Entries from November 2012

Tigers host Paladins in senior night matchup

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Friday, November 9. 2012
Coming off of a bye week, the Commerce Tigers (5-4, 1-4) are well rested and prepared to take on their final opponent of the regular season, the Pinecrest Academy Paladins (4-4, 3-3). Friday night will be the first meeting of these two option based offenses in what is sure to be an action-packed contest. Pinecrest upset George Walton Academy ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce runners finish sixth at state

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Friday, November 9. 2012
The Commerce High School boys’ cross-country team ended its season on a high note after earning a sixth-place finish at the GHSA Class-A Cross Country State Championship meet last Saturday, Nov. 3. The Tigers rose bright and early on Saturday morning, en route to the 9:00 a.m. meet at First Presbyterian Day School in Macon. Thirteen of the ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce council to move on civic center roof

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, November 9. 2012
Commerce officials have finally reached a decision on what to do about the leaky roof on the Commerce Civic Center. At their “work session” meeting Monday night, the council appeared ready to support new city manager Pete Pyrzenski’s recommendation to contract with a company for a lightweight membrane covering guaranteed for 10 years ... [Full Story »] 

Cross country: Jefferson girls take fifth in Class AA

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Friday, November 9. 2012
THE JEFFERSON girls produced the best finish of any local cross country team at the state meets in Carrollton Saturday, taking fifth in Class AA. The Lady Dragons got a pair of top 25 individual finishes to give Jefferson its second-straight top 10 team finish. The team finished with 168 points. Reese Bowles ran a 22:02 to finish 16th, and ... [Full Story »] 

Police consider purchase of mobile tag reader

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, November 9. 2012
The odds of getting caught for driving without insurance in Commerce could soon go up exponentially. Having conducted a test of mobile tag readers, the Commerce Police Department is considering spending $18,000 to buy a set. That’s bad news for drivers with no insurance, with suspended registration, stolen tags, suspended driver’s licenses ... [Full Story »] 

Bobby Satterfield (11-7-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, November 9. 2012
JEFFERSON - Bobby Andrew Satterfield, 64, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2012. He was born in Jackson County, the son of the late Claude and Molly Wright Satterfield. He was a retired supervisor for Seaboard Farms, and was preceded in death by a son, James, and brother, Edward. Survivors include his wife Sheila Venable Satterfield, ... [Full Story »] 

Hilda Jewell

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Friday, November 9. 2012
MAYSVILLE - Hilda Hautell Jewell, 88, died Thursday, November 8, 2012, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. She was born in Maysville, the daughter of the late Hubert and Elizabeth Beck Ray. She was a member of Charity Baptist Church and was retired from Dupont. Mrs. Jewell was preceded in death by her husband, Emory Lee Jewell; and a son, ... [Full Story »] 

Colena Wright (11-4-12)

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Friday, November 9. 2012
WINDER - Colena Wright, 86, died Sunday, November 4, 2012. A Jackson County native, she was the daughter of the late Alton and Bessie Mae Matthews Adams. Mrs. Wright was a member of the Winder First United Methodist Church and was a homemaker. She had resided in Barrow County for most of her life. Survivors include her husband, Jimmy Wright, ... [Full Story »] 

James Greeson (11-4-12)

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Friday, November 9. 2012
AUBURN - James Lewis Greeson, 72, died Sunday, November 4, 2012. A lifelong resident of Barrow County, he was the son of the late Eugene S. and Agnes Wright Greeson. He was a maintenance engineer with Nix and Miller Metal Fabricators of Buford. Mr. Greeson was a retiree of the Georgia Army National Guard and was a member of the Nazareth United ... [Full Story »] 

PR position: Just putting lipstick on a pig

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BarrowJournal
Friday, November 9. 2012
A couple of weeks ago, the Barrow County Board of Education met to discuss plans to improve the school system’s weaknesses. That was a good thing. For too long, the BCSS pretended that it didn’t have any problems. That’s not unusual in many school systems where “happy talk” is pervasive and any admission of short-comings is frowned ... [Full Story »] 
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