Entries from August 2012

Firefighters respond to incidents

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, August 30. 2012
The West Jackson Fire Department responded to the following incidents last week: •vehicle accident at a Ga. Hwy. 53, Hoschton, address, where a vehicle left the roadway and was on its side. When firefighters arrived, they said the driver was out of the vehicle and was talking to deputy. There no fires, leaks or other hazards. Firefighters ... [Full Story »] 

Wildcats venture to Lanier to open 2012

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, August 29. 2012
A new season will begin Friday for the Apalachee High School football team against a relatively new program. The Lanier High School Longhorns will welcome the Wildcats this Friday as both teams begin their respective 2012 campaigns. Lanier is a new program and new school. The team played four varsity games a season ago going 3-1. “We ... [Full Story »] 

Council extends search for manager

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 29. 2012
With its top two candidates for city manager withdrawing their applications, the Commerce City Council has decided to seek additional applicants. The two top candidates withdrew from consideration, explained interim city manager Tom Berry, who is leading the search on behalf of the city council. “One got another job, and I don’t know the ... [Full Story »] 

A parting service from local burglars

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 29. 2012
A couple relocating from Commerce to New York got some unwanted help in clearing out a utility building, according to the Commerce Police Department. A white female told police that her family was in the process of moving to New York, where her husband had been transferred, and she and her son were finalizing details, as her husband was already ... [Full Story »] 

Knights begin full varsity play Friday

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, August 29. 2012
The Bethlehem Christian Academy football program is on the verge of something special. The Knights will play a full varsity schedule for the first time in 2012 and the first step on that adventure is set for Friday. BCA will host Augusta Prep at 7:30 p.m. on the Knights’ “home” stadium at Legion Field in Monroe. BCA is competing at the ... [Full Story »] 

Doggs, Lady Doggs take first in Savannah

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, August 29. 2012
The long trip to Savannah produced positive results for the Winder-Barrow High School cross country program. Both the Bulldoggs and Lady Bulldoggs won first place during the Saucony Fleet Feet Cross Country Kickoff Saturday. “We had an excellent performance from all of our runners,” said WBHS boys coach Michael Lofton. “I was thrilled ... [Full Story »] 

Rachel Royston (8-28-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, August 29. 2012
ROYSTON – Rachel Fowler Royston, 82, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at her residence. She was born in Franklin County on September 5, 1929, the daughter of the late Mack and Mayola Haley Fowler. She was a seamstress for 45 years with Oxford, a member of the Happy Travelers Club, and a member of the Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mrs. ... [Full Story »] 

Linda Mathews (8-28-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, August 29. 2012
COMER - Linda Ruth Wood Mathews, 64, died Tuesday August 28, 2012. A native of Madison County, she was the daughter of the late H.C. and Glennie Compton Wood. Mrs. Mathews was the widow of the late Walter Howard Mathews. She was a beautician at My Lady Beauty Salon in Comer. Survivors include children, Matthew (Heather) Mathews and Michael ... [Full Story »] 

Howard Yates Williams (8-28-12)

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Wednesday, August 29. 2012
JEFFERSON - Howard Yates Williams, lovingly known as "Dadaw," 96, died on Tuesday, August 28, 2012. He was born May 20, 1916, in Poseyville, Ind. and graduated with top honors from Decker High School in Decker, Ind. Mr. Williams was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 61 years, Mildred M. Williams, as well as sisters, Martha Jenkins, ... [Full Story »] 

JCCHS, Jefferson compete at Northeast Georgia championships

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, August 29. 2012
THE JEFFERSON girls showed why they were a preseason top 10 in Class AA, winning the varsity race at Saturday’s Northeast Georgia Cross Country Championships at Athens Christian. Meanwhile, Jackson County’s girls finished 10th in the more elite championship race. Jefferson, ranked seventh in Class AA, averaged a 23:00 in the varsity race, ... [Full Story »] 
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