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1 dead in West Jackson accident

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Monday, October 31. 2011

East Jackson assistant football coach Joel Conway, 34, was killed in an auto wreck on Ga. Hwy. 124 in West Jackson early Monday morning, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The accident occurred shortly before 7 a.m. near Dillons Walk subdivision, where Conway’s vehicle had flipped over several times and was lying on its side when ... [Full Story »]

Downtown trick-or-treat is Monday

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Saturday, October 29. 2011

Young goblins, ghosts, fairies, the dead or maimed and celebrities will haunt the streets of downtown Commerce Monday in the city’s annual Downtown Trick or Treat. Merchants and other groups will hand out candy to kids 12 and under from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the downtown. There will also be a costume contest. Winners in the categories of best ... [Full Story »]

Maysville to balance budget with reserve funds

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Friday, October 28. 2011

The Maysville City Council spent more than an hour at a meeting last week looking over the city’s proposed 2012 budget, which currently relies on the contingency fund to cover its expenses. The fund’s depletion became the starting point for the council’s first budget workshop last week as city clerk Barbara Thomas confirmed the emergency ... [Full Story »]

Burglar hits 2 Homer Road businesses

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Friday, October 28. 2011

The Commerce Police Department is investigating a pair of Saturday night burglaries at Homer Road businesses that bore strong similarities. An employee of Nail Artists told police that she’d left money in the cash register when she went home. When she returned, she found the lock on the door drilled, the cash missing and that someone had ... [Full Story »]

94 cast ballots early for Nov. 8 elections

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Wednesday, October 26. 2011

As of noon on Tuesday, 94 Commerce voters had taken advantage of early voting opportunities for the Nov. 8 city election. Early voting for the Nov. 8 city elections began on Oct. 18 and will continue through Nov. 4 at City Hall. Voters may cast their ballots between 8:30 and 4:30 on weekdays. While early voting takes place at City Hall, all of ... [Full Story »]

Nicholson's budget up 12.9%

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Wednesday, October 26. 2011

The Nicholson City Council presented its proposed 2012 annual budget totaling $462,894 Thursday night. That is a 12.9-percent increase over the 2011 budget totaling $410,000. “This is still a cut-throat budget,” Mayor Ronnie Maxwell said. “It is up over last year due to a projected increase in revenues.” Revenue projections for 2012 ... [Full Story »]

Drug 'take-back' is Saturday

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Wednesday, October 26. 2011

The Commerce Police Department, hoping to encourage people to safely dispose of expired or no longer needed prescription drugs, will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s “Drug Take-Back” this Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., people can drive into the parking lot at the J. Nolan Spear Jr. Public Safety Complex at 1491 ... [Full Story »]

Funny Business

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Thursday, October 20. 2011

Call them the comedic odd couple. Dannette Flint was the student clown who always got “talks too much” checked on her report card. James Eubanks was quiet enough in school that former teachers never realized he had a sense of humor. But both have a propensity to make people laugh that has propelled them into trying stand-up comedy. Flint, ... [Full Story »]

Back To The Drawing Board On Library Project

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Wednesday, October 19. 2011

The committee overseeing the construction of the 5,000-square-foot expansion of the Commerce Public Library has literally gone back to the drawing board. In what regional library director Beth McIntyre called “value engineering,” the group met last week and looked for ways to shave the cost of the project after four bids came in over the ... [Full Story »]

Library expansion to be re-bid

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Friday, October 14. 2011

Construction of the addition to the Commerce Public Library hit a snag when all of the bids came in over budget. City manager Clarence Bryant reported to the city council Monday night that the project will be re-bid. “The bids were in a range from $1,488,000 to $1,720,000,” Bryant explained later, adding that the budget for the building was ... [Full Story »]

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