Entries from April 2010

Driving while medicated leads to arrest

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 28. 2010
A woman who had allegedly taken too many prescription pills was arrested by Braselton police for trying to drive, according to an incident report. On Thursday, a Braselton officer went to a Blanc Way address, where a woman had taken too many Xanax, Soma and Loratab pills, police said. Later that day, another officer was called to the Pilot ... [Full Story »] 

Yates qualifies for re-election to BOC; two qualify for BOE

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 28. 2010
After two days of qualifying, only three candidates had qualified for the July 20 election. In the District 5 county board of education race, Steven Bryant, Hoschton, was the only one to qualify as of noon Tuesday. Jill McEver is the incumbent. In the District 3 county board of education race, Celinda Wilson was the only one to qualify as of ... [Full Story »] 

Five qualify so far for BOC; two for BOE

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 28. 2010
With less than one day of qualifying to go, seven candidates have qualified so far for the July 20 election. Qualifying ends noon Friday. In the Post 1 county board of commissioner race, incumbent Rickey Cain, Sam Moon and Danny Maxwell have qualified so far. In the Post 3 county board of commissioner race, Sammy Reece and Keith Segars have ... [Full Story »] 

Three qualify so far for BOC; one for BOE

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 28. 2010
After two days of qualifying, only four candidates had qualified for the July 20 election. In the Post 1 county board of commissioner race, incumbent Rickey Cain and Sam Moon had qualified as of press time Wednesday. In the Post 3 county board of commissioner race, Sammy Reece was the only one to qualify as of press time. Incumbent Joe Barefoot ... [Full Story »] 

Five qualify so far for BOC; four for BOE

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 28. 2010
When qualifying ended Friday, nine candidates had qualified for the July 20 election. In the Post 1 county board of commissioner race, incumbent Rickey Cain, Sam Moon and Danny Maxwell qualified. In the Post 3 county board of commissioner race, Sammy Reece and Keith Segars qualified. Incumbent Joe Barefoot has announced that he will not seek ... [Full Story »] 

Five qualify for BOC; four for BOE

Posted by
BanksNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 28. 2010
When qualifying ended Friday, nine candidates had qualified for the July 20 election. In the Post 1 county board of commissioner race, incumbent Rickey Cain, Sam Moon and Danny Maxwell qualified. In the Post 3 county board of commissioner race, Sammy Reece and Keith Segars qualified. Incumbent Joe Barefoot has announced that he will not seek ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Building a program takes time, patience

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, April 28. 2010
The smile on Mike Cavey’s face said a lot last Friday afternoon as the day’s sun began to settle at the Apalachee High School baseball complex. After suffering several disappointing setbacks in recent outings, the Diamond Wildcat coach was able to smile for a few minutes. For just a short while earlier, his team had put the finishing ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Doggs begin soccer playoffs

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, April 28. 2010
After compiling a 14-2-1 record during the regular season, one might think the opening-round playoff matchup for the Winder-Barrow High School girls soccer team might be a little easier than what it has been dealt. One would be wrong. Coach Ben Arms’ team will face Starr’s Mill, the No. 2-seeded team from Region 5-AAAA, in the opening round ... [Full Story »] 

More citizens receiving government benefits

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, April 28. 2010
Nearly half of all United States residents live in a household in which at least one member receives some form of government assistance. According to recently released data by the Census Bureau, nearly 45 percent of U.S. residents live in a home where one or more individuals receives benefits such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The ... [Full Story »] 

Sentences issued in Superior Court April 12-15

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, April 28. 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 »] 
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