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BOC approves property insurance

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Friday, August 17. 2012

Madison County commissioners renewed the county’s property and casualty insurance with OneBeacon Insurance Group Aug. 6 by a unanimous vote. The premium for Madison County will be $194,728 for the next 12 months, up $9,000 over the previous year. Madison County’s insurance representative Dan Horne noted that Madison County’s purchase of ... [Full Story »]

Bell named Comer police chief

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Friday, August 17. 2012

The Comer City Council has removed the “acting” description from Police Chief Dennis Bell’s title. Bell replaced Brent Zellner, who resigned to run as a Democrat for sheriff of Madison County. In November, Zellner will face the winner of the Aug. 21 runoff between incumbent Kip Thomas and former sheriff Clayton Lowe in the Republican ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Does government need marriage?

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Thursday, August 16. 2012

Dear Editor: Whatever definition of “marriage” required by any religion or government must be clearly defined or people will either be confused or they will argue about it. Christians have a current definition that is still a bit subjective as to what that bond between a man and a woman entails for the twenty-first century. Our government ... [Full Story »]

No opening date set for soccer fields

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Wednesday, August 15. 2012

The green grass is now on the new soccer fields. But Madison County recreation leaders are hesitant to send kids sprinting and kicking on the new green turf until the roots have taken a firm hold. “It’s really up in the air whether we’re going to get to play a season or half a season there,” said recreation department director Robin ... [Full Story »]

Maysville woman killed in single-vehicle accident

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Tuesday, August 14. 2012

A Maysville woman was killed Aug. 11 in a single-car accident on Jot-Em-Down Road. Shirley Ann Coker, 52, was traveling east on Jot Em Down Road around 10 a.m. when she ran off the roadway and crashed her green 2000 Ford Expedition into a tree, according to a spokesperson with the Athens post of the Georgia State Patrol. Coker died at the ... [Full Story »]

Homeless man charged with stealing GPS system

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Tuesday, August 14. 2012

A homeless man was charged with breaking into another man’s car and stealing a TomTom navigational system while the man shopped inside the Dollar General on Madison Street in Ila. Thomas Mitchell Minish, 32, was charged with entering automobile or other motor vehicle with intent to commit theft or felony. According to the incident report, ... [Full Story »]

Animal shelter reaches goal for help for ‘Big Red’

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Monday, August 13. 2012

The Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter (MOAS) has exceeded its “Big Red Guardian Angel” goal. “Big Red is a 5-year-old Bloodhound that was brought into our shelter several weeks ago with a serious eye condition called bilateral intropian,” shelter officials said. “This is a condition where the eyelids are turned in causing the eye ... [Full Story »]

Schools show improvement on CRCT

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Monday, August 13. 2012

The Madison County School System showed district-wide improvements between 2011 and 2012 in every subject area of the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT), according to numbers released recently in the Georgia Department of Education (DOE) report. Meanwhile, some county CRCT test scores exceeded state averages, while others were behind ... [Full Story »]

City of Carlton’s revenues fall

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Monday, August 13. 2012

Carlton’s City Council is struggling to deal with falling revenue. Income for the city is declining in all categories. Sales tax revenues, including special purpose local option (SPLOST) taxes have decreased as the overall economy has declined. In addition, the recent fall of property values in the area has reduced the yield from property ... [Full Story »]

Madison Co. students back in class

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Monday, August 13. 2012

Madison County students returned for another school year Friday, Aug. 10. Some of the biggest changes this year are at Comer Elementary, which sports a new media center, three new classrooms, a renovated clinic and computer lab, along with a new energy-efficient HVAC system. A new deceleration lane at the entrance to the school should also help ... [Full Story »]

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