Entries from July 2010

COLUMN: Revisiting Marty Stouffer’s Wild America show

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Saturday, July 31. 2010
Did you ever watch Marty Stouffer’s Wild America ? It was a 30-minute nature series on PBS that aired for 11 years in the 1980s and 90s. As a nature lover, I used to love watching that show, but I had completely forgotten about it until my husband found the DVD set of the first six seasons at Target for under $30. He told me he used to love ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Top five multi-sport athletes of all time

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Saturday, July 31. 2010
The odds of making the professional level in any sport are staggering but there have been some very gifted athletes who made it to the pros in two sports. Others concentrated on one professional sport but had previous success in multiple sports on the college level. That’s who I want to talk about today - those few supermen and one superwoman ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Counting down top multi-sport athletes of all time

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Saturday, July 31. 2010
The odds of making the professional level in any sport are staggering but there have been some very gifted athletes who made it to the pros in two sports. Others concentrated on one professional sport but had previous success in multiple sports on the college level. That’s who I want to talk about today - those few supermen and one superwoman ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: A not so dangerous storm

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Saturday, July 31. 2010
Hurricane season is upon us, and we hear all the warning messages telling us what to do in case of a storm. People in Northeast Georgia do not pay those warnings much attention. By the time a tropical storm comes this far inland, and collides with our North Georgia hills and mountains, most of the wind is gone. We do, from time to time, get a ... [Full Story »] 

Jackson jobless rate inches up

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, July 30. 2010
The unemployment rate for Jackson and surrounding counties crept back up a notch during June, following a statewide trend, the Georgia Department of Labor reported last week. The jobless rate for Jackson County rose three-tenths of a percentage point to 11 percent in June, compared to 10.7 percent in May. Statewide, the unemployment rate ... [Full Story »] 

Nicholson gets $700,000 GEFA loan

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, July 30. 2010
Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) Executive Director Phil Foil announced last week the approval of a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan of $700,000 for the Nicholson Water Authority. The loan, approved by the GEFA executive committee, will allow the authority to finance new wells and well rehabilitation, replace a ... [Full Story »] 

Blood trail leads to - beauty salon

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, July 30. 2010
The call came in as an armed robbery or a burglary, but police still aren’t quite sure what happened early Sunday morning. But alcohol was definitely involved. Officers responding to the scene were told by dispatch that the complainant was walking toward the police station, that he’d said he was at a bar and was pushed through a window. He ... [Full Story »] 

West Jackson principals give students, parents advice on new school year

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, July 30. 2010
Editor’s Note: The Braselton News asked the principals of schools in West Jackson to answer several questions about the upcoming 2010-2011 school year and provide some background information about themselves. These are their responses. GSES principal Alisa Hanley Gum Springs Elementary School principal Alisa Hanley has been at the helm of ... [Full Story »] 

West Jackson principals give students, parents advice on new school year

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, July 30. 2010
Editor’s Note: The Braselton News asked the principals of schools in West Jackson to answer several questions about the upcoming 2010-2011 school year and provide some background information about themselves. These are their responses. WJMS principal MaLissa Hill West Jackson Middle School principal MaLissa Hill has 27 years of experience in ... [Full Story »] 

Clifford Poole Jr.

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, July 30. 2010
JEFFERSON – Clifford Poole Jr., 85, died Sunday, July 18, 2010. Born in Gwinnett County on August 19, 1924, he was the son of the late Clifford Poole Sr. and Everlena Daniels Poole Russell. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Poole, Jefferson; daughters, Luerine Peterson, Charlotte (Jaral) Gaudlock; sons, Earley (Jacqueline) Poole, Clifford ... [Full Story »] 
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