Entries from August 2010

Lady Eagles Fall To Lumpkin Co.

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, August 27. 2010
It’s been a wet and rainy start to the softball season for the East Jackson Lady Eagles. After dropping their season opener to Archer, East Jackson was slated to face its first region opponent last Tuesday by hosting Elbert County. Wet weather caused that game to be cancelled, so the Lady Eagles’ next match-up was against Lumpkin County ... [Full Story »] 

‘Get Low’ to show in Athens Aug. 27-Sept. 2

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 27. 2010
A movie with a scene shot at Hurricane Shoals Park debuts in Athens this week. “Get Low,” featuring Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek and Bill Murray will be at the Ciné Bar-Café-Cinema, 234 Wast Hancock Street (between Hull and Pulaski streets) in Athens Aug. 27 through Sept. 2. Show times are 5:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. on those dates ... [Full Story »] 

Lightning keeps firefighters busy over weekend

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 27. 2010
The West Jackson Fire Department responded to two separate residential fires back-to-back Friday night – both caused by severe weather. A third fire caused by the storm was reported in Jefferson. The first was at 941 Marshall Clark Road where lightning caused a rupture in a propane line, which began to burn. Crewmembers of Engine 33 turned ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: All ‘ginned up’

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 27. 2010
Many years ago, one of my son’s friends got in trouble at school because he asked a Muslim student if he was “the kind of Muslim that blows things up.” At the time, the sheer bluntness of the question made the incident more humorous than anything. But now, almost a decade after Muslim terrorists killed 2,976 innocent people on Sept. 11, ... [Full Story »] 

County CFO: Finances faltering

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, August 27. 2010
Even with a planned 1-mill increase in the property tax rate this fall, Barrow County’s government is on perilous financial footing for the upcoming fiscal year, according to the county’s chief financial officer. In a presentation Tuesday night, CFO Rose Kisaalita sounded an alarm about the county’s faltering finances and called for more ... [Full Story »] 

Council rejects Granite Hotel funds

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, August 27. 2010
Not swayed by the arguments or the passion of local preservationists, the Winder City Council on Aug. 19 voted unanimously to reject $500,000 in federal funding for the restoration of the century-old Granite Hotel. Mayor Chip Thompson and several council members said the city does not have the resources for the required local match for the ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Islamic center a monument to America

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BarrowJournal
Friday, August 27. 2010
There is no question in a legal sense that those behind the Islamic center in New York have the right to construct their building. Even critics of the center have acknowledged that the government has no authority to use its power to thwart construction on the site based on religious objections. Yet for many who follow these matters, allowing a ... [Full Story »] 

Husband wrecks car, claims to have killed dog

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BarrowJournal
Friday, August 27. 2010
A domestic dispute took an ugly turn after a man threatened to commit his wife to a mental institution. The woman said she and her assistant were shopping at the Mall of Georgia when her husband, Duett Cedron Parrish, 46, of 35 West Midland Avenue in Winder, called several times demanding to know when she would return home. Parrish reportedly ... [Full Story »] 

Pigskin Preview - Will the Red Raiders Rise in 2010?

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, August 27. 2010
Is 2010 going to be the year for Madison County to get back to the postseason? That seems to be the question as the Red Raiders prepare to start the season this Friday against Flowery Branch. Replacing the worst team in the region with a team that had a serious bid in the playoffs last year, just means that Madison County gets to welcome the ... [Full Story »] 

Pigskin Preview - BCHS faces the mountain schools

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, August 27. 2010
It is time – Banks County gridiron Leopards retake the field Friday night for the start of the 2010 season. The only question is, how are the Leopards going to handle playing with the mountain schools? Banks County joins the north side of the region this season as region realignment forced the 8-AA region to be subdivided once again. Head ... [Full Story »] 
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