Entries from October 2012

Jackson deputies log 45 arrests

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, October 5. 2012
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office charged 45 people last week, including the following: •Mark Anthony Dachs, 35, 1494 Cleveland Highway, Murryaville, two charges of issuance of bad checks. •Hurvey William Davis III, 111 Hightower Court, Jefferson, probation violation. •Jason Ray Hill, 39, 482 Madison St., Commerce, probation ... [Full Story »] 

DDA moving forward with 'opportunity zone'

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, October 5. 2012
Having successfully gotten the Commerce City Council to declare a wide swath of town as an “enterprise zone,” the Downtown Development Authority is wasting no time in taking the second step toward providing greater incentives for businesses to locate or expand in town. Executive director Denise McKay said she will present a resolution to ... [Full Story »] 

Softball: East Jackson bows out in Region 8-AA tourney

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, October 5. 2012
EAST JACKSON tried to play the role of spoiler to get to the state tournament but came up short in both its contests at the Region 8-AAA tournament. The Eagles lost to Oconee County 9-3 and North Oconee 7-1 last Wednesday (Oct. 3) to finish the season 6-12-1 in their first year under coach Brent Howell. “Looking back on our season we can ... [Full Story »] 

Cross country: Staples leads Eagles at Mountain Invitational

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, October 5. 2012
EAST JACKSON’s Vladik Staples ran 17:34.8 Saturday — barely missing his personal best — to lead the Eagles to a 16th-place finish out of 29 teams at the Mountain Invitational in Helen. Staples, who has run 17:35 or better in three out of his last four meets, finished 21st overall out of 199 runners. Noah Hulett ran an 18:00 to finish ... [Full Story »] 

Cross country: Baird takes second at North Oconee meet

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, October 5. 2012
JACKSON COUNTY’S Sydney Baird ran a 22:04 Thursday at North Oconee to finish second overall. Four teams participated in the meet, but only two — North Oconee and Jackson County — had enough runners to qualify for a team score. The Lady Titans won the meet and the Lady Panthers finished second. Also scoring for Jackson County were Maddie ... [Full Story »] 

Volleyball: Jefferson finishes regular season at 28-13

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, October 5. 2012
JEFFERSON’S volleyball team grabbed a pair of Senior Night wins Thursday to close out a 28-13 regular season. The Dragons, who earned a no. 3 seed for the Area tournament, beat Lakeview Academy 26-24, 25-15 and Cedar Shoals 25-7, 25-10. Sarah Wood led Jefferson with 25 kills, five digs and three aces. Amanda Flowers finished with 13 kills and ... [Full Story »] 

MCHS softball team captures Region 8-AAAA title

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, October 5. 2012
The Madison County Raider softball team won the region 8-AAAA title Thursday night 7-3 over Walnut Grove. The Raiders led 4-3 through five and a half innings before breaking loose for three in the bottom of the six. Randee Bettis was the winning pitcher and Alexis Damron pitched in relief. Madison County will now host #4 seed LaGrange next ...

Authority raises price for anglers at Bear Creek

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, October 5. 2012
Anglers wishing to launch their boats at the Bear Creek Reservoir will find it’s 33 percent more expensive and available 25 percent less frequently, thanks to action taken last week by the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority. The four-county group that owns the 505-acre reservoir voted last Wednesday to increase the cost per boater/fisherman ... [Full Story »] 

Road rage leads to man hitting car with tire iron on Interstate 85

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, October 5. 2012
An irate driver who was upset that another driver cut him off on Interstate 85 followed the other driver and hit his vehicle with a tire iron, according to an incident report from the Braselton Police Department. Officers were initially told that a man was standing in the roadway with a gun. That man — a 45-year-old resident of Buford ... [Full Story »] 

GIB: results of Ash autopsy 'undetermined'

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, October 5. 2012
The autopsy of the body of the late Dr. Keith Ash apparently yielded insufficient information to pinpoint his cause of death. The State Crime Lab termed the results of the investigation as “undetermined,” according to police chief John Gaissert. Ash died Wednesday, June 27, in a chair where he’d been sleeping. The incident report ... [Full Story »] 
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