Entries from December 2011

Virginia Chastain (12-21-11)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, December 22. 2011
JEFFERSON - Virginia Chastain, 87, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. A native of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late J.B. and Reba Raden Waddell. Mrs. Chastain was a graduate of Martin Institute of Jefferson, class of 1943. She was a homemaker and farmer and was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Survivors ... [Full Story »] 

Step by step: Wildcats begin to rebuild

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, December 22. 2011
The Apalachee High School Wildcats had just dropped a contest to Archer High School the day before by 24 points, but coach Kevin Morris has always been one to see the larger picture. AHS, which is coming off a one-win season a year ago, is making strides during the first half of the 2011-2012 campaign. The Wildcats have already posted two ... [Full Story »] 

Hoschton mobile home destroyed by fire

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, December 22. 2011
A mobile home in Hoschton was heavily damaged by fire on Friday, according to the West Jackson Fire Department. When firefighters arrived at the Walnut Road residence, they found that it was heavily involved in fire, according to an incident report. All of the occupants of the mobile home were outside of the residence. Firefighters from the ... [Full Story »] 

The first gift of Christmas was a child

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, December 22. 2011
There are dozens of smiling faces in this week’s newspaper, faces which mute the cynics and renew the faithless. Each Christmas, this newspaper compiles photos of area children in a special section. It is a Christmas card to our readers signed by the hundreds in whose hands rest all of our dreams. Where but in the eyes of a child can you see ... [Full Story »] 

Recent Winder raise was second this year for some employees

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BarrowJournal
Thursday, December 22. 2011
The raise approved Dec. 6 by the Winder City Council was the icing on the cake for several city employees who already had received major pay hikes earlier this fiscal year. The 3-percent raises that the Winder City Council approved for all 154 full-time city employees will most help the employees who already have the highest salaries. The ... [Full Story »] 

Ceremony held to mark the grave of soldier Edward Ware

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, December 22. 2011
About 50 people met in a horse pasture on a dirt road Dec. 10 near Danielsville to honor and mark the grave of a man who served in the Revolutionary War. The ceremony, which culminated in the dedication of a marker at the grave of Sgt. Edward Ware, was hosted by the Sons of the American Revolution Athens Chapter, Georgia Society. Audience ... [Full Story »] 

Girls' basketball: JCCHS coach points to offensive execution in win over Jefferson

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, December 21. 2011
A GRADUALLY-improving Jackson County team showed just how much it had improved with its execution and ball movement in a big 50-40 subregion win Friday over rival Jefferson. The Lady Panthers were able to attack the middle effectively ­with Danni Cunningham scoring 14 points and grabbing 16 boards for a double-double as Jackson County picked ... [Full Story »] 

Boys' basketball: Strong first-half carries JHS past JCCHS

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, December 21. 2011
JEFFERSON coach Bolling DuBose was happy with his team’s 72-62 Friday win over Jackson County – but not as happy as he would have liked to have been. Austin Thompson scored 13 points, Andre Daniel added 12 and Will Puckett and Bryant Shirreffs finished with 11 and 10 respectively as Jefferson (5-4) moved a game above .500 and to 2-0 in ... [Full Story »] 

Boys' basketball: Eagles deliver in the clutch vs. Hebron

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, December 21. 2011
EAST JACKSON didn’t have a great night at the free throw line but knocked them down when it counted. The Eagles (3-6, 0-2) hit four big free throws down the stretch in a come-from-behind 64-62 win over Hebron Christian Academy Tuesday. Casey Reed tied the contest at 61 with a free throw at the 2:21 mark, while John Heu broke the tie with a ... [Full Story »] 

Scheduling challenges mount for Tigers in 2012

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, December 21. 2011
The Georgia High School Association’s biennial reclassification of schools has yielded Commerce High a somewhat tenuous scheduling picture for the Tigers’ 2012 football season. Part of the scheduling dilemma relates to the possibility that more than 30 schools, which met recently to explore a break from the GHSA, will form their own league ... [Full Story »] 
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