Entries from August 2011

BOC approves Sunday alcohol vote

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, August 25. 2011
County voters will have two questions on their ballots Nov. 8. In addition to deciding whether a county manager should run the day-to-day operation of their government starting in 2013, they also will decide whether to allow stores in unincorporated areas of the county to sell beer and wine by the package on Sundays. In a 4-3 vote decided by ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Don’t expand the SEC

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, August 25. 2011
SEC expansion talk is entertaining. It’s fun to think about Clemson or FSU joining the SEC East. I like that idea from a rivalry standpoint. As a Georgia fan, I’ve always wanted to see the Bulldogs play both of these teams on a regular basis. They are both close by. They are both powerful programs. They are both bitter rivals with current ... [Full Story »] 

Madison Co. could see large boost of money for local roads T-SPLOST

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, August 25. 2011
Madison County will bring in an estimated $1.56 million a year for local road projects if voters in northeast Georgia approve a one-cent regional transportation sales tax next year. That’s a bigger annual sales tax haul than business-rich Oconee County will receive for local road projects from the proposed Transportation Special Purpose Local ... [Full Story »] 

Qualifying for city elections begins Monday

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 24. 2011
Commerce voters will learn next week what their choices will be in the Nov. 8 elections in which they’ll select a new mayor and fill three city council and three board of education seats. Qualifying begins Monday at 8:30 a.m. and continues through Friday, Sept. 2, at 4:30 p.m. at City Hall. Positions to be filled include: mayor, currently ... [Full Story »] 

Downtown pep rally is Thursday night

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 24. 2011
To help kick off the 2011-12 school sports year — particularly the football season — the Commerce Downtown Development Authority will host the annual Tigers on the Town Pep Rally Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Spencer Park Downtown. The event will honor the Commerce High School football, softball and cross country teams, the band, cheerleading ... [Full Story »] 

Woman arrested for threatening to blow up bank

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 24. 2011
A woman who allegedly threatened to blow up Regions Bank because the Commerce Hardee’s restaurant “stole” her hamburger recipe has been charged with terroristic threats and acts, according to the Commerce Police Department. According to the incident report, Marilyn Winters, 55, of 2903 Hwy. 59, Commerce, had on two prior occasions entered ... [Full Story »] 

Blechinger announces re-election intentions

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, August 24. 2011
Auburn Mayor Linda Blechinger wasn't going to officially announce running for re-election until next week when she qualifies, but questions led to her seeping the news a little early. The 51-year-old Republican who hailed from New York said today by email that she would like to continue being Auburn's mayor for another term because she ... [Full Story »] 

Blechinger announces re-election intentions

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, August 24. 2011
Auburn Mayor Linda Blechinger wasn't going to officially announce running for re-election until next week when she qualifies, but questions led to her seeping the news a little early. The 51-year-old Republican who hailed from New York said Wednesday by email that she would like to continue being Auburn's mayor for another term because she ... [Full Story »] 

Blechinger announces re-eleciton intentions

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, August 24. 2011
Auburn Mayor Linda Blechinger wasn't going to officially announce running for re-election until next week when she qualifies, but questions led to her seeping the news a little early. The 51-year-old Republican who hailed from New York said today by email that she would like to continue being Auburn's mayor for another term because she ... [Full Story »] 

CROSS COUNTRY: WBHS begins season Saturday

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, August 24. 2011
The numbers and expectations are high for the Winder-Barrow High School cross country team this fall. Coach Michael Lofton said 40 runners are in the program which will make for top-level competition for the varsity positions. WBHS begins the new season Saturday at the Northeast Georgia Championship hosted by Athens Christian School. “The ... [Full Story »] 
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