Entries from July 2011

Albert Lee Likens II

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, July 11. 2011
RADFORD, VA. - Albert Lee Likens II was born on August 29, 1954, in Radford, Va. and was the oldest of three children. He was the son of Dorothy Likens and the late Albert Lee LIkens. Lee grew up in Virginia Beach and later moved to Florida where he fell in love with a beautiful girl named Debbie, who became his wife on November 27, 1972. Lee ... [Full Story »] 

James Funderburk (7-8-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, July 11. 2011
MAYSVILLE – James William Funderburk, 59, died Friday, July 8, 2011, following an extended illness. He was the son of Nina Lee Craig Funderburk, Maysville, and the late R.L. Funderburk. He was preceded in death by siblings, Nola Kathleen Gregory, Brenda Jean Bruce, Connie Sue Funderburk and Johnnie Lee Funderburk. Survivors in addition to his ... [Full Story »] 

Eloise Betts (7-7-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, July 11. 2011
ATHENS - Eloise Betts, 84, died Thursday, July 7, 2011. A native of Athens, she was a daughter of the late Willis T. and Lillie Mae Booth Dickerson. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Betts, Sr.; son, George Andrew Betts; two grandchildren, Andrea Betts Lott and Edward Matthew Tate; two sisters, Valeria D. Saye and Pauline D. ... [Full Story »] 

Will the “pill mill” monitoring law stop Barrow County Cocktail overdoses?

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BarrowJournal
Monday, July 11. 2011
Barrow County Coroner David Crosby has called prescription drug abuse a severe state problem, noting that state legislators had shot down regulatory legislation five years in a row. But July 1, Senate Bill 36, a piece of legislation targeting “pill mills” became law. The law creates a prescription database to aid doctors, pharmacists and ... [Full Story »] 

JHS basketball coach wins lottery game

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, July 11. 2011
More memorable than winning games is winning a $200,000 prize playing the Georgia Lottery. Paul Gibson of Jefferson won his top prize playing the instant game EZ Grand. The Kroger on Old Pendergrass Road in Jefferson sold the winning ticket. “‘Wow’ was my initial reaction,” said Gibson, 37. “I told my mother-in-law, who thought we ... [Full Story »] 

Animal cruelty reported on Black’s Creek Church Road

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, July 11. 2011
Warrants have been issued for a 23-year old woman for cruelty to animals after an animal control officer found a dead and decomposed kitten on the front porch and other emaciated, flea-bitten cats and kittens on her Black’s Creek Church Road property. A neighbor advised that no one had been home to check on the animals in over a week. Animal ... [Full Story »] 

Renovation projects planned, but timeline is hazy

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, July 11. 2011
Major renovations are planned at Madison County High School and Comer Elementary School, but exactly when those projects will start and end is still unclear. County voters approved the renewal of a one-cent sales tax in March. Those funds are tagged for three main purposes: debt relief for construction of the current middle school, a major ... [Full Story »] 

Auburn to hold FY2012 budget discussion

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BarrowJournal
Sunday, July 10. 2011
The City of Auburn will hold a meeting to discuss its FY2012 budgets with the Auburn City Council on Monday, July 11 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers. Review of the budgets begins at 7:30 p.m. First on the agenda is a discussion regarding the public works and parks and leisure departments, followed by reviews of the budgets for the library, ... [Full Story »] 

Several small fires found along Interstate 85

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, July 10. 2011
The West Jackson Fire Department handled several small grass fires on Interstate 85 in recent days, according to incident reports. In one incident, firefighters found two small grass fires and extinguished them with a hose on a fire truck. In a second incident, firefighters found a five square-foot area on fire. They used a fire extinguisher to ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County Lady hoopsters fired up after summer season

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Sunday, July 10. 2011
The cold weather basketball season is still months away, but the hot weather season just concluded. And the efforts of the Lady Red Raider girls’ basketball team during summer basketball competition have Madison County coach Dan Lampe and his staff eager to see what’s in store for 2011-12 on the hardwood. “Our theme for the year was ... [Full Story »] 
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