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BOE approves sale of bonds

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Wednesday, May 25. 2011

In a called meeting on Tuesday, the Banks County Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution for the sale of $9.03 million in general obligation bonds. Cory Kirby, attorney with Harben, Hartley & Hawkins, LLP, Gainesville, reported to the board that the bonds were obtained at a rate of 1.795 percent. “Just today, we were able to ... [Full Story »]

Chamber and CVB merge

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Tuesday, May 24. 2011

The chamber of commerce and convention and visitor’s bureau have been combined as a unified organization. At a called meeting of the Banks County Board of Commissioners on Monday, Development Authority Chairman Scott Ledford announced that the Chamber of Commerce and the Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) have united under one leadership. ... [Full Story »]

Regulators take over First Georgia Bank

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Friday, May 20. 2011

First Georgia Banking Company — which has branches in Jackson and Banks counties — has been taken over by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, according to a press release. The Superior Court of Heard County issued an order on Friday afternoon appointing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver of the bank ... [Full Story »]

BCHS graduation set for Friday

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Wednesday, May 18. 2011

Banks County High School will hold its graduation commencement ceremony at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 20, at the BCHS Leopard Stadium. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, at the Leopard Stadium. The valedictorian of the 2012 senior class is Ms. Sefali Patel, the salutatorian is Mr. Vishal Patel and ...

Maysville council redraws wards

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Tuesday, May 10. 2011

Each of Maysville's four wards were recently redrawn based on census data released in March. After city leaders spent a little less than an hour Monday night trying to evenly distribute the city's total population according to 2010 census results, they arrived at a preliminary separation. Monday’s results yielded 443 for Ward 1, 444 for Ward ... [Full Story »]

Local artists display work

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Tuesday, May 3. 2011

Local artists have their work on display at the Banks County Public Library May 2-14 for the 18th annual Art Show. An artist reception will be held on Sunday, May 15, from 2-4 p.m. Regular hours at the library are: Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fridays, closed; and Saturdays from 9 a.m. ... [Full Story »]

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