UPDATE: Fox that bit school worker was rabid

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 28. 2010
A fox that bit a Commerce School System employee tested positive for rabies, police chief John Gaissert confirmed Thursday morning. The victim had already started post-exposure treatment for rabies. "I think that's the standard protocol now," Gaissert. According to the Commerce Police Department incident report, Donald Nation, 52, said the fox, ... [Full Story »] 

Jackson County School System releases calendar

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 28. 2010
The 2010-2011 school year calendar for the Jackson County School System is as follows, although the calendar could be changed during the school year. The potential changes in the school calendar may be due to inclement weather make-up days or budget changes affecting employees’ work days. •Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 2-4: Teacher ... [Full Story »] 

Damaged cable on I-85 to be repaired Thursday

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, July 28. 2010
A cable barrier on I-85 near Jefferson damaged in a wreck Tuesday will be repaired by the Georgia Department of Transportation on Thursday. Repair crews will be on the site from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to replace 400 feet of asphalt and 800 feet of cable barrier. A crane crashed around 5 p.m. Tuesday at I-85 southbound just south of the exit ramp to ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Advances make work safer today for players

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, July 28. 2010
Any football fan worth his pigskin has heard about the horror stories. Some, if old enough, have even lived though them. Tales of football practices from decades ago talk of practices in the grueling summer heat with no water breaks, salt tablets given to players and the act of “toughening up” players with methods unthinkable today. ... [Full Story »] 

Summer work nears end, fall practice begins Monday

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, July 28. 2010
Work continues this week for the Winder-Barrow and Apalachee High School football teams. The AHS Wildcats held a morning workout Monday as the final week of summer drills arrived. Coach David Wagner and the WBHS Bulldoggs will host practice sessions later this week as they prepare to begin the new school year Monday and move to regular ... [Full Story »] 

Suicide investigated by Winder Police

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, July 28. 2010
Winder Police are currently investigating the death of a 59-year-old white male whose body was discovered this morning on the property of Barrow Regional Medical Center. The man, whose name has not yet been released pending notification of kin, died as a result of a single gunshot wound to the head. A gun was found next to the body. Police were ... [Full Story »] 

Budget fiasco, Clement resignation in this week's Barrow Journal

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Wednesday, July 28. 2010
A spending plan for fiscal year 2011 that was cobbled together over the past week by the Barrow County Board of Commissioners came unraveled Tuesday night when the county’s new CFO announced that incorrect figures had been provided by her department at a budget session the previous day. Also Tuesday night, BOC chairman Danny Yearwood ... [Full Story »] 

Intoxicated adults take kids to restaurant

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 28. 2010
A concerned fast-food manager told Braselton police that two drunk adults were in a vehicle with two kids in the backseat, according to an incident report. The manager of Sonic on Spout Springs Road called police because she said she was concerned for the young children’s safety, according to Braselton police. An officer later saw the vehicle ... [Full Story »] 

Parents make school transfer requests

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 28. 2010
About 30 students in the Jackson County School System are taking advantage of a state law that allows them to switch schools within a district. The state law, passed in 2009, allows parents to ask a school system that their child be transferred to another school in the same district — as long as there’s available space. The 2010-2011 school ... [Full Story »] 

Animals from kennel have been adopted

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, July 28. 2010
All 74 dogs seized in the July 9 raid on an unlicensed kennel on Apple Valley Road have either been adopted out or given to groups that will find homes for the animals. “We just adopted the last one out today,” said Sara Thompson, a veterinary technician at Commerce Veterinary Hospital, which received all the dogs. Kennel owner Amy ... [Full Story »] 
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