Entries from December 2011

Lydia Bruce (12-24-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, December 26. 2011
COMMERCE - Lydia Elizabeth Bruce, 89, died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at Northridge Health and Rehab Center. She was born in Clarke County, the daughter of the late Early and Lois Wade Seay. She was a member of Homer Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Bruce was preceded in death by her husband, George B. Bruce. Survivors include ... [Full Story »] 

CASA volunteers advocate for neglected and abused children

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, December 26. 2011
Donna Kelley says she read a newspaper article about the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) program in the Journal last year and “just knew” she wanted to get involved. “I said to myself, ‘I really think I can do this,’” she remembers. “And I didn’t let anybody talk me out of it.” Since then she’s worked several court ... [Full Story »] 

Commissioners clash on new West Jackson EMS site location

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Monday, December 26. 2011
In a 3-2 vote, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners agreed on Monday, Dec. 19 on a paving contract for the new EMS station in West Jackson, but the action didn’t come until the commissioners again disagreed on the location of the new station. BOC chairman Hunter Bicknell and commissioners Chas Hardy and Bruce Yates voted in favor of the ... [Full Story »] 

Company gets variance for office, warehouse site

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Monday, December 26. 2011
A development company got the variance it requested from the Braselton Zoning Board of Appeals last week in order to build a complex that will potentially include offices, warehouses and light manufacturing. Rochester and Associates, Inc., wanted a variance from Braselton’s development code requiring specified buffers and setbacks from all ... [Full Story »] 

Husband, wife differ on if she hit him with car

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Monday, December 26. 2011
While a man claimed that his wife ran over his leg — or foot — with a car, the wife told Braselton police that she didn’t hit her husband with a vehicle, according to an incident report. A 44-year-old woman from Auburn said she stopped her vehicle at the Publix shopping center on Ga. Hwy. 211 in Braselton when her husband was pulling her ... [Full Story »] 

Wrecks causing problems on I85

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, December 26. 2011
Two wrecks in Jackson County Monday morning have been causing problems on I 85. Northbound near the Hwy. 129 exit (137) was reportedly icy and DOT officials were spreading sand in the area causing backups. Southbound near the Hwy. 211 exit (127) a wreck was reported with an overturned vehicle.

ROLLASON: Are the Falcons finally rising up?

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Saturday, December 24. 2011
A 2-3 start to the season had Atlanta Falcons’ fans worried about the future. But after a rough beginning the Falcons may have finally turned their season back around, culminating this past week when they throttled the Jacksonville Jaguars 41-14 on the heels of a comeback win over the Carolina Panthers. Now the Falcons sit at 9-5 and are ... [Full Story »] 

Chamber group approves budget, work plan and directors

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Saturday, December 24. 2011
Meeting on Dec. 16, the board of directors of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce approved its 2012 budget, its 2012 plan of work, ratified its election of directors and was advised to look for “more good news” on the economic development front. The $533,850 spending plan budget envisions income falling $40,394 from the current ... [Full Story »] 

Christmas yard decorations destroyed

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Saturday, December 24. 2011
Three teenagers vandalized Christmas decorations in the Stone Creek subdivision in Hoschton, according to incident reports from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. In one case, a man on Creek View Drive said the teenagers took a candy cane decoration from a neighbor’s yard and used it to break his mailbox off of its post. A Christmas ... [Full Story »] 

Bridge shut down for ‘12

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Saturday, December 24. 2011
The Hwy. 191 Bridge over Scull Shoal Creek in Madison County will be completely closed to traffic for demolition and construction of a new bridge in 2012. The bridge is approximately four miles northeast of Danielsville. Traffic will not be allowed across the existing bridge. “The existing bridge has outlived its life expectancy and does not ... [Full Story »] 
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