Entries from November 2012

Holloway named JMS assistant principal

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, November 28. 2012
THE JEFFERSON school board has approved the promotion of central office employee Kristi Holloway to assistant principal of Jefferson Middle School. The board of education (BOE) made the move at a called meeting Monday. Holloway takes the place of Jason Wester, who moved from assistant principal to principal at JMS following the resignation of ... [Full Story »] 

Part owner of Hoschton restaurant killed in wreck

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, November 28. 2012
A Commerce resident died in a one-vehicle traffic accident early Sunday morning when his pickup truck ran off the road on Highway 326 six miles east of Commerce, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The Patrol said Robert D “Robby” Barnett, 44, part owner of Wing Slinger’s Bar in Hoschton, was traveling west when the vehicle left the ... [Full Story »] 

Governor appoints Wayne McLocklin to judgeship

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, November 28. 2012
Winder attorney Wayne McLocklin has been appointed by Governor Nathan Deal as the fourth judge for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, which includes Jackson, Barrow and Banks counties. The fourth judge’s position was created for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit by the passage of Senate Bill 356 during the 2012 Session of the Georgia General ... [Full Story »] 

Group sues county over SPLOST

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, November 28. 2012
A group of four Jackson County citizens has sued the Jackson County Board of Commissioners to stop work on the new West Jackson EMS station. A hearing on the issue is scheduled for Dec. 10 at 9 a.m. in Jackson County Superior Court. The four plaintiffs, Albon Gilbert, Jerry Tate, James Lyle and Doug Waters Sr., claim the county has not lived up ... [Full Story »] 

Local officials encourage parent mentors to make a difference

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, November 28. 2012
Pam Moore knows firsthand what a parent, especially with the help of other parents, can accomplish by being engaged in a child’s educaton. November is Parent Engagement Month in Georgia, and Madison County, along with other school systems around the state are highlighting the role parents play in a student’s education. When Moore took on ... [Full Story »] 

Mary Josephine Gardner (11-19-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, November 27. 2012
BOGART - Mary Josephine Gardner, 59, died Monday, November 19, 2012, at Athens Regional Medical Center. A native of Atlanta, she was the daughter of the late Everett Glenn and Florence Josephine Culbertson Gardner. Survivors include her significant other, Sandy Carmen; a daughter, Lesley Miller; sister, Glynda Ann Gardner; grandchildren, ... [Full Story »] 

Top choice for Barrow manager: Jock Connell

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Tuesday, November 27. 2012
The first county manager under Barrow County’s new form of government likely will be Jock Connell, the former county administrator for Gwinnett County and current consultant for Hall County. Connell was the top choice of a selection committee comprised of Barrow County’s six district commissioners and incoming Barrow County Board of ... [Full Story »] 

Peggy Craig (11-23-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, November 27. 2012
HULL - Peggy Morrow Craig, 64, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2012. Born in Clarke County, she was the daughter of the late John Thomas and Lizzie Mae Herring Morrow. Mrs. Craig was preceded in death by children, Stephen Eugene Craig and Natalie Dawn Craig; and brothers, Albert "Bo" and J.C. "Bud" Morrow. She was a retired assistant ... [Full Story »] 

Justin Lee Fitzpatrick (11-21-12)

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Tuesday, November 27. 2012
COMMERCE - Justin Lee Fitzpatrick, 29, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Born on June 14, 1983, in Commerce, he was the son of Diana Minish Whitlock of Commerce and Keith Fitzpatrick of Ila. Survivors include a sister, Ashley Brooke Fitzpatrick (Nickolas Brandon Drake), Danielsville; a brother, Andrew Blake Fitzpatrick, Commerce; stepsister, ... [Full Story »] 

Two people arrested for disorderly house

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Tuesday, November 27. 2012
Two people were arrested recently after officers responded to their home on Glenn Carrie Road regarding a domestic dispute. Ellen Elizabeth Colton-Norveisas, 43, and Jack Herring Harris, 72, 1612 Glenn Carrie Road, Hull, were each charged with one count of maintaining a disorderly house. According to the incident report, officers met Colton at ... [Full Story »] 
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