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STORM UPDATE: Schools to remain closed

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Wednesday, January 12. 2011

Commerce's schools will be closed Friday, superintendent of schools James E. "Mac" McCoy announced this (Thursday) afternoon. Commerce students have been on winter break since Dec. 17. They'll return Tuesday, following the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday. ... [Full Story »]

Snow cancels first day at new CHS

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Monday, January 10. 2011

The long-awaited first day in the new Commerce High School will have to wait at least a day, maybe longer, thanks to Mother Nature. All classes for the Commerce School System — not to mention those throughout the Jackson County School System — are cancelled for Tuesday as icy road conditions are expected to remain. Superintendent of schools ... [Full Story »]

UPDATED: Commerce schools closed Wednesday

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Monday, January 10. 2011

UPDATE: The Commerce City School System will be closed Wednesday - and perhaps Thursday and Friday. Superintendent James "Mac" McCoy made the call on Wednesday's closure Tuesday afternoon. He also made it clear that whether or not schools reopen on Thursday or Friday will be determined on a day-to-day basis based on road conditions. ... [Full Story »]

Five inches of snow blanket area

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Monday, January 10. 2011

Commerce area residents awakened to a five-inch blanket of snow at 27 degrees Monday morning. The storm met the predictions of the National Weather Service, virtually shutting down business and nonessential government services. All area schools are closed. As of 7 a.m., road conditions are treacherous. While Commerce, Jackson County and Georgia ... [Full Story »]

Send us your snow pictures

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Monday, January 10. 2011

Do you have photos from the snowstorm you'd like to share? Email photos of kids, snowmen, auto mishaps and winter landscapes to mark@mainstreetnews.com. Be sure to include the names of all persons pictured, the name of the photographer and the location where the photo was taken. We'll print the best of them in our Jan. 12 edition.

Big winters storm bearing down on area

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Sunday, January 9. 2011

Grocery stores and gas stations are doing brisk business today as most of Georgia braces for what could be the most severe winter storm to hit the area in years Weather forecasts are calling for 5-7 inches of snow Sunday night and Monday morning, followed by some freezing rain. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather warning on ... [Full Story »]

Election 2011: 7 city positions to be filled

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Friday, January 7. 2011

Commerce voters will go to the polls next November to select a mayor, three city council members and three members of the Commerce Board of Education. The election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 8. Positions to be filled include: mayor, currently held by Charles L. “Buzzie” Hardy Jr.; city council seats in Ward 3, currently held by Mark ... [Full Story »]

Red Cross blood drive set Tuesday

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Friday, January 7. 2011

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Tuesday, Jan. 11, from noon to 6:00 p.m. in the family fellowship center of the First Baptist Church of Commerce. The church is located at 1345 South Broad Street, Commerce. The Red Cross provides blood services to local hospitals, including BJC Medical Center and the Athens, Gainesville and ... [Full Story »]

Things I don't like

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Friday, January 7. 2011

By Willis Cook When I told my wife the title of this article she snorted her iced tea out her nose. “You’ve only got five hundred words!” she exclaimed. Perhaps the editor will allow me to make this a serial: forty months ought to be about right. I don’t know what I have — “loathing syndrome,” perhaps. It is endemic among old ... [Full Story »]

Jackson deputies make 16 arrests

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Friday, January 7. 2011

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 16 people during the past week, including the following: •Clifton Ray Gooch, 22, 113 Skelton Road, Hoschton, forgery. •Roberto Carl Resendiz-Rangel, 27, 924 G.W. Wilson Road, Nicholson, DUI alcohol, no license and failure to maintain a lane. •Sonni Leanne Vickers, 27, 641 Bedford Drive, Hull, ... [Full Story »]

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