Entries from February 2017

Two home invasions reported in county

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, February 6. 2017
A pair of home invasions were reported in the county recently. In the first incident, Deputy James Justice and other officers were dispatched to Mt. Zion Road on Jan. 26 after a woman called 9-1-1 to report that two men tried to rob her and she was holding the door shut to keep them out of her home. Once on scene, officers found a 1993 Mercury ... [Full Story »] 

BOC talks tax exemption

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, February 6. 2017
Madison County commissioners are considering a tax break for elderly property owners. The issue will likely go before voters in a 2018 referendum. Tax commissioner Lamar Dalton appeared before the BOC Jan. 30 to request that the BOC appoint a committee to study the proposed break. The group agreed to have new District 1 commissioner Lee Allen ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County BOC to meet Feb. 6

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Sunday, February 5. 2017
The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 6, in the county government complex.

Basketball: Winder-Barrow girls top Lanier; boys lose, will face Apalachee in region tournament

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Saturday, February 4. 2017
With his team trailing by a point in its final possession Saturday night, Winder-Barrow girls basketball coach Brandon Thomas might have liked the Lady Bulldoggs to not make as many passes. But in the end, the ball wound up in the hands of Winder-Barrow’s go-to shooter, Chellia Watson, and she delivered. Watson drilled a game-winning ... [Full Story »] 

Garnett Purcell (02-03-17)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, February 3. 2017
COMMERCE - Garnett Edgar Purcell, 95, died Friday, February 3, 2017, at University Nursing and Rehab Center. Mr. Purcell was born in Commerce, the son of the late Curtis and Ruth Power Purcell. He was a member of Mount Bethel United Methodist Church and a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Purcell was retired from Jefferson Mill as a lead ... [Full Story »] 

Mary Ginn (01-31-17)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, February 3. 2017
WINDER - Mary Kendall Ginn, 99, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. She was born in Evanston, Ill. on January 23, 1918. Mrs. Ginn was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Clara Kendall; husband, David M. Ginn; brother, Robert Kendall; and sister, Marjorie Ranslow. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Dave and Alexis ... [Full Story »] 

3 Apalachee wrestlers win area titles

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, February 2. 2017
Three Apalachee High School wrestlers won GHSA Area 8-AAAAAA titles last weekend at Lanier High School and will compete along with five other Wildcats this weekend in the Class AAAAAA “B” sectionals, which will also be held at Lanier. Corbin Lang won the title in the 220-pound weight class and will head into the sectionals Friday afternoon ... [Full Story »] 

Gene Voyles (01-31-17)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, February 2. 2017
HOSCHTON - Gene Malcom Voyles, 79, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Mr. Voyles was born March 18, 1937, in Jackson County, the son of the late George Crawford Voyles and Mary Emma Mallard Fields. He served in the United States Air Force and was also retired as an owner/operator truck driver. Survivors include his loving wife of 60 years, ... [Full Story »] 

Marlene Albert (02-01-17)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, February 2. 2017
BRASELTON - Marlene E. Albert, 76, formerly of Peekskill, N.Y., died on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. She was the wife of the late Jerome J. Albert. Her previous husband, Paul E. McCluskey, of Science Hill, Ky. also preceded her in death. Survivors include her loving daughter, Sherrie L. Kelly and son-in-law, Richard A. Kelly, Braselton; ... [Full Story »] 

Board of Education gets update on 'school climate' ratings

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, February 2. 2017
Most Barrow County schools earned an above average climate rating in 2016. The Barrow County Board of Education got a look at its 2016 School Climate Star Ratings on Tuesday. The Georgia Department of Education released the ratings last week and every school in the Barrow County School System earned an “average” or higher rating. Most ... [Full Story »] 
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