Entries from December 2012

Paul Neese (12-22-12)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, December 26. 2012
PENDERGRASS - Paul James Neese, Jr., 75, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012. A native of Morgantown, W.Va., he was the son of the late Paul James Neese Sr. and Helen Cronin Neese. He was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Neese. Mr. Neese was a retired custodian with the Jackson County School System and also a veteran of the United ... [Full Story »] 

Chamber to spend $20,000 in president search

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, December 26. 2012
Finding a new president of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce is taking longer than expected — and may cost more too. And while the board of directors did approve the search committee’s request last Friday for up to $20,000 in expenses — including hiring Spherion Staffing Services, Gainesville, to lead the search — very few ... [Full Story »] 

Yates plans town hall meeting Jan. 22

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, December 26. 2012
Jackson County District 3 commissioner Bruce Yates will hold a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Hoschton Depot.

Man reports dog bite on Charles Smith Road

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, December 26. 2012
A man reported being bitten by a dog at a Charlie Smith Road, Braselton, residence on Dec. 18. According to a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office incident report, the man said he has two Jack Russell terriers that ran out of his yard. He said he went to a neighboring residence to see if that neighbor had seen his dogs because they also have a ... [Full Story »] 

Baldwin hears request for one-time auction event

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BanksNewsTODAY
Wednesday, December 26. 2012
The Baldwin City Council heard a request last week for a one-day business license for an auction to be held in a building in the industrial park. Kurt Kilgore, Rockabilly Auctions, Commerce, asked the council to issue him a business license or permit to hold a one-day auction on Jan. 12 in the industrial park building owned by Doug Michael and ... [Full Story »] 

BCMS A Team Girls undefeated in season

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, December 26. 2012
The winning ways continue for the A Team Girls from Banks County Middle School. On December 10, the Lady Leopards put away a the good team of South Habersham Middle School 41-16. On Thursday, they turned up the heat on Kings Bridge Middle School and brought home a 49-5 victory. The Lady Leopards record this season now sits at 6-0. "This game ... [Full Story »] 

ROLLASON: NFL honors those lost in tragedy

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, December 26. 2012
This past Friday our nation was shocked as it witnessed one of the most heinous tragedies in the history of America when twenty young children and six adults were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. This was the second largest mass murder tragedy in United States History and one of the deadliest mass shootings ... [Full Story »] 

‘Good guys’ already have guns in Barrow County schools

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, December 26. 2012
One week after a mentally disturbed shooter took 26 lives at a Connecticut elementary school, the nation’s largest gun-rights lobby called for Congress to place armed police officers in every school. “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” said Wayne LaPierre, vice president of the National Rifle ... [Full Story »] 

Arcade man charged with attack on 12-year-old girl

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, December 26. 2012
A 34-year-old man has been charged with attempted rape after he allegedly tried to break into an Arcade home and tried to choke a 12-year-old girl. Jeffrey Tingle, Arcade, is being held in the Jackson County Jail following the Dec. 14 incident in Fowlers Mobile Home Park on Athens Highway where authorities say he climbed through an unlocked ... [Full Story »] 

Wal-Mart to host meeting about Jefferson store plans on Jan. 8

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, December 26. 2012
Plans to locate a Walmart store in Jefferson will be unveiled by the company at a meeting in January. Walmart officials will host a town hall meeting at the Jefferson Civic Center at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 8. It will be in a “question and answer” format with interested citizens invited to attend. Wolverton & Associates, the company ... [Full Story »] 
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