Entries from June 2012

Airport authority opposes T-SPLOST project

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, June 29. 2012
When it comes to the T-SPLOST, the Jackson County Airport Authority has a clear message for voters: Its lone project on the list isn’t needed. In fact, the chairman of the airport authority went as far as saying on June 19 that if voters approve the new penny sales tax to fund transportation projects in the region, Jackson County shouldn’t ... [Full Story »] 

Jackson County gets good jobs report

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, June 29. 2012
The national economic outlook may look glum, but there’s some good news about jobs in Jackson County that may lift spirits, according to one official. Courtney Bernardi, director of economic development for the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, gave a recap of the job and investment forecast for the county on Thursday to the Jefferson ... [Full Story »] 

Dangerous heat wave under way

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, June 29. 2012
Barrow County, like the rest of north and central Georgia, is in the throes of a heat wave with high temperatures expected to break the 100-degree mark for several days. The National Weather Service before dawn Friday issued a special weather statement to alert residents that temperatures could reach 105 degrees today, which due to dry air in ... [Full Story »] 

Dad may be arrested after pool fight among kids

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, June 29. 2012
A Hall County man faces arrest after holding the arms of a boy while his juvenile son punched him the stomach in a pool, according to Braselton police. The victim’s mother said the 42-year-old man held her child while allowing his son to hit the boy during a dispute about being splashed in a pool. The children were playing in the neighborhood ... [Full Story »] 

What’s wrong with the newspaper industry?

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, June 29. 2012
The newspaper industry isn’t dead, but over the last four years it has faced more problems than it did in the previous 40 years. The result has been some massive changes in the way many newspapers do business. For the most part, the problems in the industry have been primarily among daily newspapers rather than community weekly newspapers. ... [Full Story »] 

Five sheriff hopefuls attend forum

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, June 29. 2012
A packed house greeted all five Madison County sheriff’s candidates as they faced their voting public in a political forum June 19 hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Farm Bureau and held at the high school’s performing arts theater in Danielsville. The field for sheriff includes current sheriff Kip Thomas, who is trying to hold his ... [Full Story »] 

Shiver to step down as lead public defender

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, June 29. 2012
Joel Shiver, head of the Northern Judicial Circuit’s Public Defender’s Office, told county commissioners Friday that he is leaving his post as of June 30 due to health reasons. In an emotional farewell, Shiver placed a laptop on the BOC meeting table and played a lengthy, recorded presentation that he narrated, in which he explained the ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce man arrested for slapping girlfriend

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, June 29. 2012
A Commerce man was arrested recently following a domestic dispute with his girlfriend. Weyman Lee Howell, 55, 212 Harmony Street, was charged with simple battery FVA. According to the incident report, officer Brandon Moss went to a home on Mountain View Lane where he spoke with the woman, who said that her boyfriend (Howell) had been drinking ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Can’t beat the memories of the old Fulton County Stadium

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, June 29. 2012
By Dallas Bordon Just the other day while going through some old VHS tapes, I came across an old recording from 1996 of the closing ceremonies of Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. On the recording of that night, the Braves said farewell to their home by bringing back retired players from different years. As I pushed the old VHS tape in a VCR that ... [Full Story »] 

Stolen bulldozer found in Indiana

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, June 28. 2012
The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that it has been notified that the $78,000 bulldozer stolen six months ago from a county work site has been found in Indiana. The 2007 John Deere Bulldozer, rented by the county's road department from a Bogart company, was stolen near the intersection of Highway 81 and Hoyt King Road on ... [Full Story »] 
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