Entries from November 2012

‘Butch’ Ward (10-18-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, November 13. 2012
CLARKESVILLE – Mickey Ray (Butch) Ward, 53, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center after an extended illness. Born on March 21, 1959 in Hampton, Va., he was the son of Oley M. Ward and the late Frances Ann Cowart Stowe and the late Donald Stowe. He was self-employed as a construction worker and was of the ... [Full Story »] 

Ronnie Garmon (11-9-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, November 13. 2012
JEFFERSON - Ronnie J. Garmon, 74, died Friday, November 9, 2012. Mr. Garmon was a member of Johns Creek Baptist Church. He belonged to the Norcross Masonic Lodge #228 F&AM and the Shriners. He was also in the Center Stage Bluegrass Band playing the guitar and could play anything with strings, and the harmonica. Mr. Garmon was inducted into the ... [Full Story »] 

Man sentenced to 8 years in prison on child porn charge

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Tuesday, November 13. 2012
A Comer man was sentenced recently in Madison County Superior Court to eight years in prison for possessing child pornography of a local minor. Phillip Warren Dorminy, 51, 737 Paoli Road, Carlton, was sentenced to eight years confinement, 12 years probation and fined $1,350 for sexual exploitation of children. He was also sentenced to five ... [Full Story »] 

Sheriff's deputies searching for escaped prisoner

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Monday, November 12. 2012
Barrow County Sheriff's deputies are searching for an inmate who walked away from a work detail at about 2:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12. Sheriff Jud Smith said Ross Eugene Hilmo of 478 Browns Bridge Road in Auburn was part of a nine-inmate crew cutting grass on county property along Tom Miller Road between Highway 81 South and Haymon Morris Road. ... [Full Story »] 

BOC to vote on Winder, Statham annexations and $2.8 million for cultural arts facility

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Monday, November 12. 2012
The Barrow County Board of Commissioners will take action Tuesday night on the annexations of three commercial properties north of Highway 316 into the city of Winder. They include 58.46 acres owned by Akins, Maynard & Bartlett LLP, 4.273 acres owned by Combs & Bartlett LLC, and 10.92 acres owned by Athens Regional Health Resources. The ... [Full Story »] 

Winder council to meet today and Tuesday

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Monday, November 12. 2012
The Winder City Council meets today, Nov. 12, for its regular monthly work session to discuss items scheduled for action tomorrow, Nov. 13. Both meetings are at 6 p.m. at the Winder Community Center at 113 E. Athens St. Action items include approval of six annexation requests by owners of county properties. The requests are for 23.3 acres on ... [Full Story »] 

Two cited with criminal trespass

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, November 12. 2012
Two men were arrested recently after they were found drunk inside a vacant home on Meadow Lane. Timothy Elton Anderson, 44, 640 Jack Sharp Road, Colbert, and Robert Gary Bray, Hull, were each arrested on one count of criminal trespass. According to the incident report, officer Greg Bryson was dispatched to the residence after someone reported ... [Full Story »] 

Grocery store coming to Colbert in 2013

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, November 12. 2012
Colbert can expect a grocery store in late 2013. Dill’s Food City has purchased property at the intersection of Hwy. 72 and Foote McClellan Road with plans to construct an approximate 30,000-square-foot store with a full deli. “It’s great to see business coming in to the county,” said county industrial development authority executive ... [Full Story »] 

Yates to host meeting to address budget, EMS

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Saturday, November 10. 2012
District 3 board of commissioner Bruce Yates will host a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the Braselton Public Safety Community Room, located at 5040 Hwy. 53, Braselton. Topics to be discussed include: Budget, the new EMS station for the West Jackson area, the 2013 tax digest and fire services.

BROWN: In honor of Tony Gonzalez

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Saturday, November 10. 2012
Everyone who knows me knows that I haven’t been the biggest football fan in the area. But boy, they’d be surprised to see me now as I’m decked out in Falcons shirts and a Matt Ryan jersey. Someone very dear to me has gotten me into watching the Falcons this year with him, and I have thoroughly enjoyed. The only time that a game was missed ... [Full Story »] 
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