Entries from September 2011

Softball Lady Leopards try to end slump

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Tuesday, September 6. 2011
After a fast start to the 2011 season, the Banks County High School Lady Leopards fast-pitch softball team has missed a couple of opportunities to stay in the hunt for first in the subregion. Last week the Lady Leopards softball team hosted Fannin County in another 8-AA sub-region battle. The game was scoreless for three innings when Fannin ... [Full Story »] 

Armed robbery for Bud Light reported in Jackson

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Tuesday, September 6. 2011
A man told Jackson County Sheriff's investigators that he was robbed Monday morning by three men who stole two pallets of Bud Light beer from his truck. The man told JCSO officers that he was held up at gun point at the Pilot Station on Exit 129 by a black male with a red goatee who forced him to get into the truck and drive north on I-85. ... [Full Story »] 

Erwin Hardeman (9-4-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, September 6. 2011
COMER - Erwin Hardeman, 72 went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 4, 2011. He was the son of the late Currell and Ethel Hardeman. Mr. Hardeman is preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Hammond Hardeman; brother, James Hardeman; and sister, Frances Cofer. He owned and operated Hardeman Insurance with Cotton States and retired after 35 ... [Full Story »] 

Ronda Brock (9-3-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, September 6. 2011
JEFFERSON - Ronda Lee Brock, 29, died of a long-term illness on Saturday, September 3, 2011. She was the daughter of father and stepmother, Herman and Kaye Brock of Jefferson, and the late Brenda Carter Brock. Ms. Brock was preceded in death by a sister, Misty A. Brock; and grandfather, Jack Brock. Survivors in addition to her father and ... [Full Story »] 

Art in the Park festival coming up Sept. 16-17

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Tuesday, September 6. 2011
The 21st annual Art in the Park festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 17-18, at Hurricane Shoals Park near Maysville. The festival features hand-made crafts from all over North Georgia and festival foods, including TWS BBQ. Bluegrass and gospel, children’s activities and tours of the Heritage Village are also planned. The 5K ... [Full Story »] 

Auburn City Council approves FY2012 budget

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Tuesday, September 6. 2011
The Auburn City Council approved a $4.7 million FY2012 budget and budget ordinance on Sept. 1 that includes no city property tax increase, a spending reduction in 13 out of the city’s 18 departments and no budgeted items for capital improvements in the city’s general fund. The total adopted revenue is a $161,000 difference over projected ... [Full Story »] 

Variances requested for gas station on Hwy. 211, Hwy. 124

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Tuesday, September 6. 2011
The Braselton Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing for three variance requests tied to a proposed gas station near the intersection of Ga. Hwy. 124 and Ga. Hwy. 211. The board of appeals will meet on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc., is seeking variances for the two-acre property for regulations related to ... [Full Story »] 

BOC approves new home for Fine Finish

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Tuesday, September 6. 2011
Madison County’s Fine Finish program for mentally and physically challenged adults will soon have a new home. Fine Finish will move from its current locale in a structurally flawed building off Hwy. 98, to a vacant commercial structure in Lakeview Business Park off Rock Quarry Road, not far from the red light in Danielsville. The current Fine ... [Full Story »] 

Barrow tornado watch

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Monday, September 5. 2011
Most of North Georgia, including Barrow County, is under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. tonight, according to the National Weather Service. As storms approach the area, heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected.

Jackson under a tornado watch

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, September 5. 2011
Most of North Georgia, including Jackson County, is under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. tonight, according to the county's E911 center. As storms approach the area, heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected.
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