Entries from March 2013

ROLLASON: March Madness is back again

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, March 21. 2013
It’s that time again. March Madness has been in full swing for weeks now and finally we have the NCAA official bracket released. It’s the time of the year where everyone becomes an expert at analyzing college basketball. Co-workers setup office pools and throw in money on the side for a pot that the bosses don’t know about — unless your ... [Full Story »] 

Hwy. 106 wreck sends four to hospital

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, March 21. 2013
Four people were transported to Athens hospitals after a two-vehicle collision at Hwy.106 and Willis Glenn Road March 17. According to C.E. Parker, spokesman for the the Athens post of the Georgia State Patrol, a 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Lavena Lester, 31, Athens, was T-boned by a 2001 Chevy Silverado as Lester attempted turn onto ... [Full Story »] 

Delores Fuller (3-19-13)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, March 21. 2013
DANIELSVILLE - Delores Fowler Fuller, 74, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, following an extensive illness. She had lived in Danielsville for the past several years, but had made her home in Athens most of her adult life. She was born in Clarke County, the daughter of the late William Morgan and Elizabeth Maebell Kittle Fowler. Mrs. Fuller was ... [Full Story »] 

Elizabeth Gailey(3-19-13)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, March 21. 2013
HOMER – Elizabeth Inez Gailey, 70, went home to be with our Lord on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, following a courageous fight with cancer. She was born in Banks County on November 12, 1942, the daughter of the late Annie Bell Eller McCarthy and stepdaughter of the late Charlie McCarthy. She was preceded in death by a brother and sister-in-law, ... [Full Story »] 

Roland D. Brooks Jr. (3-19-13)

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Thursday, March 21. 2013
ATHENS - Roland David Brooks Jr., 78, passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2013. A native of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Roland Brooks Sr. and Sadie Park McDonald. He was preceded in death by the love of his life, his best friend, and wife of 42 years, Peggy Joyce Patton Brooks; and a son, Johnny Brooks. The voice of Roland Brooks was ... [Full Story »] 

Georgia Force football to hold registration

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, March 21. 2013
The Georgia Force High School football program will host registration for the 2013 football and cheerleading season April 13 at Gary Pirke Park, located in Sugar Hill, off Suwanee Dam Road, just north of Hwy. 20. Registration will be for players ages 11-18 for middle school, junior varsity and varsity. Players who are home-schooled or attend a ... [Full Story »] 

Knights prepare to face AA, AAA champs

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, March 21. 2013
The Bethlehem Christian Academy baseball team will face perhaps its toughest three-game stretch of the regular season later this week. On Thursday, the Knights will travel to Macon to face defending Class AAA champion Tattnall Square before traveling to rival Loganville Christian Academy Friday. The three-day tour of duty will continue Saturday ... [Full Story »] 

AHS basketball to host benefit golf tourney

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, March 21. 2013
The Apalachee High School boys basketball team will host a golf tournament at The Georgia Club in Statham on Wednesday, March 27. Registration will be at noon with the tournament starting at 1 p.m. The format is 3-person lauderdale/scramble teams. The price is $110 per person or $330 for a team. Hole sponsorships are available for $100. The ... [Full Story »] 

BRIDGES: Doing the little things to be successful

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, March 20. 2013
“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vince Lombardi In sports, you often hear about the need to do the little things right. Locally, we’ve been seeing plenty of examples of this lately. On the baseball field, Winder-Barrow High School coach Brian Smith speaks of doing the little things to be successful. ... [Full Story »] 

Woman fleeing Commerce police caught by deputies

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, March 20. 2013
An Athens woman learned the truth of the old adage that you can outrun the cops, but you can’t outrun their radios Monday afternoon, according to the Commerce Police Department. After a Commerce officer backed off on a high-speed chase for safety purposes, Page Yvonne Nalley, 38, of 130 Conrad Drive, Athens, appeared to have gotten away from ... [Full Story »] 
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