Mill Creek rugby loses inaugural game

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Wednesday, September 24. 2008
The Mill Creek Rugby Club played its inaugural game on Sunday, September 21. The 21-member squad opened the season against the 2008 Georgia high school champions, Walton High School of Marietta. Holding an aggressive Walton scoreless in the first ten minutes, the Hawks fought hard, but the Walton team was eventually able to score on three quick ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Tigers Go 1-1 On The Week

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Wednesday, September 24. 2008
Commerce Travels To Social Circle Thursday It was an up and down week for the Commerce Lady Tigers, as they lost their first region game of the season to Hebron Christian Academy last Tuesday, then followed it the next day with a towering non-region victory over Johnson. Commerce is 3-1 in the region and 6-10 overall. The Lady Tigers were ... [Full Story »] 

East Jackson Wins Three In A Row, Hosts Last Home Game Thurs.

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Wednesday, September 24. 2008
It was a busy and successful week for the East Jackson Lady Eagles as they won five games and tied one game in their last eight outings. The Lady Eagles were scheduled to travel to Homer to face Banks County Tuesday afternoon. Results were unavailable at press time. Up next for East Jackson is their final home stand of the regular season ... [Full Story »] 

Tigers Rested, Ready For Lincoln County Challenge

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Wednesday, September 24. 2008
Brown Sidelined With Knee Injury After a week to regroup, the Tigers of Commerce High School are preparing to travel 80 miles south to Lincolnton, where they’ll face perennial powerhouse Lincoln County Friday night. The Red Devils are 3-1 overall, having recorded their first loss of the season last week to Abbeville, S.C., 28-17. In their ... [Full Story »] 

Auburn considers downtown overlay district

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, September 24. 2008
BY SHARON HOGAN The Auburn City Council will consider the adoption of an overlay district for the downtown area at its October council meeting. The council discussed the overlay district ordinance and the rezoning in the overlay district at its work session on Thursday night, Sept. 18. The next step is a review by the planning and zoning ... [Full Story »] 

Eagles Travel To Riverside Friday

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Wednesday, September 24. 2008
East Jackson Defeated By Union County 35-14 The East Jackson Eagles knew going into Friday night’s game that their pairing with the Union County Panthers would be tough. The Panthers entered the game undefeated, having knocked off North Oconee the week before. Unfortunately for the Eagles, that’s the same way Union County’s record looked ... [Full Story »] 

Juveniles start small blaze in field

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Wednesday, September 24. 2008
Juveniles may have started a fire in a Braselton field, the West Jackson Fire Department was told. A man on Cedar Ridge Drive said he extinguished a fire that was started when juveniles were burning magazines. The man led firefighters through a pasture behind his house, where the fire was extinguished. Firefighters told the man to call law ... [Full Story »] 

PETCO opens new Braselton center

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Wednesday, September 24. 2008
It was a day for the dogs (and other pets for that matter). That’s one reason why a Braselton council member brought his pup for the opening of the town’s latest distribution center. PETCO — one of the largest national retailers of pet food, supplies and services — opened its Braselton distribution center on Thursday. The mascot for the ... [Full Story »] 

“Children After the Fire” organizers honored

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, September 24. 2008
The Barrow County Fire and Emergency Services "Children after the Fire" program was recently selected as one of seven finalists by the International Association of Fire Chiefs for the prestigious IAFC's US Safety Engineering Award for Excellence. Chief Robert Post announced the award at the Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday night. “I am ... [Full Story »] 

Fire Occurs at Barrow Commercial Tire

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, September 24. 2008
Barrow County Fire and Emergency Services responded just before 4 p.m. Saturday to the 500 block of Loganville Highway to a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found smoke showing from a commercial building occupied by Barrow Commercial Tire. “The firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the building and went into an aggressive ... [Full Story »] 
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