Entries from November 2010

Polls now closed for voting

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Tuesday, November 2. 2010
The polls have now closed for Tuesday's general election — which includes a question on another round of Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funding in Jackson County. Jackson County will make election results available on its website, as they become available. The link to the county's website is provided below. ... [Full Story »] 

Voters favoring SPLOST, so far

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Tuesday, November 2. 2010
The polls have now closed for Tuesday's general election — which includes a question on another round of Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funding in Jackson County. As of 10:35 p.m., with 16 of 16 precincts reporting, 56.8 percent of voters said "yes" to SPLOST, while 43.1 percent have said "no." However, that doesn't include ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Don’t be haunted by your vote

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Tuesday, November 2. 2010
Have you ever encountered a ghost? I may have. Whether they were actually ghosts or not, they were clearly among the unexplained. One of them was in a famous haunted house in Savannah, the other was in downtown Athens. The white house on Victory Drive in Savannah has been written up in books and magazines worldwide with various descriptions of ... [Full Story »] 

Bicentennial committee to offer special bricks

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Tuesday, November 2. 2010
Madison County citizens can soon purchase specially named bricks to be placed in a wall by the gazebo at Memorial Park in Danielsville. County commissioners approved a fund-raiser project Oct. 25 for the county’s bicentennial celebration. The county was founded in 1811 and county officials are planning a celebration next year to mark the ... [Full Story »] 

Gilberto Arteta

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, November 2. 2010
GAINESVILLE – Gilberto Arteta, 49, died Monday, November 1, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a sudden illness. Memorial services are incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later date. Memorial Park Funeral Home South, Flowery Branch, is in charge of arrangements. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.

Sybil Ann Hendrix

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, November 2. 2010
Born in Talmo, on December 15, 1928, Sybil Ann Hendrix graduated from public school in DeKalb County in 1946, trained and worked as a nurse╒s aide at Emory Hospital in Atlanta and Downey Hospital in Gainesville after World War II. She never aspired to be a nurse but she liked her experience in nursing and was encouraged by her teacher and ... [Full Story »] 

Arlene Youngblood

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, November 2. 2010
DANIELSVILLE – Arlene Denise York Youngblood, 44, died Sunday, October 31, 2010, at her residence. Born on April 22, 1966, she was the daughter of the Alvin and Loretta Owens York, both of Danielsville. She was a homemaker and was of the Baptist denomination. Mrs. Youngblood was preceded in death by a sister, Angela Hart. Survivors include ... [Full Story »] 

Rev. Dr. Ralph Aker

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, November 2. 2010
The Rev. Dr. Ralph J. Aker was the youngest of six children born to the late Samuel Jones Aker and Josie Leslie Hite Colbert Aker on May 25, 1936, on what was to become known as Aker’s Acres, Jackson County. Ralph turned his life over to the Lord at an early age and joined the Sardis Presbyterian Church. After graduating from Johnstown High ... [Full Story »] 

Pete Steed

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, November 2. 2010
WINDER - Pete Steed, 90, died Sunday, October 31, 2010. He was the son of the late John Nathaniel and Naomi Wall Steed. He was the owner/operator of Steed Grocery, a Veteran of the United States Army and was a member of the New Pentecost United Methodist Church. Mr. Steed was preceded in death by his wife, Mary F. Steed; and a son, John Steed. ... [Full Story »] 

Decision time: Voters head to the polls

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Tuesday, November 2. 2010
Voters head to the polls today to decide several key statewide and local races. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election results will be posted on BarrowJournal.com this evening as they become available. Races on the Nov. 2 general election ballot in Barrow include: •United States Senator: incumbent Johnny Isakson (R), Mike Thurmond ... [Full Story »] 
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