Entries from June 2010

Puppy thrown from moving vehicle

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, June 25. 2010
Barrow County Animal Control officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person who dropped a puppy out of a moving vehicle Wednesday on Lay’s Drive near Hwy. 82. The puppy, a ten-pound lab mix believed to be between eight and ten weeks old, was not hurt during the incident. A witness saw a dark blue Jeep Cherokee with ... [Full Story »] 

MCHS summer baseball ends

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, June 25. 2010
Madison County wrapped up it’s summer baseball last week as the Red Raiders played in the Brookwood Tourney on Friday and Saturday. According to coach Charlie Griffeth, the summer was “very productive after a slow start.” “We went 4-0 in the last tournament,” Griffeth said, Summer, for us, is mostly about getting guys more ... [Full Story »] 

Louise Kranzberg

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, June 25. 2010
ATLANTA – Louise Lester (Clark) Kranzberg, 81, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Born in Sanford, Fla., on February 11, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Lillian and John Clark. She graduated from the Georgia State College for Women in Milledgeville, where, upon arrival, her friends first ... [Full Story »] 

‘Pop’ Tyner

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, June 25. 2010
COLBERT – William Dwaine “Pop” Tyner, 81, died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at his residence. His was an amazing life filled with adventure and family. He was a self-taught guitarist, singer of folk and gospel songs and filled with a wonderful sense of humor. He was a loving husband, devoted father and the best barber ever to hold a pair of ... [Full Story »] 

Audit shows that county finishes 2009 in the black

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, June 25. 2010
Despite the difficult economic environment in 2009, the Jackson County government managed to finish the year nearly $950,000 in the black. That was the finding in the 2009 audit presented at Monday night’s Jackson County Board of Commissioners meeting. As in the past, the majority of county spending went to public safety with $12.3 million in ... [Full Story »] 

Grease fire spreads in Hoschton house

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, June 25. 2010
An unattended meal being prepared in a kitchen led to a fire extending into the attic of a Hoschton house. The West Jackson Fire Department said a homeowner was heating up oil to cook when he left the kitchen to watch TV until the oil was ready, according to a media release. The man then heard a smoke alarm sound and returned to the kitchen to ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Political spectacle continues

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, June 25. 2010
The congressional grilling of BP oil executive Tony Hayward was just one of the pointless political spectacles the American public was forced to endure last week. The first, 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 ... [Full Story »] 

Man arrested after stabbing father

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, June 25. 2010
An Auburn man was arrested after what he claims was an accidental stabbing. Sheriff’s deputies were enroute to a domestic dispute at a Harmony Grove Church Road residence when dispatch advised that one of the subjects involved in the dispute had been stabbed in the chest and that the person who had stabbed the subject was applying pressure to ... [Full Story »] 

Auburn-Carl Lions to host spaghetti supper this Saturday

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, June 25. 2010
The Auburn-Carl Lions Club is hosting a spaghetti supper fundraiser on Sat., June 26 from 5–7 p.m. The supper includes all-you-can-eat spaghetti with a variety of homemade sauces, salad bar, toasted bread, desserts and choice of drink. Take-outs are also available. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children under 12 or feed your entire family for ... [Full Story »] 

Ham radio field day this weekend

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, June 25. 2010
Many local amateur radio operators, often called “Hams” will be demonstrating their wireless communication skills under less than ideal conditions the weekend of June 26-27. Local field day operations will be at Burel Park in Auburn, Ga. They will maintain wireless communications for 24 hours. This is an annual event nationwide. Erecting ... [Full Story »] 
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