Entries from January 2013

11 arrested for pandering

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BanksNewsTODAY
Thursday, January 24. 2013
The Banks County Sheriff’s Office conducted a sex-for-hire operation in the Banks Crossing area and 11 people were arrested for pandering. Two of those arrested also face drug charges. One charge is still pending further investigation, chief deputy Shawn Wilson said on Thursday morning. Wilson said those arrested were calling females ... [Full Story »] 

Lucille Wheeler (1-23-13)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, January 24. 2013
ALTO – Lucille McCoy Wheeler, 85, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013. She was born in Banks County on November 21, 1927, the daughter of the late Archie Broadus and Lillie Mae Eubanks McCoy. Mrs. Wheeler was preceded in death by her husband, Charles P. Wheeler; brothers, Bill McCoy and E.B. "Mac" McCoy; and a sister, Sue Dobbins. She was ... [Full Story »] 

Alma Lou Haynes (1-23-13)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, January 24. 2013
COMMERCE - Alma Lou Hooper Haynes, 78, died Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at Hill Haven Nursing Home. She was born in Homer, the daughter of the late Leonard and Mary Grace Ray Hooper. She was retired from the restaurant industry. Mrs. Haynes was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar Haynes; and a brother, Dwayne Hooper. Survivors include ... [Full Story »] 

ROLLASON: A shocking turnaround for Ravens

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, January 24. 2013
When the playoffs began a few weeks ago there was no shortage of bold predictions coming out of the mouths of the top NFL analysts in the country. Most would have said that the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos would meet in the AFC Championship game where Tom Brady and Peyton Manning would meet up for the chance to play in the Super ... [Full Story »] 

‘Jim’ Mauldin (1-22-13)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, January 24. 2013
WINDER – James “Jim” Elmo Mauldin Jr., 75, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013. He was the son of the late James Elmo Mauldin Sr. and Lennie Lee DeLoach Lindsey Mauldin. He was preceded in death by a half-brother, Charles Kelly Lindsey. During his life, he worked as a teletype operator for United Press International, owned and operated ... [Full Story »] 

Ernest Bragg Jr. (1-23-13)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, January 24. 2013
FLOWERY BRANCH – Ernest Edward Bragg Jr., 89, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. He was born in Augusta on April 10, 1923, the son of the late Ernest Edward Bragg Sr. and Lillian Virginia Bragg. He was a member of Mount Salem Baptist Church, served in the United States Navy, and had been an insurance ... [Full Story »] 

Mat Bulldoggs earn wins

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
With the area tournament approaching, the Winder-Barrow High School wrestling team has been enjoying mat success of late. The team recently defeated Oconee County 48-31 with Austin Iler, Landon McFarland, Stephen Head, Dalton Crowe, Kris Colby, Austin Stewart and Agustin Salas earning pins. Gavin Pieniaszek won by forfeit. The Mat Bulldoggs ... [Full Story »] 

Expired registrations lead to arrests

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
Expired registrations helped the Commerce Police Department put two men in jail, one on a felony drug charge and the other — considered “armed and dangerous” — on an outstanding Hall County warrant. At 4:49 a.m. on Saturday morning, an officer pulled over a vehicle on U.S. 441 near W.E. King Road for driving with a suspended ... [Full Story »] 

AHS key: Stay focused down stretch

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
With his team having tasted defeat for only the second time in its past 13 games, Apalachee High School coach Kevin Morris stressed the importance of his players remaining focused down the final stretch of the regular season. The Wildcats, who were 13-4 overall and 7-4 in Region 8-AAAAA entering this week’s action, fell to visiting ... [Full Story »] 

Hardy presses for meeting to clear air on EMS station funds

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
A newspaper ad purchased by commissioner Dwain Smith and chairman Tom Crow alleging that someone in county government is “hiding money being spent” angered fellow commissioner Chas Hardy and led him to call for a meeting with all of the information being presented instead of “misinformation and half-truths.” The board of commissioners ... [Full Story »] 
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