Entries from January 2013

Knights benefit from balanced attack

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
While the Bethlehem Christian Academy boys basketball team had its winning streak snapped Saturday, coach Mark Barth said he still believes the team is on the right track as the postseason tournaments begin to come into view. The Knights fell to Monsignor Donovan in non-region play Saturday 46-43, but the effort was still there, Barth said. ... [Full Story »] 

Flowery Branch rallies to defeat Wildcats

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
The stat sheet and the final score told two different stories Tuesday night. The Apalachee High School boys basketball team had more 3-point baskets and more 2-point baskets in its home battle against Flowery Branch. However, an advantage for the Falcons at the free throw line turned out to be the difference in a 63-60 win for the visitors ... [Full Story »] 

Dr. Joe Slocum (1-22-13)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
COMMERCE - Dr. Joe Harvey Slocum, 67, husband of Olivia Slocum and the son of the late Rev. Johnny Slocum and Beatrice Jameson Slocum, died Tuesday evening, January 22, 2013. He was born in Stephens County and graduated from Franklin County High School. He received his Doctor of Divinity degree from International Seminary in 1985. He was ... [Full Story »] 

Library re-opening delayed

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
The newly expanded and fully renovated Commerce Public Library will not open Thursday morning as planned, apparently because the move back into the South Broad Street building has not been completed. Details as to when the facility will open have not been announced. The $2 million project was funded by more than $580,000 raised locally and a ... [Full Story »] 

Library re-opening delayed to Monday

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
Last minute building code issues forced the long-awaited opening of the renovated and expanded Commerce Public Library to be postponed until Monday. The facility is now scheduled to open at 10 a.m. on Monday. The library was originally scheduled to open Thursday, Jan. 24, at 10 a.m. Books can be returned at the facility's book drop. No fines ... [Full Story »] 

‘Missing’ man threatens deputy

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
A missing Jefferson man was charged with criminal trespass after an incident where he reportedly threatened to kill the deputy that found him standing on an airplane at the Jackson County Airport. According to a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office incident report, Dutch Howard Alexander, 36, was arrested following the Jan. 14 incident when a ... [Full Story »] 

Hardy slams fellow commissioners

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
A newspaper ad purchased by board of commissioner Dwain Smith and BOC 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.” “We are ... [Full Story »] 

Winder Police searching for armed robbery suspect

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
The Winder Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect in an armed robbery that took place over the weekend. Officers responded to the package store on McNeal Road around 1:47 p.m. on Jan. 19. A black male described as having a goatee style beard, large build, wearing all dark clothing, sunglasses and a stocking hat ... [Full Story »] 

Bill could cost Winder $2 million in water profits

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
A state legislator has introduced a bill at the outset of the 2013 legislative session that could jeopardize a major cash cow for Winder’s city government. Rep. Wendell Willard is the sponsor of House Bill 41 that would prohibit governmental water and sewer service providers from charging higher rates to customers outside their ... [Full Story »] 

Winder officials addressing city ‘eyesore’

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, January 23. 2013
Winder city officials are considering a move that once ignited a major City Hall controversy. But this time, the funding for the alleviation of a longstanding eyesore would not come from a multi-million-dollar federal loan to be paid back over the next 40 years. The new administration would pay cash. The goal now is similar to what it was in ... [Full Story »] 
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