Entries from July 2017

City planners deny industrial project

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, July 19. 2017
Despite concessions from developers, city leaders voted Tuesday to deny a large industrial project off Plainview Road. The Jefferson-Talmo Planning Commission denied a request to annex 95 acres near Plainview Road into the City of Jefferson. The Jefferson City Council will hear the request Aug. 14. Jackson County Industrial Partners wants to ... [Full Story »] 

Officers suspect marijuana dropped for inmates

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 19. 2017
Commerce authorities suspect someone left marijuana in a graveyard for work detail inmates. Officers with the Commerce Police Department were called to Grey Hill Cemetery for an information report. Someone found a pill bottle containing marijuana, a lighter and rolling papers beside a grave. Suspecting someone may have dropped it for one of the ... [Full Story »] 

Golf cart wreck hurts four

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, July 19. 2017
Four people wrecked a golf cart on Sanctuary Drive in Traditions about 9:40 p.m. July 8. One man suffered a compound fracture on his leg. Two juveniles also had bad injuries. All three were taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. The fourth person, a woman, said she hurt her elbow but was all right. She said one of the juveniles was driving ... [Full Story »] 

Alto approves water contract with Banks County

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BanksNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 19. 2017
The Alto Town Council, on July 11, approved the Banks County water purchase/sell agreement. The agreement allows the Town of Alto to purchase an amount not to exceed 300,000 gallons per day at a rate not to exceed 200 gallons per minute and a maximum not to exceed 9 million gallons per month at a wholesale rate of $3 per 1,000 gallons on an as ... [Full Story »] 

Martha Louise Glenn (07-17-17)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, July 18. 2017
Martha Louise Glenn, 101, died Monday, July 17, 2017. Born in Oglethorpe County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Fletcher Paul and Fannie Elizabeth Carter Paul; wife of the late Fred Glenn; mother to the late Danny Glenn and sister to the late Sam Paul, Pat Paul, T.F. Paul and Mildred Ruff. Mrs. Glenn was a homemaker and member of ... [Full Story »] 

Annie Hardeman (07-09-17)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, July 18. 2017
WINDER - Annie Hardeman, 69, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017. Annie was a faithful worker at Tabernacle Baptist Church. She worked on the Usher Board and the Mission Board. She was a member of the Senior Choir and a member of the Pastors Aide. Annie was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Mavis Shields Butler; husband, Elmer Hardeman; ... [Full Story »] 

David Phillips (07-16-17)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Tuesday, July 18. 2017
GRIFFIN - David Phillips, 53, passed away on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at his residence. David was born in Griffin, on December 1, 1963. He was preceded in death by his mother, Pat Phillips. David graduated from Griffin High School in 1982. He attended the University of Georgia and graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Arts in ... [Full Story »] 

Kenneth Ciraval (07-13-17)

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, July 17. 2017
WINTERVILLE – Dr. Kenneth Ciraval, 76, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017, after a long illness. Dr. Ciraval was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of the late Eugene and Marie Ciravalo. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia and worked with children at the Rutland Center in Athens until he retired. He was a member of several ... [Full Story »] 

Bobby Ray Smith Sr. (06-30-17)

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Monday, July 17. 2017
DANIELSVILLE – Bobby Ray Smith, Sr., 70, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017. Mr. Smith was the son of the late Hoke and Estelle Smith of Danielsville. He was preceded in death by his wife, Faye Laverne Davis Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired security guard. He was of the Baptist denomination, living it each day by helping his fellow man with ... [Full Story »] 

Roy Beck (07-14-17)

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Monday, July 17. 2017
COMMERCE - Roy E. Beck, 96, went to be the with Lord Friday, July 14, 2017, at Bentley Assisted Living. Mr. Beck was born in Cornelia, Ga., the son of the late WJ and Lillie Stevens Beck. Mr. Beck was a United States Marine Corp World War II veteran at Iwo Jima, a member of Madison Street Baptist Church, and a Gideon International member for ... [Full Story »] 
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