Entries from June 2011

Carlotta Shields (6-6-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, June 8. 2011
JEFFERSON - Carlotta A. Shields, 39, died on Monday, June 6, 2011. She was born in Jackson County, the daughter of Mary A. Shields of Jefferson and the late Arthur Atkism. Mrs. Shields was preceded in death by a sister, Connie Davenport. Carlotta accepted Christ at an early age, and she later rededicated her life fully to God at the St. Paul ... [Full Story »] 

BOC to consider ordinance regulating firing of guns

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, June 8. 2011
An ordinance that would stop the firing of guns in residential areas of the county is being considered by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. The BOC reviewed the proposed ordinance Monday night and commissioner Tom Crow pointed out several issues, including prohibiting property owners of larger tracts from firing a gun just because ... [Full Story »] 

Prescription drug abuse ‘prevalent’ in Barrow

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, June 8. 2011
Although arrest reports show marijuana and methamphetamine as the main cause for a local drug arrest, local authorities say a rising tide of prescription pill abuse is a trend that is the most difficult to enforce. One local police chief said prescription pill abuse in Barrow County is endemic to the local culture. “There are no ethnic lines ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Leopards prepare for July schedule

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Tuesday, June 7. 2011
The Banks County High School Lady Leopards softball team will get a jump on the upcoming 2011 season when they compete as a summer league team next month. Coach Dean Goodwin said the team is set to begin practice and will continue working until the Georgia High School Association “dead week,” in which no activities are allowed the first ... [Full Story »] 

Maysville business owner asked to remove sign

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BanksNewsTODAY
Tuesday, June 7. 2011
Maysville business owner Debbie Akins appeared before the Maysville City Council Monday night to complain about being asked to take down the sign on her downtown restaurant. Akins had months ago requested the city council allow the sale of beer in town. The council denied her request after several heated town hall meetings were held with large ... [Full Story »] 

Two charged in Statham stakeout

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BarrowJournal
Tuesday, June 7. 2011
Two Athens men were arrested early Sunday morning on multiple charges when they approached a house in Statham carrying a gun. Derrie Bernard Johnson and his son, Stravious Martez Johnson, Athens, were arrested around 1 a.m. Sunday morning after Statham officers had staked out a house on Fawn Drive. The Johnsons had reportedly parked their ... [Full Story »] 

State NAACP president to speak June 9 about alleged prisoner abuse in Barrow County

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BarrowJournal
Tuesday, June 7. 2011
The president of the Georgia NAACP will speak at a press conference Thursday in downtown Winder about the "growing number of individuals abused by law enforcement while in their custody and in the Barrow County jail itself," according to a media alert issued overnight by the Barrow County NAACP. The media event will be at 6 p.m. June 9 at the ... [Full Story »] 

Class sizes to increase

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, June 6. 2011
In an effort to keep costs down, classrooms in county schools are likely to be a little more crowded this coming school year. The board of education approved class size waivers at its regular business meeting June 14 that will allow an increase in the number of students in all classrooms for the 2011-12 school year. Class sizes can increase by ... [Full Story »] 

Alleged killer commits suicide in Athens

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, June 6. 2011
The man who is suspected of murdering a woman in Jefferson Monday morning has committed suicide in Athens. Anthony Tyrone Appling, 42, Athens, was a suspect in the early Monday shooting of Carlotta Shields Appling, 40, his estranged wife and had been sought in Clarke County. He killed himself mid-afternoon Monday. According to Jefferson Police ... [Full Story »] 

Anne Morrow (5-24-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, June 6. 2011
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Anne Morrow, nee Martha Anne Kelly, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2011, following a brief illness in Rochester, N.Y. Anne was born in Jefferson in1925. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Judson and Blonde Hardy Kelly of Jefferson; and a brother, Samuel F. Kelly. She was a graduate of Martin Institute and the ... [Full Story »] 
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