‘Red’ Casper

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, January 30. 2009
DANIELSVILLE – W.G. “Red” Casper, 73, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Born in Barrow County, he was the son of the late James Truman and Cora Maudeen Jackson Casper. He was the manager of the Magnolia Station in Athens for a number of years. Survivors include daughters, Paula Caudell, Danielsville, and Wendy Daniel, Colbert; sons, Mark ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County BOC officially restores power to chairman

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
Madison County commissioners officially gave new county chairman Anthony Dove personnel powers Monday that they had stripped from former chairman Wesley Nash. The board also voted to designate two positions — the county clerk and deputy clerk posts — as “at will” jobs under the authority of the chairman, meaning that Dove can hire and ... [Full Story »] 

Hull man arrested on drug charges

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
A Hull man was arrested last week on drug charges after the sheriff’s office received an anonymous call stating that drugs were being sold out of a house located at 73 Aiken Road. Joe Alvin Brown Jr., 32, 73 Aiken Road, was arrested on one count each of possession, manufacture, distribution, etc., Violation of Georgia’s Controlled ... [Full Story »] 

Neighbors take aim at firing range noise

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
Michael and Cynthia Gibson say they moved to Hoschton’s Deer Creek Farms subdivision a decade ago for the peace and quiet. But with a police firing range in Braselton located about a mile from their home, they say the noise coming from pistols and rifles is making life unpleasant in the neighborhood. “When it’s loud, it’s so loud that ... [Full Story »] 

Army fires at Braselton shooting range

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
The Army Rangers say Braselton’s firing range and shoot house is right on target for its needs. That’s why a platoon of 35 Rangers spent Thursday and Friday firing rifles at Braselton’s Sgt. Todd Helcher Firing Range, located within the gates of the town’s water reclamation facility off Josh Pirkle Road. “We love it here,” said ... [Full Story »] 

Mom arrested for leaving kids in car

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
A Braselton woman who left three young children in a vehicle while grocery shopping was arrested for reckless conduct. A Braselton officer said three employees of the Hall County Fire Department were flagged down by a woman who saw three children in a vehicle in the Kroger parking lot on Spout Springs Road. The vehicle was running with the ... [Full Story »] 

Hoschton to discuss selling city-owned land

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
Hoschton officials will discuss proposals to sell vacant city-owned property in the city square on Monday, Feb. 2, from 4:30-6 p.m., at city hall. The city's public works and properties committee is inviting real estate and business professionals, and citizens to discuss options for the property. During recent public meetings on the city's ... [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL: Respecting other people’s opinions

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
There are two troubling trends in the United States. The first is that some people don’t seem to know the difference between political “opinions” and “news.” Because of the entertainment culture of broadcast, the line between that which is opinion and that which is news has been blurred. Various broadcast commentators routinely refer ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Didn’t like political cartoon

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
Dear Editor: I am writing to express my deep disappointment with the political cartoon run in the January 21 edition of your paper. It pictures our ex-President, George W. Bush slinking off as Obama holds a bag of fragments of the Statue of Liberty. I am sure this was meant to depict that under Bush, our liberty was diminished and it is up to ... [Full Story »] 

County building inspection dept. endured slow 2008

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, January 30. 2009
Building permits slumped by 22 percent in Madison County in 2008, and county building inspector Eddie Pritchett fears those numbers will worsen in 2009. “I imagine so, probably, based on everything that’s going on with our economy,” he said. Building permits fell by 139 in Madison County in 2008, according to figures from the county ... [Full Story »] 
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