Entries from August 2011

Ricky Ray Veal (8-3-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, August 4. 2011
ROYSTON – Ricky Ray Veal, 58, died Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at Meadowbrook Nursing Home in Tucker. Born in Camden, S.C., he was the son of the late Howard and Pearl Ledford Veal. Survivors include his children, Maranda Benton, Nicholson, and Joey Veal, Bowman; siblings, Betty Williams and Fred Veal, both of Lancaster, S.C., Nellie Hasty and ... [Full Story »] 

BOC budget vote set Tuesday; Proposed budget down $687,000

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BanksNewsTODAY
Thursday, August 4. 2011
The Banks County Board of Commissioners will vote Tuesday on a proposed $11.7 budget, which is down $687,000 over the current budget. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the county annex. A budget hearing was held this Tuesday night to receive citizen input on the proposed budget but no one attended. In other business at the meeting this ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Emmanuel gets well-needed sports facelift

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, August 4. 2011
By Dallas Bordon I can remember back in the fall of 1983 when I entered college fresh off celebrating a 17th birthday. I took the road trip from Augusta to a small town just north of Madison County to begin college. Emmanuel College, a 150-acre campus nestled between Athens and Hartwell, would become my new home for two years. At that time back ... [Full Story »] 

Budget endgame looming; Yearwood speaks to committee, then leaves

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, August 4. 2011
The committee that last week reached a consensus about raising the county government’s ad valorem tax rate by 24 percent met again Tuesday to try to whittle down the possible 2.47-mill rate hike. The committee has only one more meeting coming up on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 9:30 a.m. At that meeting, it will finalize its recommendations on the size ... [Full Story »] 

Zoning update committee wants more in-depth discussion

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, August 4. 2011
To get the ball rolling on potential changes to Hoschton’s zoning code, a citizens committee plans to tackle more planning-related issues at its next meeting. The Hoschton Zoning Code Update Advisory Committee met for 45 minutes on Monday — just before a city council meeting. That wasn’t enough time for the group to hammer out more ... [Full Story »] 

Winder to televise both monthly meetings

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, August 4. 2011
After getting used to its televised monthly voting sessions, the Winder City Council Tuesday night voted to begin televising its more substantive work sessions starting in October. Councilman David Maynard broached the subject during Monday night’s meeting and asked that the topic be added to the agenda of Tuesday’s voting session. He said ... [Full Story »] 

Thirty-seven sentenced in Jackson County State Court hearings

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, August 4. 2011
THIRTY-SEVEN people were sentenced in recent State Court proceedings in Jackson County, including the following: •Jorge Gomez Arango, driving without a license and weaving over roadway, $846 fine. •Horacio Zarco Araujo, driving without a license, $703 fine. •Lisa Roshunda Babb, public drunkenness, $273 fine. •Anora Catherine Blackwell, ... [Full Story »] 

BOE approves district proposal map

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, August 4. 2011
The Barrow County Board of Education unanimously approved a recommended board district map Tuesday night. The map approved was the “census tract” version. The move will keep all current BOE members within their existing districts. It is the same map adopted by the board of commissioners last week, meaning both BOE and BOC districts will be ... [Full Story »] 

School system to keep all furlough days

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, August 4. 2011

No more parties at the reservoir

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, August 4. 2011
The owners of the Bear Creek Reservoir are prepared to spend up to $12,000 to keep the good old boys from partying, fishing, drinking and getting into mischief on reservoir property. It seems that someone has discovered a honey hole in the Middle Oconee River near the pumps that bring river water into the reservoir. Some late-night trespassing, ... [Full Story »] 
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