Entries from June 2011

State audit faults Commerce School System spending

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, June 1. 2011
Conflicting opinions on how the Commerce School System could use federal stimulus funds has the state auditor saying the system fell $67,811 short of a federal spending requirement for children with disabilities. The school system will contest that finding. That was the most significant of a number of “significant deficiencies” reported in ... [Full Story »] 

Newspaper office relocates to Jefferson

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, June 1. 2011
The Commerce office of The Commerce News is closed. The office relocated June 1 to MainStreet Newspapers’ home office 33 Lee Street, Jefferson. A door slot will remain available at the South Broad Street former office for people to drop off items. The Jefferson office, nine miles from Commerce, is the home office of MainStreet Newspapers, ... [Full Story »] 

Tail light infraction leads to drug charges

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, June 1. 2011
The Commerce Police Department charged two local men with a total of four drug offenses following a traffic stop for a broken tail light. The traffic stop at 1:18 a.m. Sunday morning led to the discovery that both had consumed prescription cough syrup. According to the incident report, an officer was coming out of Ashworth Mobile Home Park on ... [Full Story »] 

BASKETBALL: Lady Doggs have new coach

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, June 1. 2011
Brandon Thomas has been hired as the new varsity girls basketball coach at Winder-Barrow High School. Thomas arrives from Pickens County High School where he has worked as an assistant for the past six seasons. He has also coached at Eagles Landing High School. Thomas replaces Brenda Hill-Gilmore, who resigned to become the head coach at ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton roommate allegedly takes car, electronics

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, June 1. 2011
Incidents reported to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office last week from the West Jackson area include the following: •truck in the road at a Davenport Road, Braselton, address. •a man at a Kings Drive, Braselton, location took his roommate’s car without permission. The suspect drove with a suspended license, and officers arrested him. ... [Full Story »] 

Brenda Jean White (5-21-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, June 1. 2011
DANIELSVILLE - Brenda Jean White, 63 died at Athens Regional Medical Center on Saturday, May 21, 2011. Born on February 20, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Clinton D. and Mamie Davis Haney in Lilburn Survivors include her husband, Paul Junior White; daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Douglas Allen; daughter, Amanda White; and sisters, ... [Full Story »] 

Meetings cover DDA budget, road construction

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, June 1. 2011
Braselton residents can have their say at several upcoming public meetings. The Braselton Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 2, at 4 p.m. to discuss its proposed 2012 fiscal year budget. The Braselton Visitors Bureau Authority will hold a public hearing on its proposed 2012 FYE budget on Wednesday, June 8, 2 p.m. The ... [Full Story »] 

Roland Hill

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, June 1. 2011
HOMER - Roland Douglas Hill, 77, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at Northridge Medical Center. Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late John C. Hill Sr. and Ethel Gillespie Hill. Mr. Hill was a member of the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, American Legion, and was a United States Navy Veteran. He was retired from the Department of ... [Full Story »] 

Roland Hill (5-31-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, June 1. 2011
HOMER - Roland Douglas Hill, 77, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at Northridge Medical Center. Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late John C. Hill Sr. and Ethel Gillespie Hill. Mr. Hill was a member of the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, American Legion, and was a United States Navy Veteran. He was retired from the Department of ... [Full Story »] 

Jefferson tops local schools in directors’ cup standings

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, June 1. 2011
JEFFERSON HIGH School ranked 18th in Class AA in the Georgia Athletic Directors’ Association Cup standings for 2010-2011. With 377 points for girls’ and boys’ athletics combined, Jefferson High School was the highest-scoring school locally. Jefferson finished seventh last year. Jefferson’s girls’ athletic program ranked 17th in Class ... [Full Story »] 
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