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On voting early

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Friday, October 15. 2010

Voters can avoid any Nov. 2 voting hassles by voting in advance. They can vote at the county administrative building through Oct. 29 and at the Commerce Recreation office on Clayton Street Oct. 25-29. Voting early generally means being able to mark your ballot without a significant wait. If you’ve made up your mind about who you’re going to ... [Full Story »]

Cleanup Week begins Monday

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Wednesday, October 13. 2010

The city of Commerce will hold its annual residential cleanup week next week — Oct. 18-22. That’s the one week a year that the city’s Public Works Department will haul off old furniture, appliances, mattresses and other household items at no cost to residences. Residents are asked to separate the materials from yard wastes for easier ... [Full Story »]

City school board ends year with $1 million fund balance

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Wednesday, October 13. 2010

The Commerce City School System finished up past fiscal year way ahead of fund balance projections. The general fund 2010 fiscal year-to-date report showed the system with a fund balance of $1,042,895 when the projected total was only $688,426. That’s $354,469 greater than expected and something the board of education will gladly accept. “I ... [Full Story »]

Bad day for victim of 'auto theft'

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Wednesday, October 13. 2010

In retrospect, a Stone Mountain man probably wishes he’d not called the Commerce Police Department last week to report that his truck was stolen in 2008. The police report provided no insight as to why Gene Michael Parker, 54, of 261 Water Plane NW, waited two years to call police — maybe he decided since he was at the Flying J Travel Plaza ... [Full Story »]

Let local merchants serve you

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Wednesday, October 13. 2010

One of the many marvelous aspects of living in paradise is the quality of the shops in town, and the level of service they offer. My sister Emily, who lives in the Chicago area, knows this, and takes advantage of it even at a distance. Vivian’s Florist (of Commerce) is on her speed-dial, and she astonishes her urban friends with conversations ... [Full Story »]

Cleanup week planned Oct. 18-22

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Friday, October 8. 2010

The city of Commerce will hold its annual residential cleanup week the week of Oct. 18-22. That’s the one week a year that the city’s Public Works Department will haul off old furniture, appliances, mattresses and other household items at no cost to residences. Residents are asked to separate the materials from yard wastes for easier ... [Full Story »]

DFACS takes kids from filth-filled apartment

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Friday, October 8. 2010

A filth-filled apartment cost a Commerce woman at least temporary custody of her two small children, according to the Commerce Police Department. Investigating a report of a dispute at Crossing Place Apartments, Steve Reynolds Industrial Parkway, an officer was interviewing the subject, a 36-year-old white female, when he noticed a foul odor ... [Full Story »]

Intersection safe enough, drivers aren't

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Friday, October 8. 2010

In spite of the two fatalities last week at the intersection of U.S. 441 and Hwy. 326, there is nothing fundamentally wrong with the intersection — except the driving of some of the people who pass through it. Every time there is a fatality, calls arise for the installation of a traffic light, as if that’s a magic cure for bad driving. If ... [Full Story »]

Maysville falls 300 hugs short of record

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Friday, October 8. 2010

At this year’s Autumn Leaf Festival, organizers were looking to make Maysville officially the “Friendliest Town in the Nation” by receiving 1,206 hugs in one hour and breaking the current “Guinness World Book of Records” entry in that category. Though the results are not officially in, town representatives estimate the effort fell ... [Full Story »]

Electric rate hike expected in January

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Wednesday, October 6. 2010

The cost of electricity will go up for Commerce — and all Georgia — utility customers in January. City manager Clarence Bryant warned the Commerce City Council Monday night that federally mandated pollution control requirements will cause two coal-fired generating plants to be shut down for 86 days, forcing the city’s electrical supplier ... [Full Story »]

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