Entries from January 2012

Red Cross blood drive is Tuesday at First Baptist

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, January 6. 2012
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive Tuesday, Jan. 10, from noon to 6:00 p.m. in the family fellowship center of the First Baptist Church of Commerce. The church is located at 1345 South Broad Street, Commerce. The Red Cross provides blood services to local hospitals, including Northridge Medical Center and the Athens, Gainesville and ... [Full Story »] 

Reception Jan. 19 to honor former mayor Hardy

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, January 6. 2012
The Commerce City Council will hold a reception Thursday, Jan. 19, to honor Charles L. “Buzzie” Hardy Jr. for his 22 years of service as mayor. The reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Commerce Civic Center, with a presentation planned for 6 p.m. The public is invited. Hardy, who left office Dec. 31 after deciding not to seek ...

Wife, at hubby's urging, tries to shoot him

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, January 6. 2012
A Commerce woman faces charges of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct after she pointed a .38 caliber pistol at her husband and, at his urging, pulled the trigger. Fortunately, the gun was not loaded – as the husband knew, but apparently not the wife — according to the Commerce Police Department. According to the incident report, ... [Full Story »] 

Basketball: Dragons, Tigers back at it

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, January 6. 2012
Jefferson boys aim to break two-game skid in rivalry Amid the Jefferson’s busy subregion slate, the Dragons have pressing non-region business to attend to. The Dragons attempt to rid themselves of a two-game losing streak to archrival Commerce Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on the road when these long-standing foes meet again. The Tigers won the last ... [Full Story »] 

Marjorie Moore (01-05-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, January 6. 2012
Marjorie McCarty Moore passed away Thursday, January 5, 2012. She was born July 5, 1918 in Madison County, the daughter of the late Howard and Lois Winfrey McCarty. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald P. Moore; a daughter, Shirley Moore Griffith; brother, Loyd McCarty; and sister, Lucille McCarty Fowler. She lived her adult life in ... [Full Story »] 

Maynard sworn in as mayor

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, January 6. 2012
Noting the "integrity" that he had first observed in David Maynard even as a youth, Senior Superior Court Judge T. Penn McWhorter swore Winder's new mayor, David Maynard, into office Jan. 5. Also taking their oaths of office were councilmen Charlie F. Eberhart, Larry Evans and Travis Singley. It was Eberhart's fifth oath of office, Evans' ... [Full Story »] 

Ramsey Burks (01-04-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, January 6. 2012
HOSCHTON - Ramsey McDonald Burks, 78, died Tuesday January 4, 2012. Born in Dyersburg, Tenn., he was the youngest of seven children, the son of the late Harry Black and Novella Ramsey Burks. He grew up in Columbia, Tenn., played drums and graduated from Central High School. He held degrees from Vanderbilt University (BA 56), and the Stonier ... [Full Story »] 

Margaret Nation (01-06-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, January 6. 2012
MAYSVILLE – Margaret Lucille Nation, 85, died Friday, January 6, 2012, at Hill Haven Nursing Home in Commerce. Born in Banks County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Earle and Ellen Davis Whitehead. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Mrs. Nation was preceded in death by three children, Linda Allison, John Nation ... [Full Story »] 

Goals for 2012

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, January 6. 2012
The New Year has come and now it’s time to focus on what’s ahead for Barrow County. The coming year has the potential to be a major turning point in the community as several major elections will take place and new leaders will take the helm. So what should Barrow citizens look for in 2012? Here are some of our top goals for the coming year: ... [Full Story »] 

A look back at 2011: Major projects, election among top stories

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, January 6. 2012
15-year-old accused of killing her mother A 15-year-old teenager who shot and killed her mother in Braselton in April has had her case resolved in juvenile court, according to Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter. Dominique Perryman was due to have her case heard in Gwinnett County Superior Court — possibly as an adult — but the ... [Full Story »] 
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