Entries from April 2011

APD officer had troubled past

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, April 28. 2011
The police sergeant whose on-duty sex with a local waitress is part of what led to the April 8 resignations of Auburn’s police chief and top lieutenant was fired five years ago by the Georgia State Patrol for another on-duty incident involving a woman. Auburn Mayor Linda Blechinger and interim police chief Paul Nadeau said they were not aware ... [Full Story »] 

Man gets upset over tint charge

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, April 28. 2011
A man became upset with a Winder Police Officer last week over a window tint charge. A man with questionable tint on his windows was pulled over by an officer to check the legality of the tint. The officer determined that the tint was too dark, so he wrote a citation. As the officer was attempting to explain the citation to the driver, the man ... [Full Story »] 

Auburn ‘going to dogs’ Sat.

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, April 28. 2011
Auburn’s going to the dogs, but in a good way and only temporarily. On Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., downtown Auburn will celebrate all things canine during the second annual “For the Love of Dogs” festival. There will be games, contests and exhibitions and last year’s event attracted some 2,000 furry friends and their ... [Full Story »] 

Six Track Tigers Bound For State

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, April 27. 2011
Six Tigers will head for the Class A state track meet on May 5 at Jefferson after Commerce had a strong showing in the boys’ region meet at Athens Academy over the weekend. Commerce placed third overall with 93 points. The Tigers trailed region champion Athens Christian (220) and Athens Academy (115), while beating out Riverside (74), ... [Full Story »] 

Hancock Grabs Dragway Win

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, April 27. 2011
Commerce’s Jeremy Hancock bested all comers Saturday at the Atlanta Dragway to pick up the victory in the Super Pro category. Hancock was happier that his one-year-old son Cooper witnessed his first victory than he was about taking the win against Buford’s Steve Adams. Hancock, who had been struggling all day with his reaction times, nailed ... [Full Story »] 

Daisy Festival set Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 27. 2011
The Nicholson Daisy Festival will take place Friday through Sunday. Vendors will set up booths beginning Friday morning offering a variety of food, handmade carvings, jewelry, purses, glass blowing, candles, and a variety of other items. The event kicks off Friday with a cakewalk from 6 to 7 p.m. and karaoke from 7 to 9 p.m. The parade will be ... [Full Story »] 

CHS project winding down

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 27. 2011
Students have been in the new Commerce High School since late January, but Commerce school officials continue to wind down the project. One of the big events will be the dedication of the Bill Anderson Center for the Performing Arts, but that won’t happen until August. “My understanding is Bill will be here the weekend of Aug. 12 and 13,” ... [Full Story »] 

BASEBALL: Wildcats face Salem to close out season

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, April 27. 2011
While a trip to the state playoffs will not be on the line when Apalachee High School and Salem High School clash this week on the baseball field, there is still plenty for the Wildcats to play for. AHS has a chance to set a single-season school record for wins or even tie it with two victories. It’s also about pride for the program, coach ... [Full Story »] 

BRIDGES: Battle for first should be memorable

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, April 27. 2011
The series between Winder-Barrow High School and Loganville, on paper at least, offers fans everything they could hope for. With a region championship and a No. 1 seed for the AAAA state tournament at stake, the Bulldoggs and Red Devils will meet in a best of three series beginning Thursday. As the 2011 season progressed, there was really ... [Full Story »] 

Baseball: Falling short at Fannin

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, April 27. 2011
Jefferson ousted by Fannin Co. in region tourney FANNIN COUNTY cued-up “Dixie” on its PA system every time it launched a home run Friday against Jefferson. By the end of the day, the tune was seemingly on repeat. The top-seeded Rebels swatted six homers and piled up 28 runs in a Friday double header sweep – winning 11-4 and 17-14 – to ... [Full Story »] 
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