Entries from April 2012

Billy Sam Barnette (4-27-12)

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Monday, April 30. 2012
DEMOREST – Billy Sam Barnette, 77, formerly of Braselton, passed away on Friday, April 27, 2012, at Stephens County Hospital. He was born in Jackson County on October 21, 1934, the son of the late Ralph and Effie Bond Barnette. Mr. Barnette was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Melissa Barnette. He was a member of the Cool Springs United ... [Full Story »] 

Myrtis Woodruff (4-26-12)

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Monday, April 30. 2012
JEFFERSON - Myrtis Lucas Woodruff, 72, formerly of Lithia Springs, Georgia, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012. She was born May 30, 1939 in Littleton, N.C., the daughter of the late Ervin Belyeu and Betty Mae Walker Lucas. She retired from CDI Meyer Laminates and later was affiliated with Bil Mar Corporation. She was a member of Jefferson ... [Full Story »] 

Charlotte Nelle Mau (4-28-12)

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Monday, April 30. 2012
NICHOLSON - Charlotte Nelle McDowell Mau, 67, formerly of Cordele and Perry, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2012. A native of Vienna, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Charles Adamson and Mary Nelle King McDowell. She was the personnel manager for the City of Cordele from 1985 until 1997. Mrs. Mau was the secretary at the Bethany United ... [Full Story »] 

Christine Dalton Burt Garmon (4-27-12)

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Monday, April 30. 2012
EATONTON - Christine Dalton Burt Garmon, 83, died on Friday, April 27, 2012. She was born in Monroe on August 23, 1928, the daughter of the late Edgar and Bertha Murrell Dalton. Mrs. Garmon was preceded in death by husbands, the late William Carlton Burt and the late Wyvan Kenneth Garmon. Survivors include daughters and sons-in-Law, Barbara and ... [Full Story »] 

MCHS boys repeat as region tennis champs, win first round of state tourney

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Monday, April 30. 2012
The Madison County boys’ tennis team held serve in Region 8-AAAA recently, smashing aces and backhands past area foes and repeating as region champions. “The boys all played well throughout the tournament,” said Red Raider coach Keith Strickland. Madison County 19-2 and 13-0 also advanced to the state tournament for the third-straight ... [Full Story »] 

Pack of wild dogs spotted on Brockton Road

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, April 30. 2012
The pack of wild dogs that killed five goats near Jefferson Elementary School on Thursday have now been spotted on the Brockton Road. “The last sighting is in the Brockton Road area where another goat was killed,” police chief Joe Wirthman said Monday morning. “We are now staking that area out. We are also getting a lot of calls about ... [Full Story »] 

Water Authority to hold called meeting

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BarrowJournal
Monday, April 30. 2012
The Barrow County Water and Sewerage Authority will hold a called meeting on Thursday to review Barrow County’s Governor’s Water Supply Program application and consider water contracts. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at the Water Authority Office at 106 Lanthier St. in Winder.

Schools receive SACS visit

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BarrowJournal
Monday, April 30. 2012
The Barrow County Board of Education will hold a special called meeting Wednesday afternoon to hear a report given by a review board that accredits schools. The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. in the boardroom of the Professional Development Center at 179 West Athens St., Winder. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) began its ... [Full Story »] 

Fifth grader back home after poisonous snake bite

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, April 30. 2012
A Madison County girl was bitten by a poisonous snake while playing outside at a friend’s home April 21. Savannah Chandler, a fifth grader at Ila Elementary School, was airlifted to Egleston Children’s Hospital in Atlanta for treatment, according to E-911 records. Savannah, 11, was playing in the yard of a friend’s home on Hill Street in ... [Full Story »] 

Madison Co. man severely injured in fall

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, April 30. 2012
A Madison County man was severely injured in an accident on Rogers Mill Road recently. Heath Patrick, 29, of Hudson River Church Road, was helping a friend do some shingle work on his roof April 16. He had reportedly laid down the last shingle as it was getting dark when he fell roughly 20 feet and suffered severe injuries. His aunt, Vicki ... [Full Story »] 
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