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Happy ending for Maysville rescue story

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Wednesday, December 15. 2010

For the second time in his short life, Chester, a schnauzer, got rescued. Jefferson fireman Scott Sanders climbed out of a 25-foot dry well under a house at 36 North Main Street, Maysville, at about 12:06 Wednesday afternoon, with an apparently uninjured Chester in his arms. That moment climaxed a rescue effort that began at about 10:45 and ... [Full Story »]

School systems want E-APLOST referendum

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Wednesday, December 15. 2010

The three school systems in Jackson County have called for a vote in March 2011 on another round of sales tax funding for education. If approved by voters, the education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST) is designed to bring in up to $100 million in education funds for the three school systems to share over a five-year period, ... [Full Story »]

Perry. Primm finalists for State Court judge

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Wednesday, December 15. 2010

The field of candidates for judge of the State Court of Jackson County is down to two. The Judicial Nominating Commission forwarded to Gov. Sonny Perdue last week the names of attorneys Jeff Perry and Nicholas Primm for consideration. Perry is with The Perry Law Firm P.C. of Commerce and Primm is with Bradford & Primm LLC of Jefferson. The ... [Full Story »]

Brazen burglars hit O'Reilly Auto Parts

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Wednesday, December 15. 2010

The Commerce Police Department is looking for two thieves who brazenly walked through the front door of O’Reilly’s Auto Parts on U.S. 441, chiseled a safe out of the floor, cracked it open and escaped with the day’s receipts. Store personnel arriving Sunday morning discovered the alarm system inoperable, the front door lock tampered with ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Commerce needs to celebrate its 200th birthday

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Wednesday, December 15. 2010

Editor: In 1810, a group of raw, tough, forward-thinking people established what they believed was a “Shining City on the Ridge.” They named their beautiful town Harmony Grove. We know this because the most definitive work on the history of Harmony Grove - Commerce was done by T.C. Hardman, and published in 1949. He stated in his book, ... [Full Story »]

School systems want E-SPLOST referendum

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Wednesday, December 15. 2010

Maysville Christmas events on tap Saturday

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Friday, December 10. 2010

The Maysville Community Improvement Club will hold its annual Christmas in the Park Saturday, Dec. 11. The event will feature craft and food vendors, entertainment and s’mores. A Christmas parade will be held at 5 p.m. Anyone who would like to have a float in the parade is asked to line up on Freeman Street. Santa will be at the park 6-8 for ...

Slopping the digital hogs

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Friday, December 10. 2010

By Willis Cook My wife and I square dance with a small group of other dancers every Monday night. The youngest lady in the group, who is the caller’s wife, always comes with her laptop computer and her cell phone – and sometimes her wristwatch video camera or her digital recording pen. Whenever she’s not dancing, she’s futzing with her ... [Full Story »]

Commerce police announce 5 arrests

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Friday, December 10. 2010

The Commerce Police Department reported making five arrests during a relatively quiet past week. They include: •Stormy Leigh Herrera-Paz, 34, 500 Kathwood Drive, Commerce, driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs, drugs out of the original container, possession of Schedule IV drugs and driving with a suspended license •Eric Jason Ulbrich, ... [Full Story »]

Electric rate increase proposed

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Wednesday, December 8. 2010

When Commerce electric rates go up about 10 percent with the first bills of 2011, the city council wants the public to know who to blame — and who not to blame. The rate increase, the council says, is the fault of the federal government, which is forcing owners of coal-fired power generating plants to install new equipment. Virtually every ... [Full Story »]

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