LETTER: A ‘what if’ look at the rest of the 21st century

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, August 22. 2008
Dear Editor: I write various editorial letters to different newspapers and my main goal is to get people to think. I try not to preach as some editorial page writers do at other papers (you know who you are). I put ideas out there that people can take or leave. So let’s take a “what if” look at the rest of the 21st century. People will ... [Full Story »] 

Madison County BOC to meet Aug. 25

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, August 22. 2008
The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 25, in the county government complex. Agenda items include: •Marvin White — report from IDA. •Chairman Wesley Nash – chairman’s report to the board. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTIONS: •Lisa Haga – application to rezone 4 acres of a 10-acre parcel on Paradise ... [Full Story »] 

Assessors in stalemate over conservation status for hunting land

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, August 22. 2008
The Madison County Board of Tax Assessors is deadlocked over whether to grant conservation tax status for a 781-acre tract near Colbert which board member Larry Stewart says accommodates commercial hunting activity. With the board vote tied 2-2, it will refer to county attorney Mike Pruett for guidance. “We’re at an impasse basically,” ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce back to school movie postponed

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, August 22. 2008
The expectation of high winds have caused the Commerce Downtown Development Authority to call off tonight's showing of "Shrek the Third." The DDA's free back-to-school event was planned for dusk tonight in Spencer Park. Executive Director Hasco Craver made the call to postpone the event at about 2:00 Friday afternoon. The company providing the ... [Full Story »] 

Governor's proposal would cost local governments $2.8 million

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, August 22. 2008
Gov. Sonny Perdue’s plan to cut $428 million from the state budget would cost Jackson County’s governments — or their taxpayers — more than $2.8 million. Perdue has proposed eliminating the Homeowners Tax Relief Grant, a program started by former Gov. Roy Barnes to provide some relief for local property taxes. The program provides ... [Full Story »] 

Indictments handed down in animal cruelty case

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Friday, August 22. 2008
A Jackson County Grand Jury indicted four people on Friday in connection with allegations of animal cruelty at L&D Kennel and Farm, Nicholson. D. Marie Hughes, 55, James Ronnie Hughes, 56, Jennifer Hughes Epps, 35, and Brandy Stone, 26, were each indicted on two felony counts of aggravated cruelty to animals and 133 misdemeanor counts of ... [Full Story »] 

Minnie Tiller

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, August 22. 2008
Minnie Lee Tiller, 90, of Comer, died Thursday, August 21, 2008. She was born on January 13, 1918, in Houston, the daughter of the late Burruss and Anna Patton Holcomb. Mrs. Tiller was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Tiller; children, Bruce Tiller, Marion Tiller, Nancy Tucker and Sonny Tiller; sisters, Roberta Morris and Pauline ... [Full Story »] 

Betty Jane Bryant

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, August 22. 2008
Betty Jane Fleming Bryant, 75, of Snellville, died Thursday, August 21, 2008. She was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Lucy Fleming. Mrs. Bryant was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Sharrine Casstevens; and a brother, Laclade Fleming. She was raised on a farm between Comer and Danielsville and attended Colbert School from elementary ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton Planning Commission cancels Monday meeting

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 22. 2008
The Braselton Planning Commission has canceled its meeting for Monday, Aug. 25, when the board was slated to hear one zoning proposal. Don Panoz is asking Braselton to amend its future land use designation of 61.8 acres on Ga. Hwy. 124 in Barrow County from general commercial/business and high-density, single-family residential to light ... [Full Story »] 

Authority: West Jackson schools didn’t pay sewer fees

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 22. 2008
The Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority clarified its policy about sewer connection fees last Thursday night. Schools and other public facilities must pay sewer tap fees just like residential, commercial and industrial customers. The issue came up at the authority’s Aug. 7 work session when a developer proposed to serve a 416-acre ... [Full Story »] 
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