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Entries from October 2011

(UPDATED) Volleyball: Dragons earn no. 2 seed for state

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Thursday, October 6. 2011

After finishing as area runners-up to Athens Academy, Jefferson — for the first time ever — will host the first-round of the state tournament Wednesday as a no. 2 seed. The Dragons (31-9) will play the no. 3 seed out of Region 3 AA/A. Jefferson fell to the Spartans in the Area 8-AA/A title match Saturday in a best of five contest. The match ... [Full Story »]

BREAKING NEWS: I-85 closed Northbound near Braselton exit with multiple car wreck; one death reported, life-flight helicopters called

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JacksonHeraldTODAY

Thursday, October 6. 2011

UPDATE: At 5 p.m. Thursday, two people had reportedly been transported to a Gainesville hospital, two people transported to an Athens hospital and one person flown to Atlanta Medical Center. One death has been confirmed in the accident. A total of seven people were injured. The Braselton Police Department, the Georgia State Patrol, the West ... [Full Story »]

Wall, Thompson incompetent in Winder voters fiasco

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BarrowJournal

Thursday, October 6. 2011

The move by City of Winder leaders to do a massive purge of voter names just before two major elections is a classic example of leadership arrogance and bureaucratic bungling. In what universe would it be thought acceptable to undertake a voters list purge that could have resulted in dozens of citizens having to vote two provisional ballots on ... [Full Story »]

Recent BCSO arrests Sept. 26-Oct. 2

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BarrowJournal

Thursday, October 6. 2011

The following people are or were being held at the BCDC between the dates of Sept. 26-Oct. 3. Listed below are their names, ages, addresses and the charges for their arrests by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office. An arrest occurs when an officer has probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed or if a person commits a crime in an ... [Full Story »]

Softball: Banks Co. bounces Jefferson from region tournament

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Thursday, October 6. 2011

JEFFERSON fell 13-3 to Banks County Tuesday to bow out of the region tournament and finish the year 13-19. The Dragons opened the region tournament Monday with a 12-5 loss to Banks County. Jordyn Whitfield went 3-for-4 with an RBI in that game, while Savannah Snapp went 2-for-3 and homered. Jefferson led 4-3 after six innings but Banks County ... [Full Story »]

JCCHS to hold fifth annual ‘kiddie’ basketball camp

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Thursday, October 6. 2011

THE JACKSON County Comprehensive High School basketball program will host its fifth annual Panther Basketball Kiddie Camp for boys and girls ages 5-12 Saturday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to noon at the JCCHS gym. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The camp costs $10 per child, though there is as $30 maximum for a family. “Parents may stay and watch ... [Full Story »]

Donnie Lee Sanders, Sr. (10-4-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS

Thursday, October 6. 2011

HULL - Donnie Lee Sanders, Sr., 57, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011. Born in Seneca, S.C., he was the son of the late Leonard Leon and Betty Sue Roach Sanders. He was preceded in death by brothers, Robbie Dewitt Sanders and Tommy Orr Sanders and was retired from E.R. Snell after 20 years. He loved the outdoors. Survivors include his wife, Carol ... [Full Story »]