Entries from May 2010

Police arrest robbery suspect

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BarrowJournal
Friday, May 7. 2010
Winder Police have arrested the suspect from an April 27 robbery at the Best Western on West Athens Street. Police located Phillip Wells, 27, in a hotel in Athens. Wells was arrested on charges of armed robbery, aggravated assault, possession of firearm by convicted felon, possession of firearm during the commission of a crime and carrying a ... [Full Story »] 

CHS Faces Landmark Fri.

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 6. 2010
Commerce’s diamond Tigers secured their spot in the post-season with a pair of wins last week to close out the regular season, 12-4 in region play, 12-12 overall and third in region 8-A. The first step into the post-season for the Tigers is against Landmark Christian. Commerce heads to Fairburn on Friday to play the War Eagles in a ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Dragons take second in region meet

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 6. 2010
After being delayed two days by wet weather, the Jefferson Lady Dragons came away from last week’s 8-AA region meet at East Jackson with a second place result, and with several girls qualifying for state competition. The Lady Dragons scored 101.5 points, second only to North Oconee’s 228. Rabun County, Dawson County, East Jackson, ... [Full Story »] 

Red Raiders runners-up at region

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 6. 2010
Madison County fell short of its goal of a region title last week but didn’t leave last week’s Region 8-AAAA meet without some hardware. On the strength of first-place finishes in three events, Madison County, which enjoyed one of its best regular seasons in years, finished with 101 points to place second and take home the region runner-up ... [Full Story »] 

Track: Red Raiders runners-up at region

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 6. 2010
Madison County fell short of its goal of a region title last week but didn’t leave last week’s Region 8-AAAA meet without some hardware. On the strength of first-place finishes in three events, Madison County, which enjoyed one of its best regular seasons in years, finished with 101 points to place second and take home the region runner-up ... [Full Story »] 

EJCHS Closes Season With Losses

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 6. 2010
In the midst of a six-game drought, the East Jackson Eagles had hoped to end their season on a high note last Friday, as they played host to the Union County Panthers in a doubleheader. It looked like the Eagles might be able to turn their luck around in game one, as they stayed close in the back-and-forth battle. But in the end, the Eagles ... [Full Story »] 

Positions ‘wide-open’ during spring football session

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 6. 2010
Ask what positions coach Randell Owens is giving a hard look at this spring, and you’ll get an easy answer. “All of them,” the seventh-year Red Raider football coach said. Madison County, which lost 19 seniors from its 2009 team that went 5-5, has begun the first phase of assessment for next year. “All the positions are wide-open,” ... [Full Story »] 

Baseball: Finishing with a flurry

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 6. 2010
MCHS wins last seven games, just misses playoffs Turning in the jerseys while on a seven-game winning streak was a hard thing for a revitalized Madison County baseball team to do. With a 4-0 victory over Winder-Barrow last Wednesday (April 28) in their season finale, the surging Red Raiders (15-11, 12-8) ended the year one game out of fourth ... [Full Story »] 

MCHS golf girls finish eighth in Class AAAA

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, May 6. 2010
The Madison County High School girls’ golf team didn’t meet its goal of a top-five finish, but coach Doug Kesler offered his own take on the Lady Raiders’ eighth-place showing. “We had an Elite Eight finish I guess you could say,” he said. Led by Kelsey Hochstetler’s 90, Madison County shot a 183 Monday at Indian Mound Golf Course ... [Full Story »] 

Cory Walker

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, May 6. 2010
MONROE – Cory Christopher Walker, 18, died Thursday, May 6, 2010. He was the son of mother and stepfather Steve and Beth Ward of Lawrenceville and father and stepmother Chris and Brandy Walker of Commerce. He was a technician with CLE Automations and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Mr. Walker was preceded in death by his grandmother, Thelma ... [Full Story »] 
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