Entries from December 2010

Score update: JHS boys fall to Grady

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, December 30. 2010

Score updates: JCCHS teams sweep Stephens Co.

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, December 30. 2010

Fire responded to in Bethlehem

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, December 30. 2010
Firefighters responded to a barn fire on Indian Shoals Road in Bethlehem late Thursday morning. Once firefighters arrived, they saw several small explosions as two vehicles, an air compressor tank, two propane tanks and a box of shotgun ammunition were burning inside the structure. Officials said the barn was a total loss. No injuries were ... [Full Story »] 

Lamar Ridgeway

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, December 30. 2010
BETHLEHEM - Lamar Ridgeway, 88, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010. Born in Winder, he was the son of the late William Asbury and Abbie Jane Kilgore Ridgeway and was the youngest of seven children. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanette Cronic Ridgeway. Mr. Ridgeway was a retired Postmaster from the Bethlehem Post Office after 25 years ... [Full Story »] 

2010 BCN Sports End of the Year

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, December 30. 2010
As the end of the year approaches, a look back is in order to highlight the top five sport stories of the year in Banks County High School athletics. Between changes of coaches to accomplishing winning records and individual performances, 2010 had many ups and downs for the student athletes in Bank County. Highlighting some of the standout ... [Full Story »] 

MC basketball continues Jan. 4

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, December 30. 2010
Following this weeks Warrior Holiday Classic, Madison County basketball is off until Jan. 4, when the teams push into the second half of the season with a home contest against Buford. The Lady Red Raiders open at 5:30 p.m. with the boys’ game following in the last non-region game for Madison County before the region season. Madison County ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County Industrial Authority sets sewer rates

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, December 30. 2010
The Madison County Industrial Development and Building Authority set sewer tap fees and rates Dec. 20. IDA executive director Marvin White said the prices include no residential rates, as the system will serve only businesses in the Hull-Sanford area at this time, where a new county sewerage system is now complete. The connection fee will be ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Gov’t rewards lazy, incompetent work

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, December 30. 2010
Have you ever been somewhere that a work project didn’t turn out as the workers hoped? One of the workers will always say “Well, it is close enough for government work.” The suggestion is that government workers are not as productive, devoted to quality or very much concerned about the quality of their work. Unfortunately, this is often ... [Full Story »] 

Christmas shooting investigation ongoing

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, December 30. 2010
A lieutenant at Barrow County Emergency Services and his pregnant daughter remained hospitalized early this week following what appeared to be an accidental Christmas Day shooting in which both were maimed by the same bullet. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said a family argument between Lt. Todd Orr and two of his daughters culminated in ... [Full Story »] 

Firefighter makes remarkable recovery in time for Christmas

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, December 30. 2010
Recently, Barrow County Emergency Services responded to a medical emergency they did not expect. Firefighter Joe Baird was found on the scene and rushed by ambulance to Athens Regional Medical Center where he was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. “His family was told that he probably would not survive this,” said Chief John Skinner. ... [Full Story »] 
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