Entries from May 2010

City takes warrant on former restaurant owner

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Monday, May 24. 2010
If the former owner of the Harmony Grove Grille comes back to town, the Commerce Police Department would like to see him. Police would like to serve a warrant the city took out on Hal Walsh last week for bouncing a check for more than $1,100 for a utility payment on the restaurant. That amounts to a felony if he’s convicted. The city closed ... [Full Story »] 

Red Raiders close out spring practice with annual scrimmage

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Monday, May 24. 2010
An opponent won’t set foot on Red Raider Field until Aug. 27, when Flowery Branch comes to town. But Madison County fans got a sneak preview of the 2010 football team May 14, when the school closed out its spring practice with the annual Red/Gray scrimmage. The gray squad won 21-7. Madison County head football Coach Randell Owens said he ... [Full Story »] 

Colbert man gets probation for theft

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, May 24. 2010
A Colbert man was sentenced recently in Madison County Superior Court to 10 years probation on a theft charge. James Quinton Faucett, 25, 1366 Kingston Hollow, Colbert, was sentenced to 10 years probation and fined $252 for theft by taking (reduced from burglary). He was also sentenced to five years probation for criminal damage to property in ... [Full Story »] 

‘Buddy’ Wilbanks

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, May 24. 2010
BALDWIN – H.V. “Buddy” Wilbanks, 71, died Monday, May 24, 2010, at his residence. Born on April 17, 1939, in Banks County, he was the son of the late Hillard Virgil and Rumyrth Andrews Wilbanks. He was a member of Lamar Christian Church and a former member of the National Guard. He was employed with Carwood Manufacturing for 25 years and ... [Full Story »] 

Patricia Hewell

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Monday, May 24. 2010
COMMERCE – Patricia Kelty Hewell, 77, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, at BJC Nursing Home. Born in San Bernardino, Calif., she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Ruth Morrison Kelty. She was a member of the Catholic faith and was a homemaker. Mrs. Hewell was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Horace Hewell; sons, Eric Hewell and Joel ... [Full Story »] 

Grace Freeman

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Monday, May 24. 2010
HOSCHTON – Grace Margenice Evans Freeman, 96, died Sunday, May 23, 2010. Born on April 22, 1914, in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Alvin Edgar and Minnie Eunice Boggs Evans. She grew up in Dry Pond, graduated from the Martin Institute and attended Athens Business College. She was a homemaker and was a member of Hoschton ... [Full Story »] 

‘Dodge’ Brown

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Monday, May 24. 2010
DANIELSVILLE – John William “Dodge” Brown, 92, died Sunday, May 23, 2010, at the Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. Born in Franklin County on March 23, 1918, he was the son of the late Lonnie Carl and Sara Ethel Little Brown. He was a carpenter and was a member of the New Haven Holiness Church. Mr. Brown was preceded in death by ... [Full Story »] 

Jerry Griffin

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Monday, May 24. 2010
JEFFERSON – Jerry Lewis Griffin, 61, died Saturday, May 22, 2010. Born on August 5, 1948, in Commerce, he was the son of the late Lewis Richard and Annie Sarah Fulghum Griffin. He was a member of the Rockwell Masonic Lodge#191 and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mr. Griffin was a veteran having served in the United States Army during ... [Full Story »] 

Billy Joe Sellers

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Monday, May 24. 2010
COMMERCE – Billy Joe Sellers, 33, died Saturday, May 22, 2010, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of Billy H. Sellers of Danielsville and Theresa Morris of Commerce. Survivors in addition to his parents include his wife, Jennifer Carpenter Sellers, Gainesville; daughters, Gracie and Kayla Sellers, both of ... [Full Story »] 

L B Broward Garrison

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Monday, May 24. 2010
JASPER & TOCCOA – L B Broward Garrison, 93, died Friday, May 14, 2010, at Stephens County Hospital in Toccoa. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II, a 50-year Master Mason, a 50-year Lions Melvin Jones Fellow and a District 18A Hall of Fame Member of the Jasper Lions Club. He had been a member of the Jasper United Methodist ... [Full Story »] 
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