Entries from June 2011

DFCS, animal shelter seek help in 2012

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, June 6. 2011
Madison County Department of Family and Children Services director Lisa Plank is asking county commissioners to help serve some of the county’s most vulnerable citizens. Plank recently asked commissioners to fund a full-time position at DFCS, a post that helps provide food stamp and family Medicaid services to needy Madison County families. ... [Full Story »] 

Three MCHS players named to all region baseball team

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Sunday, June 5. 2011
Three Madison County High School players received “all-region” honors in baseball for the 2011 season. Senior Dylan Chandler was named to the Region 8-AAAA first team as a utility player. And Matt Savage, a senior, earned a spot on the all-region first team as a pitcher. Meanwhile, Kyle Dean, a senior, was named to the second team ... [Full Story »] 

MCHS in middle of pack on grad tests

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Sunday, June 5. 2011
Madison County eleventh graders were in the middle of the pack in Georgia on the state graduation tests this year, finishing 88th out of 187 systems. A total of 71.8 percent of Madison County juniors taking the test for the first time passed all four sections of the exam: English, math, science and social studies. Madison County’s worst ... [Full Story »] 

Winder Police searching for armed robbery suspect

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Saturday, June 4. 2011
The City of Winder Police Department is looking for any information in connection to an armed robbery that occurred just after 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, at the KFC restaurant located at 180 W. Athens Street in Winder. The suspect was captured on store surveillance video and is described as a black male in his early to mid thirties, ... [Full Story »] 

Industrial Development Authority turns attention to retail business

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Saturday, June 4. 2011
A group that usually works to bring industry into Jackson County turned its attention to retail last week — and didn’t like what it saw. The end result was a consensus to begin exploration of ways the county can entice high-traffic retail stores. John Buchanan, who develops property for retail clients, brought the matter up last week at the ... [Full Story »] 

Hull child killed in Athens accident; Comer 10-year-old boy seriously injured

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Saturday, June 4. 2011
A Madison County 10-year-old boy was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 441 at the Sandy Creek Nature Center Friday afternoon around 1 p.m. A second Madison County child was flown to Atlanta for treatment of potentially life-threatening injuries in the accident. Evan Escoe, Hull, was killed instantly when a truck slammed into the back of ... [Full Story »] 

Two Madison County children killed in Athens wreck

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Saturday, June 4. 2011
A Madison County 10-year-old boy was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 441 at the Sandy Creek Nature Center Friday afternoon around 1 p.m. A second Madison County child died Saturday afternoon from injuries sustained in the accident. Evan Escoe, Hull, was killed instantly when a truck slammed into the back of the car he was riding in. ... [Full Story »] 

Property owner violations continue

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Saturday, June 4. 2011
Violations around the Bear Creek Reservoir continue to be a concern of the Upper Oconee Basin Authority. At a meeting on May 26 in Athens, Jackson County Public Development Director Gina Mitsdarffer reported there were 28 property owner violations in 2010 and there are 18 violations so far in 2011, with 12 of those being repeat violations from ... [Full Story »] 

Calls include smoke sightings and field on fire

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Saturday, June 4. 2011
The West Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls last week: •medical call at a Danbury Court, Braselton, location. •a Jesse Cronic Court, Braselton, resident reported the smell of gas in his home. •a medical call at a Blanc Way, Braselton, residence. •smoke on the sidewalk near an old phone booth at a Hwy. 53, ... [Full Story »] 

BLALOCK: What was he thinking?

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Saturday, June 4. 2011
While the current cast of Saturday Night Live doesn’t hold a candle to other casts, they do have a current feature that always makes me laugh. Actually, now that I think of it, it was done a few years ago when Amy Poehler and Seth Myers did the news each week. The feature was called Really? And it went something like this. Amy: “Seth, did ... [Full Story »] 
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