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PHOTO GALLERY: MCHS band captures national title

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Sunday, November 13. 2011

The Madison County High School Marching Band and Color Guard captured the 2011 U.S. Scholastic Band Association’s National Championship Saturday. The band was welcomed home Sunday at 1 p.m. by a large crowd of friends and family members, who held up congratulatory banners and hollered for the championship outfit as the band’s two buses ... [Full Story »]

Man faces battery, drug charges

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Friday, November 11. 2011

A Danielsville man was arrested on family violence and drug charges after officer Jeffrey Vaughn was sent to Ty Cobb Hospital to meet with a woman who was the victim of domestic violence. Tony James Tucker, 37, 543 Rogers Mill Road, was charged with possession of tools for the commission of a crime, unlawful to come inside guard lines to ... [Full Story »]

4-H office to stay where it is

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Friday, November 11. 2011

County commissioners heard recently that the county 4-H and extension service office has decided to stay at its current location in the multi-purpose building on Sunset Avenue in Danielsville. The commission had offered the extension service one of the three buildings recently purchased for Fine Finish, in order to move it away from the ... [Full Story »]

Madison Co. receives SACS accreditation

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Wednesday, November 9. 2011

Madison County schools remain accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), a designation necessary in keeping students eligible for the HOPE scholarship and accepted into college programs. A SACS review team completed its evaluation of the Madison County School System last week. The panel found Madison County to be ... [Full Story »]

Comer rejects Sunday sales; Blackmon elected town's mayor

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Tuesday, November 8. 2011

A referendum on Sunday alcohol sales in Comer was defeated by voters Tuesday night. The measure failed in a vote of 101 opposed and 89 in favor. And Comer has a new face for mayor. Newcomer Jody Blackmon handily defeated opponent Billy Burroughs, a former Comer mayor, 162 votes to 25 votes. Current mayor David McMickle did not seek re-election. ... [Full Story »]

Pulliam honored on her 99th birthday

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Tuesday, November 8. 2011

The Madison County Board of Commissioners honored Mrs. Lucy Viola Moon Pulliam on her 99th birthday with a proclamation during their agenda-setting meeting last week. The date of the meeting – Oct. 27 – was her birthday. Mrs. Pulliam is a lifelong resident of Madison County who, as a child, attended a one-room schoolhouse on Hannah’s ... [Full Story »]

BOC honors Krzak for saving man from oncoming train

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Monday, November 7. 2011

The Madison County Board of Commissioners honored a man at their meeting Oct. 27 who pulled another man from the railroad track in Carlton as a train was approaching. Norb Krzak, of Loganville, was on his way to finish a fence installation in Elberton on Saturday, Oct. 22, about 8 a.m. when he saw a vehicle approaching him veer off the road and ... [Full Story »]

Comer residents to vote on Sunday sales

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Monday, November 7. 2011

Comer residents will decide Tuesday whether alcohol can be sold within city limits on Sundays. If approved, the referendum will open the door for Sunday sales between 12:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. in Comer. Comer council members agreed in May to draw up the wording for a referendum to go on the November ballot. The Georgia General Assembly voted to ... [Full Story »]

Woman hits boyfriend with pants on McCurley Rd.

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Monday, November 7. 2011

Battery under the Family Violence Act was reported on McCurley Road last week after officers were summoned to a domestic dispute. Upon arrival, officer Jason Luke found a woman coming down the driveway in a vehicle at a high rate of speed. The woman said her boyfriend had “*!$$+#” her off and she struck him with a pair of pants. The victim ... [Full Story »]

La Russa praises selfless attitude of MC native in victory speech

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Saturday, November 5. 2011

When St. Louis manager Tony La Russa stood before thousands of jubilant Cardinals’ fans this past week in Busch Stadium, looking for the right way to sum up the heart of his World Championship team, he spoke of Jake Westbrook and called the Madison County native over for a hug at the podium. Westbrook, a starter who went 12-9 for the ... [Full Story »]

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