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Christmas decorating contest to be judged Monday

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Wednesday, December 8. 2010

The Commerce Garden Club Council will have judges selecting the winners of the 2010 Christmas Door Decorating Contest Monday, Dec. 13. The contest is open to residences and businesses in the Commerce area. Contestants will be judged between 6 and 9 p.m. In order to enter the contest, one must contact Elizabeth Benton at 706-335-7435 by Friday, ... [Full Story »]

Tax compromise — same old story

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Wednesday, December 8. 2010

If you want an example of how serious government officials are about debt reduction, look no further than the “compromise” to the ending of the Bush tax cuts. Not only will the tax cuts be extended for the poor, the middle class and the wealthy, but in addition, Americans will get another tax cut — in the form of reduced Social Security ... [Full Story »]

Wasted mom wants to find drugs

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Wednesday, December 8. 2010

A Commerce woman who accused her two children of taking drugs belonging to their jailed father won’t be up for “mother of the year” in Commerce. Officers of the Commerce Police Department responded to her Ashworth Mobile Home Park residence to find the apparently-under-the-influence mom seeking the Oxycodone she planned to take to her ... [Full Story »]

DOT changing intersection of U.S. 441, Old U.S. 441

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Wednesday, December 8. 2010

The Georgia Department of Transportation is reconfiguring the southbound U.S. 441 exit onto Homer Road (Old U.S. 441) south of Banks Crossing to reduce the risk of accidents. The change will eliminate the ability of travelers heading south on U.S. 441 to exit onto Homer Road (Old U.S. 441) without going through the intersection, a process that ... [Full Story »]

Jobless rate down in Jackson for October

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Friday, December 3. 2010

Figures from the Georgia Department of Labor indicate that the unemployment rate in Jackson County fell by seven-tenths of a percent between September and October. The DOL said Jackson had a 9.9 percent unemployment rate in October, compared to 10.6 percent in September. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.9 ... [Full Story »]

Deadline nears for entering decoration contest

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Friday, December 3. 2010

Mrs. Fix It's home remedies

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Friday, December 3. 2010

By Susan Harper Last night I woke up in the middle of the night with a sore throat. I lay there in bed for a minute or two whining, “Oh, no! Don’t tell me I have to head into the holidays with a cold, or bronchitis, or some sort of vaccine-resistant flu!” And then, awake enough to think more clearly, I got up and went after the reliable ... [Full Story »]

Busy weekend ahead in downtown

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Wednesday, December 1. 2010

With Thanksgiving safely behind, the Christmas season arrives in full splash this week with a host of weekend events in Commerce and Nicholson. Commerce begins the holiday season Friday evening as 22 merchants offer the third annual Commerce by Candlelight event that evening until 9:00. The downtown will be illuminated by luminaria (in addition ... [Full Story »]

Friday is deadline for children's section

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Wednesday, December 1. 2010

Photos will be taken through Friday for the 44th annual kids’ section, which will be printed in The Jackson Herald, The Banks County News and The Commerce News. The cost is $5 per small photo (one child) and $10 per larger photo (two or more children). Photos and payment may be dropped off at any of the newspaper offices. Submissions are also ... [Full Story »]

Monroe man faces 7 charges

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Wednesday, December 1. 2010

A Monroe man faces seven traffic charges, including drunk driving, after he and a friend were reported to be intoxicated in the parking lot of Ingles. According to the Commerce Police Department incident report, a female officer responded to a report of a “suspicious vehicle” in the parking lot of Ingles occupied by two Hispanic males who ... [Full Story »]

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