COLUMN: Every parent’s nightmare

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Friday, January 9. 2009
The death last week of movie star John Travolta’s 16-year-old son is every parent’s nightmare. While all the medical details are not fully known, the young man reportedly died after having a seizure. As the parent of a teenage boy who suffers from seizures, this story hit a little too close to home. The sad truth is, there are many children ... [Full Story »] 

Store clerk arrested in alcohol sting

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, January 9. 2009
An employee of the Tobacco Outlet, South Elm Street, was arrested Dec. 30 for selling alcohol to a minor. Commerce police, along with a confidential informant and personnel of the Department of Revenue, went to 11 stores that sell alcohol by the package. Only at the Tobacco Outlet did the underage informant succeed. There, the police report ... [Full Story »] 

Walgreens plans March 8 opening

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, January 9. 2009
The tentative opening date for the new Walgreens is March 8, with an official grand opening celebration set for April 19, a Walgreens official says. “Of course, this could change,” observed Lori Kaskowitz Kenward, a Walgreens official charged with dealing with print media and grand openings, in a response to an e-mail query. The building, ... [Full Story »] 

BOC sets town hall meetings

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Friday, January 9. 2009
Jackson County Board of Commissioners Bruce Yates and Dwain Smith each announced plans for town hall meetings to be held in their district over the next couple of months. Yates said he has a meeting set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Pendergrass Depot. Yates said budget concerns will be addressed and information will be provided to the ... [Full Story »] 

Grapplers take 1st at Georgia/Carolina Classic

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, January 9. 2009
For the past two weeks, the Banks County Mat Leopards have had it easy with only practice to worry about, but the grapplers jumped back into action last Saturday at the Georgia/Carolina Classic at Hart County. The Big Blue wrestlers was one of approximately 16 teams competing in the tournament. Kasey Hanley, BCHS wrestling coach, said that ... [Full Story »] 

JHS football banquet set for Jan. 11

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, January 9. 2009
The Jefferson Dragon football and cheerleading banquet will be held this Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Jefferson Civic Center at 5 p.m. The JHS Athletic Department will provide the main course and all paper goods needed. Football parents are asked to bring side dishes, and cheerleading parents are asked to bring desserts and drinks. Food should be at ... [Full Story »] 

Column: Inspiration off a shoe

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, January 9. 2009
Banks County’s boys basketball team have started the season on a strong footing. Before the holiday break, the team was 9-2 overall. While the Leopards’ success can be attributed to hard work, good coaching and teamwork, the boys have also done something this season that has a profound impact in their daily lives. Taking a variation off a ... [Full Story »] 

BOC to vote Tues. on cutting staff hours

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, January 9. 2009
At the first meeting of Barrow County’s newly configured Board of Commissioners next week, Chairman Danny Yearwood will propose cutting county employees’ work hours by 18 per month. Yearwood told employees and managers at a series of three meetings Wednesday that on Tuesday night he would ask the BOC to cut the county workweek to 37.5 hours ... [Full Story »] 

BOC approves $219,668 for engineering project

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, January 9. 2009
In a unanimous vote at Monday’s Jackson County Board of Commission meeting, approval was given to spend $219,668 to get orthophotography and contour elevations of the county. A contract was approved with PhotoScience Geospatial Solutions for this project. The funds will come out of the economic development bond program. Joel Logan, Jackson ... [Full Story »] 

Savadge, Barbara and Lenzy Mavis

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, January 9. 2009
Charlotte Barbara Savadge and Lenzy Mavis Savadge, infant twins, died January 8, 2009, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. They were preceded in death by their great-grandparents, James and Charlotte Savadge; and great-grandmother, Barbara Bailey McPherson. The twins are survived by their parents, David B. Savadge, II and ... [Full Story »] 
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