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COLUMN: Terrible looking tomatoes?

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Tuesday, June 29. 2010

Hot weather makes gardens grow. Hot, wet weather makes diseased gardens. And if any vegetable plant is going to contract a disease it is going to be your tomatoes. Leaf spots, blights, wilts, and viruses can end your tomato sandwich season early. Even if they do not kill the plant they defoliate the plant which reduces the productivity. Sudden ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: The TV conspiracy theory

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Tuesday, June 29. 2010

Television: a system of capturing images and sounds, broadcasting these via a combined electronic audio and video signal, and reproducing them to be viewed and listened to. Also called TV While this dictionary definition covers the technical aspects of TV, it does forget to mention one key element that all TV sets come with… a conspiracy. At ... [Full Story »]

Auburn to host Independence Day celebration July 2 and 3

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Tuesday, June 29. 2010

The City of Auburn will host a two-day celebration in honor of Independence Day. The festival begins July 2 at 3 p.m. with vendors and activities near City Hall, located at 1369 Fourth Avenue in Auburn. Veterans are invited to stop by the City of Auburn’s tent for water and snacks throughout the day. At 5 p.m., all veterans are invited to the ... [Full Story »]

Man pulls gun after traffic accident

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Monday, June 28. 2010

A Statham man was arrested after pointing a gun at the truck driver who struck the rear of his vehicle. Christopher Miller, 30, of 462 Harry McCarty Road in Statham, said he pulled onto May Street ahead of a tractor trailer. When Miller stopped his vehicle, the tractor trailer hit his rear bumper and began to push the vehicle forward. Miller ... [Full Story »]

Man arrested by ‘rent-a-cops’

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Monday, June 28. 2010

An Auburn man was charged with using profanity against a public official after a June 15 encounter with police. Police were called to a Carter Road home after a woman said Thomas Henry Mullinax Sr., 67, of 316 Carter Road, refused to leave her home when asked. By the time police arrived, Mullinax had walked across the street to his residence ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Political spectacle continues

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Monday, June 28. 2010

The congressional grilling of BP oil executive Tony Hayward was just one of the pointless political spectacles the American public was recently forced to endure. The other, President Obama’s oval office oil speech, was nothing more than a carefully staged commercial for cap and tax with a few heavy-handed threats towards BP thrown in for good ... [Full Story »]

‘Aging in Place’ program scheduled for July 1

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Monday, June 28. 2010

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Georgia — formerly called Learning in Retirement — will offer a special program on “Aging in Place.” The program will be held on Thursday, July 1, at 1:30 p.m., at the Athens-Clarke County Library, located at 2025 Baxter Street. The program will focus on how to plan living ... [Full Story »]

Carl waits for division of SPLOST funds

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Monday, June 28. 2010

The Town of Carl is awaiting distribution of 2011 SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) funds and hoping for a fair allotment. Mayor Dave Brock attended a meeting with other mayors in Barrow County regarding the funds. Winder Mayor Chip Thompson has the authority to disburse the money to the other municipalities. According to Brock, ... [Full Story »]

Perp caught blue-handed

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Sunday, June 27. 2010

A young vandal was identified after the investigating deputy discovered evidence of the crime in plain sight. A Ponderosa Circle resident called authorities after discovering that her neighbor’s son had spray painted several blue dots on her home. The deputy noticed a blue dot spray painted on the back door as well as blue spots on the deck ... [Full Story »]

Animal control facility now running

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Sunday, June 27. 2010

After sitting empty for almost a year, the new Barrow County Animal Control Facility is now in business. The department’s employees moved into the building’s administrative offices last week and were to be followed by the cats and puppies this week. The adult dogs will remain in the old shelter nearby until later this summer when 34 new ... [Full Story »]

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