively minor pieces of legislation. Now just seven legislative days are left in the session, with plenty of unfinished business – most importantly final ... [Full Story »]

BOC approves relocation of shooting range

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Friday, April 9. 2010

Madison County’s shooting range will soon be located next to the county sheriff’s office off Hwy. 98. County commissioners voted 5-0 March 29 to allow Sheriff Kip Thomas to relocate the range from its current locale near the Madison-Oglethorpe Animal Shelter. Thomas has said the move was necessary because the shelter was in harm’s way. ... [Full Story »]

Athens man arrested for family violence at Ingles

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Friday, April 9. 2010

An Athens man was arrested recently after he allegedly struck his ex-girlfriend in the face during an argument at Ingles. David Michael Sewell, 51, 305 Noketchee Creek Road, was charged with one count of battery FVA. According to the incident report, the couple had been separated two weeks prior to the incident, when Sewell came to the ... [Full Story »]

OPINIONS: Sad news doesn’t damper enthusiasm for Ila

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Friday, April 9. 2010

My wife turned to me and smiled after we registered our daughter for kindergarten at Ila Elementary School several weeks ago. “It seems like a happy place,” she said. And I agreed. With a 4-year-old daughter and an infant son, we will spend the next decade as Ila parents. Our daughter is excited about the school. And so are we. It’s a ... [Full Story »]

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