Woman stops drag race ‘tribute’ Fri. along Sims Bridge Road

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BanksNewsTODAY
Friday, September 19. 2008
A large crowd of teenagers and some adults gathered in front of the home of Tyler Bush just hours after his funeral Friday to cheer on cars drag racing down Sims Bridge Road. The drag racing was apparently a “tribute” to the Banks County teen, who died on Sept. 9 when he fell while trying to run along side a jeep. Jennifer Schmid reported ... [Full Story »] 

First facility on new hospital campus opens

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, September 19. 2008
The opening of a new medical facility this week is the first step in bringing a new hospital to Braselton, according to one official. Northeast Georgia Health System opened its Urgent Care Braselton facility on Monday in Medical Plaza I, located at 5875 Thompson Mill Road, Suite 100 in South Hall. Medical Plaza I is a 100,000 square-foot ... [Full Story »] 

Dog accused of removing jewelry from purse, victim blames family members

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, September 19. 2008
Several family members accused other family members of stealing jewelry from two Braselton addresses, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. One Cooper Bridge Road woman said she noticed that some jewelry was missing from her pocketbook and she mentioned it to her uncle. The uncle gave a bracelet to the woman’s husband and said ... [Full Story »] 

Lighten up on scarecrows

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, September 19. 2008
Wow, some folks are sure uptight. A number of comments on this newspaper’s website and its sister sites have been critical of Hoschton’s world record scarecrow efforts. Critics have assailed the effort as being frivolous. Some have suggested that the time and effort would have been better spent helping people in need. To which we say: Get a ... [Full Story »] 

Auburn P.D. investigates numerous incidents

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BarrowJournal
Friday, September 19. 2008
The Auburn Police Department investigated the following incidents recently: •domestic dispute on Mount Moriah Road. •neighborhood complaint on Mount Moriah Road. •public intoxication disturbance on Main Street. •domestic dispute on Carter Road. •fight on Carter Road. •theft by taking on Summit Ridge. •fleeing or attempting to ... [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL: Saying ‘No’ to rezoning plan

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, September 18. 2008
Jackson County has prided itself over the last three decades as being a place friendly to business growth. Both at the county and municipal level, local governments have long invested in infrastructure to accommodate industrial and business projects. Water and sewer lines have been put in place and the county has invested millions of dollars on ... [Full Story »] 

Baldwin man dies in I-85 wreck

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Thursday, September 18. 2008
A 55-year-old Baldwin man was killed early Thursday morning when he was ejected from his vehicle in an accident in the southbound lane of Interstate 85 about a mile north of Maysville Road. The accident occurred at about 6:05 a.m. According to the Georgia State Patrol, Paul Phillip Gwynn’s 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe was struck in the rear by a 2007 ... [Full Story »] 

Lammie Minish

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, September 18. 2008
Lammie Shelnutt Minish, 69, of Commerce, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at Athens Regional Medical Center. Born in Madison County, he was the son of the late Farris S. Minish and Edna Cecile Simmons Minish. Survivors include granddaughters, Sonya Martin and Christine Allen; brother and sisters-in-law, Johnny and Brenda Minish; and sisters ... [Full Story »] 

Imogene Kilpatrick

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, September 18. 2008
Imogene S. Kilpatrick, 73, of Winder, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Born in Walton, she was the daughter of the late Harold W. and Evelyn Brown Smith. She was a member of the Winder First United Methodist Church, Jug Taverns Quilting Club, W.Y. Smith Sunday School Class, Weslyan Circle Group, and Retired Teachers Association. She taught ... [Full Story »] 

‘Dot’ Musgrave

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Thursday, September 18. 2008
Dorothy “Dot” Lorraine Musgrave, 87, of Braselton, formerly of Lexington, N.C., died Tuesday, September 16, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Alvin Hoyle Musgrave; and a granddaughter, Tammy Elrod. She was a homemaker and was Baptist. Mrs. Musgrave was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and loved to spoil her ... [Full Story »] 
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