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Two charged with burglarizing chicken farm, shop

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Monday, January 16. 2012

Two Athens men were arrested recently after they burglarized a chicken farm and a shop. They reportedly stole a chainsaw from a chicken farm on Wildcat Bridge Road and two days later stole items totaling $2,350 from a shop on Shirley Road. Jeffrey Gonzolas Kelley, 44, 272 North Bluff Road, and Lenior Renwick, 50, 330 Cole Ridge Court, Apt.1, ... [Full Story »]

Colbert receives funds from improvement club

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Monday, January 16. 2012

By Jeremy Elrod The City of Colbert received a donation of $35,403 from The Colbert Improvement Club, as a result of the club ceasing to continue its operations. “The Colbert Improvement Club is no longer in operation, so they have taken the money that was left in their treasury and given it to the city!” said Mayor Chris Peckat the ... [Full Story »]

Hull woman attacks sister-in-law with stick

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Friday, January 13. 2012

A Hull woman was arrested recently after she reportedly tried to hit her sister-in-law with a large stick. Dena Kaplan Hayden, 50, 192 Jason Drive, was charged with aggravated assault. According to the incident report, her sister-in-law said when she arrived home, Hayden began cursing and threatening her with a long stick. Hayden reportedly ... [Full Story »]

Election year is here … a look at key 2012 dates

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Friday, January 13. 2012

The focus of the nation will be on the presidential race in 2012. But there will be plenty of electoral activity locally, too, such as races for county commission seats for districts one and four, along with the chairman’s countywide post. The sheriff’s seat will be up for grabs, along with the clerk of court, superior court judges’ ... [Full Story »]

Chris Smith hired Tues. as MCHS head football coach

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Thursday, January 12. 2012

Chris Smith was coaching his son’s recreation basketball team Tuesday night when his cell phone rang. “It was the call I’ve been hoping to get,” said Smith. Madison County High School principal Dr. Chad Stone informed Smith Tuesday that he will be the Red Raiders’ next head football coach. The county school board voted Smith as the ... [Full Story »]

MCSS top 25 earned $2.1 million last year

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Thursday, January 12. 2012

The top 25 employees in the Madison County School System earned a collective $2.1 million in FY2011 according to recently released state data. Overall, the system paid out $29.4 million in salaries in the year spread among 997 employees. Some of those employees were part-time and non-certified staff. The system also paid out $85,989 in travel ... [Full Story »]

Comer men rescue man trapped in burning truck

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

A burning vehicle, a man crying out for help, and only a split second to make a decision. That’s the situation that confronted Comer’s Brian Fortson as he and his wife, Kelly, traveled to see her father at a retirement home in Winterville on the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 10. Greg Pierce, of Danielsville, had finished up his work as a ... [Full Story »]

Hearing on Transco emissions set for Feb. 2

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Wednesday, January 11. 2012

A public hearing will be held in February for a gas pipeline booster station that seeks to renew its permit for emitting pollutants. Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, which has a booster station at 117 Winns Lake Road, Comer, is seeking to renew its Title V Air Quality Operating Permit from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. A ... [Full Story »]

Man arrested for allegedly striking mother, uncle

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Tuesday, January 10. 2012

A Hull man was arrested recently after he reportedly struck his mother and uncle during a domestic dispute. Bobby Reginald Johngan, 21, 201 Arthur Road, Hull, was charged with criminal trespass and two counts of battery FVA. According to the incident report, officer Chad Parr found Johngan crying and hugging a female on the front porch, while ... [Full Story »]

Ginn expects more talk on tax reform

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Monday, January 9. 2012

State Senator Frank Ginn expects the Georgia General Assembly to revisit the issue of “tax reform” when the 2012 legislative session convenes. The issue was a popular topic of discussion last year, but ultimately the plan that would have reduced the state income tax in exchange for expanding the reach of the sales tax was scuttled. “I was ... [Full Story »]

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