Entries from October 2011

Friends groups pays honor to founder

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, October 23. 2011
Diane Lemaster hasn’t been the kind of person to take credit for the evolution of the Braselton Library. But through her work as former president of the Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library, the nonprofit group raised more then $64,000 over an eight-year period for the library. That has allowed the group to sponsor countless programs ... [Full Story »] 

Leopards secure 8A-AA sub region title

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Saturday, October 22. 2011
The BCHS Leopards won on the road against Fannin County to remain undefeated in the region. Leopards take Sub Region with win over Fannin 42-21               The BCHS Leopards had a big win Friday night against the Fannin County Rebels clinching the Sub Region Championship with a ... [Full Story »] 

ROLLASON: The national championship(s)

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Saturday, October 22. 2011
We are getting closer and closer to the college football national championship game — and no not the one in January, I’m referring to Nov. 5 when LSU and Alabama face off. Similar to a few years back when Ohio State and Michigan met as the No. 1 and 2 teams in the nation, this year’s contest between No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama will be one ... [Full Story »] 

Early voting begins in Barrow

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Saturday, October 22. 2011
In the first five days of early voting for the Nov. 8 elections, municipal and county voters cast 245 county or city ballots in the single polling place set up inside Barrow County’s government administration building on East Broad Street. County interim elections supervisor Monica Franklin said by the end of the day Friday, 150 ballots had ... [Full Story »] 

Commissioners argue over unapproved costs

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Saturday, October 22. 2011
A lot of money on government projects was spent by the county’s former manager without approval, according to members of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. The issue came up at Monday night’s BOC meeting when the board went back and approved money that former county manager Darrell Hampton had already spent. County policy states ... [Full Story »] 

911 caller reports false suicide attempt

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Saturday, October 22. 2011
A Hoschton man said someone has been making false statements about him — including a suicide attempt made to 911 and a call that led to his landlord kicking him out of his residence, according to an incident report from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy was dispatched to the man’s house, where the deputy had been told that the ... [Full Story »] 

Ila students release butterflies in memory of Evan Escoe

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Saturday, October 22. 2011
The fifth graders held little packets and stood on the grass, waiting quietly to release butterflies in memory of a classmate who has passed on. The tears were plentiful. Ila Elementary School students and faculty remembered the late Evan Escoe at an emotional ceremony Oct. 6 at the new pavilion at the school’s track. Two picnic benches were ... [Full Story »] 

Preschool program helps get kids up to speed

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Saturday, October 22. 2011
Busy Box co-owner Jan Filkins sits with the keyboard in her lap. Four-year-old Livingston Jenkins stands next to her, not a hint of bashfulness at the request for a song. Filkins plays as Livingston sings “Under the Teaching Tree,” his confident voice carrying a hint of Louis Armstrong. All the children in the room sit quietly watching ... [Full Story »] 

FOOTBALL PHOTOS: Jefferson 31, Jackson Co. 14

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, October 21. 2011

Jefferson 31, Jackson Co. 14: Dragons pull away in third quarter

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, October 21. 2011
MAKING the one-mile trip down Hwy. 11, Jefferson used a big third quarter to distance itself from neighboring Jackson County Comprehensive High School and clinch the no. 3 seed out of Region 8-AA South. Quarterback Byrant Shirreffs’ opinion of the Dragons’ 31-14 win: Good enough. “It was one of those games where we didn’t really get ... [Full Story »] 
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