Entries from October 2011

Adams to retire as school system superintendent

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, October 27. 2011
Citing health concerns, Superintendent Shannon Adams has announced that he will retire from the Jackson County School System at the end of the school year. Adams — who was named to the district’s top position in 2006 — said in an interview on Thursday that he wanted to continue for two more years as superintendent, but the symptoms of his ... [Full Story »] 

Adams to retire as school superintendent

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, October 27. 2011
Citing health concerns, Superintendent Shannon Adams has announced that he will retire from the Jackson County School System at the end of the school year. Adams — who was named to the district’s top position in 2006 — said in an interview on Thursday that he wanted to continue for two more years as superintendent, but the symptoms of his ... [Full Story »] 

Adams to retire as school system superintendent

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, October 27. 2011
Citing health concerns, Superintendent Shannon Adams has announced that he will retire from the Jackson County School System at the end of the school year. Adams — who was named to the district’s top position in 2006 — said in an interview on Thursday that he wanted to continue for two more years as superintendent, but the symptoms of his ... [Full Story »] 

Humane Society to open thrift store

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, October 27. 2011
The Jackson County Humane Society’s annual yard sale has grown into a new thrift store. The group announces the opening of ReTail this Saturday at 96 College Street, Jefferson, in conjunction with the annual yard sale. Proceeds from both will go toward the construction of an animal shelter. “We started the annual yard sale fundraiser five ... [Full Story »] 

Willie Helen Minish (10-26-11)

Posted by
MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, October 27. 2011
DANIELSVILLE - Willie Helen Minish, 90, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011, at her residence. Born in Madison County she was the daughter of the late Preston and Maxie Elmira Langston Wilson. She was a member of Ridgeway Baptist Church and was retired from Harmony Grove Mills. Mrs. Minish was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Minish. ... [Full Story »] 

J. Harold Bennett (10-26-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, October 27. 2011
FLOWERY BRANCH - J. Harold Bennett, 72, died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 following an extended illness. He was born September 16, 1939, the son of the late James Kenneth and Annie Laurie Bennett. Harold served in the United States Air Force, was a graduate of Clemson University, and worked as a salesman for Agco, Inc for 40 years. Mr. Bennett ... [Full Story »] 

Road changes continue in town

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, October 27. 2011
The realignment and widening of Zion Church Road in Braselton officially became the new path of Ga. Hwy. 124 on Wednesday. That’s when the first phase of the project — from its intersection of Tom White Road and Maddox Road to Ga. Hwy. 53 — opened for motorists. The Georgia Department of Transportation has reduced the speed limit to 35 ... [Full Story »] 

Suspected wife killer Jim Lynn indicted in Barrow County

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, October 27. 2011
A Barrow County grand jury indicted Winder resident Jim Lynn, 43, with the murder of his late wife on Monday. Lynn has also been indicted on a felony charge of aggravated assault and a misdemeanor charge of obstruction. According to the indictment, Lynn admitted to killing the mother of his four children Tonya Faye Rosyter Lynn, 38, on Friday, ... [Full Story »] 

England, Ginn support changes to county government

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, October 27. 2011
The primary sponsors of the legislation that paved the way for the county’s Nov. 8 special election came out this week in favor of the proposed changes to Barrow County’s form of government. When asked by the Barrow Journal, a sister publication of The Braselton News, for their positions on the ballot question, both Rep. Terry England and ... [Full Story »] 

At Occupy Wall Street, it's 1968 all over again

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, October 27. 2011
By Mike Buffington SUNDAY OCT. 30 UPDATE Came back to Zuccotti Park this afternoon to see what had changed since I was here Wednesday. As a weekend day, tourists were out in force and the area was more crowded than in the week. And it was a wet, stinky mess. It rained Thursday, then got cold Friday and snowed Saturday. The little park where the ... [Full Story »] 
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