Entries from October 2012

Local pastor offers a ‘Blessing of the Pets’

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, October 26. 2012
Pastor Hugh Hendrickson knows what it’s like to love a pet. His dog, Dallas, was often his companion in his daily travels around Comer and Colbert. Hendrickson and Dallas moved to Comer from Dalton three years ago when he became the pastor at Comer and Colbert United Methodist churches. Dallas, a beagle, was a rescue from an animal shelter in ... [Full Story »] 

Man dismantles house with saw to free wife and boyfriend

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, October 26. 2012
Disorderly conduct and simple battery were reported on Foote McClellan Road recently after officer Brandon Hanley was dispatched to the report of a disorderly male who had destroyed the inside of a residence. The suspect came to the door with a jigsaw in his hand. He was told to put the saw down and step outside. He complied and told Hanley and ... [Full Story »] 

BOC to approve budget Nov. 5

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, October 26. 2012
Madison County commissioners will approve the county government budget for 2013 on Nov. 5. The $13.59 million budget is down slightly from this year’s $13.74 million budget. But local tax revenues are also down $1 million due to a 13-percent decrease in the county’s digest (overall property value). That means the local government faces a ... [Full Story »] 

Softball: JCCHS falls to Chapel Hill in opener in Columbus

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, October 25. 2012
JACKSON County hopes to make a run out of the losers’ bracket now after dropping its first game in the state quarterfinals in Columbus. The Panther softball team lost 4-1 to Chapel Hill Friday afternoon. Jackson County (21-16-1) plays tomorrow at 11 a.m. in the double elimination tournament. Chapel Hill (25-14) broke a scoreless tie in the ... [Full Story »] 

SNAPSHOTS: Jackson Co. softball vs. Chapel Hill in Elite Eight

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, October 25. 2012

Wildcats back in playoff chase

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, October 25. 2012
Suddenly, the Apalachee High School football team has worked itself back into postseason contention. Friday’s 27-23 road win against Cedar Shoals has the Wildcats still very much alive for the postseason. With the three games remaining, AHS would likely need to win out and that starts this Friday with the homecoming game against Salem High ... [Full Story »] 

Pauline Sorrow Cloud (10-24-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, October 25. 2012
BOWMAN - Pauline Sorrow Cloud, 66, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012. She was the daughter of Gladys Baxter Parsons and the late Dewey Sorrow. She was preceded in death by a brother, George Sorrow. Survivors in addition to her mother include children, Dewey Anglin (Cindy), Bobby J. Toole (Tillie), Sharon D. Hussey (Michael), Stephanie L. ... [Full Story »] 

BOE seeks ways to improve system’s weaknesses

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, October 25. 2012
The Barrow Board of Education took part in a three-hour training session Oct. 23 that focused on how to improve four weak areas in the school system. Officials are seeking to improve the system’s graduation rate, its math curriculum, its special education programs and the number of students who seek post-high school education. GRADUATION RATE ... [Full Story »] 

Advantage to hold ‘Cruise In’

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, October 25. 2012
Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, which serves Madison County, will hold its fourth-annual “Cruise In and Children’s Carnival” Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Varsity on West Broad Street in Athens. The event is sponsored by Friends of Advantage (FOA), a non-profit volunteer organization which raises funds and enhances the lives of people ... [Full Story »] 

James W. Thomas (10-24-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, October 25. 2012
DANIELSVILLE - James William Thomas, 68, of Highway 29, Danielsville, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012, at the St. Mary's Hospice House in Bogart. He was born in Franklin County, on April 18, 1944, the son of the late Grady Claxton and Mary Louise Barnes Thomas. He was a machinist having worked for Franklin Industries, and a member of ... [Full Story »] 
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