Two new commissioners to be elected Nov. 3

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Wednesday, February 4. 2009
Two new commissioners will be elected on Nov. 3 expanding the Banks County Board of Commission to five members. Last year, Banks County voters overwhelmingly supported expanding the three-member board to five members. Some 69 percent of the voters, or 4,070 people, voted in favor of the change, while 1,869 voted against it. The election for the ... [Full Story »] 

John Massey

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Tuesday, February 3. 2009
COMMERCE – John W. Massey Jr., 58, died Monday, February 2, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Commerce. Born in Clarke County, he was the son of Frances Crane Massey and the late John Wilton Massey Sr. He worked with Olen Construction Company as a construction supervisor. Mr. Massey was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Gene ... [Full Story »] 

Dorothy Brady

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Tuesday, February 3. 2009
DAHLONEGA – Dorothy V. Brady, 71, died Monday, February 2, 2009, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, following an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Lumpkin County, she was born on April 19, 1937, the daughter of the late Leila Martin and Grover Riddle. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Lumpkin County. Mrs. ... [Full Story »] 

Doris Garrett

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Tuesday, February 3. 2009
JEFFERSON – Doris Marie Garrett, 94, died Monday, January 26, 2009, at Chestnut Ridge Nursing Home in Cumming. She was a 65-year member of Big Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Margie Boggs, Jefferson; brother, Reid Abernathy, Burlington, N.C.; sister, Mae Shelton, Danville, Va.; four grandchildren; and three ... [Full Story »] 

‘Pat’ Holliday

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Tuesday, February 3. 2009
STATHAM - Mary “Pat” Holliday, 66, died Saturday, January 31, 2009. Born in Clarke County, she was the daughter of the late James A. and Mary O. Conner Rowe. She was preceded in death by siblings, Daphne Rowe and Stan Savage. A member of Union Baptist Church, she had been employed as a paraprofessional with Bethlehem Elementary School. She ... [Full Story »] 

Pauline Everett

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Tuesday, February 3. 2009
HOSCHTON – Pauline M. Everett, 96, died Saturday, January 31, 2009. Born in Gwinnett County, she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Lillie Mae Ramey Montgomery. She was the oldest living member of Sharon Baptist Church and was a homemaker. Mrs. Everett was preceded in death by her husband, Grover C. Everett; and a son, Bill Everett. ... [Full Story »] 

William Hoopingarner

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Tuesday, February 3. 2009
ALTO – William Hoopingarner, 69, died Friday, January 30, 2009, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following a brief illness. Born on April 22, 1939, in Terra Haute, Ind., he was the son of the late Benjamin and Evelyn Hoopingarner. He was a retired electrician and a member of Brookton Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Junie ... [Full Story »] 

Amanda Hester

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Tuesday, February 3. 2009
BETHLEHEM - Amanda Hester, 76, died Sunday, January 25, 2009. She was the daughter of the late George and Bernice Lewis. Ms. Hester had worked for Home Health Care. Survivors include sons, Johnny Hester, Winder and Ira Hester, Cleveland, Ohio; daughters, Flora Parker, Lakeland, Drema Hester, Bethlehem, and Bontia Hester, Maple Heights, Ohio; ... [Full Story »] 

‘Connie’ Teal

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Tuesday, February 3. 2009
BETHLEHEM - Constance ‘Connie’ Marie Teal, 62, died Friday, January 30, 2009. Born in Clarke County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis Hall and the late Bernice Lee Segars, and was a loving mother and grandmother. Mrs. Teal was the manager of Big B Drug Store for twenty five years. She was preceded in death by her husband, James ... [Full Story »] 

Patsy Mae Rider

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Tuesday, February 3. 2009
GAINESVILLE – Patsy Mae Rider, 62, died Saturday, January 31, 2009, at her residence, following a sudden illness. Born on March 13, 1946, in Hall County, where she lived all her life, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Myrtie Viola Rider Gaddis. She attended New Haven Congregational Church, and was preceded in death by brothers, ... [Full Story »] 
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