Entries from September 2011

Carrenia Bonds (9-28-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, September 29. 2011
Carrenia Pritchett Bonds, 92, formerly of Baldwin, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at Habersham Home following an extended illness. Born on November 26, 1918 in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Morgan and Carrie Jordan Pritchett. Mrs. Bonds was preceded in death by four sons-in-law; six sisters; and one brother. Mrs. Bonds ... [Full Story »] 

Ralph Swafford (9-28-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, September 29. 2011
GAINESVILLE – Ralph J. Swafford died Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at the Kindred Hospital in Atlanta. Born in Gwinnett County, he was the son of the late Joe and Mary Lou Phillips Swafford. Survivors include his wife, Carol Keller Swafford, Gainesville; children, Cindy Baughcum, Sheila Blankenship, Tina Bullock and Scott Swafford, all of ... [Full Story »] 

‘Gene’ Halski (9-28-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, September 29. 2011
Eugene “Gene” Halski, 91, died peacefully Wednesday September 28, 2011 at his assisted living residence in Athens. Listening to his polkas, he was surrounded by loving family and many caring staff of Silverleaf. Born in Makew, Ukraine on December 25, 1919, he was the son of Ivan and Anastasia Huzhalsky . He immigrated to the United States ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton shopping center to get new owner

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, September 29. 2011
The Vineyards at Chateau Elan is one of 36 shopping centers in the nation that will get a new owner, according to a press release. Equity One, Inc., announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement with Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII to sell the shopping centers for a total of $473.1 million. Most of the shopping centers are ... [Full Story »] 

Virginia Bradford (9-27-11)

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Thursday, September 29. 2011
Virginia Elizabeth Brooks Bradford died Tuesday, September 27, 2011, following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by sisters, Kathleen Murphy and Nell Evans; and a brother, James Brooks. Survivors include her husband, William C. “Bill” Bradford; sons and daughter-in-law, Michael Joseph Bradford, Mark William Bradford, Mitch Alan and ... [Full Story »] 

Planners table request for smaller houses

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, September 29. 2011
The Braselton Planning Commission will take a second look next month at a company’s proposal to shrink the size of new houses in a subdivision. Fairway Fund XII, LLC, wants to change a zoning condition setting the minimum heated square footage for 57 houses in the Bakers Farm subdivision, located on Charlie Smith Road in Jackson County. The ... [Full Story »] 

County manager to be named Fri. by BOC

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, September 29. 2011
A county manager for Jackson County is expected to be named on Friday. Sources indicate that the job will be offered to Kevin Poe, county manager of Floyd County. The board of commissioners will have a called meeting at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the courthouse to approve a budget, as well as vote on a county manager. The top three candidates for the ... [Full Story »] 

EJCHS teacher who filed PSC compliant has resigned

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, September 29. 2011
An East Jackson Comprehensive High School who accused school leaders of various ethical violations has resigned. Superintendent Shannon Adams confirmed on Monday that Jennifer Phiel had resigned from her position at EJCHS. Adams declined to provide further comments in light of an ongoing investigation by the state’s Professional Standards ... [Full Story »] 

Yearwood again walks out of meeting

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, September 29. 2011
For the second time in three months, chairman Danny Yearwood walked out of a regularly scheduled meeting of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners to protest the planned Nov. 8 vote on whether to have a county manager run the day-to-day operations of the county government – rather than the person in his position in January 2013. “I’ve ... [Full Story »] 

Neighbors in lawsuit argue about new issues

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, September 29. 2011
A conflict that includes a lawsuit among several neighbors in a Braselton subdivision resulted in police hearing the latest in accusations last weekend, according to reports. A man in The Falls of Braselton subdivision said he saw a woman that he knows run from the side of his house as he drove to it in his vehicle. The woman and her husband ... [Full Story »] 
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