Cupboard almost bare at food bank

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, August 15. 2008
Business is booming at the Banks-Jackson Emergency Food Bank in Commerce. That is never a good thing. So many people have come to the food bank that its shelves are nearly bare. “It’s the lowest I can remember, and I’ve been here 14 years,” remarked Christa Shumake, manager. The slack economy has dealt a double-whammy to the food bank. ... [Full Story »] 

Young Lady Panthers ready for softball season

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, August 15. 2008
Jackson County’s Lady Panthers softball teams are warmed up and ready to get the season underway. The fast-pitch team is in the second year of a four-year plan to rebuild and the slow-pitch team is an oddity, in a sense, since so few schools maintain a team. The fast-pitch team, coached by Tommy Fountain, started working out in June two days ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce Ranked 8, East Jackson 5 In Polls

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, August 15. 2008
With the loss of several seniors for both teams, the GACA Coaches pre-season softball poll shows the uncertainty that some people feel in how Commerce and East Jackson will fare in the upcoming season, which gets under way Friday. The poll, released by GaSports.com on Friday, has Commerce in eighth place in the polling for 8-A. Last year, the ... [Full Story »] 

3 caught taking water from reservoir

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, August 15. 2008
The Commerce reservoir is nearly full — and the odds of it returning to full from Tuesday rains appeared good — but that doesn’t mean folks can just take water from the lake. The Commerce Police Department charged three men with criminal trespass after being alerted that three Hispanic males were filling a tanker truck at the reservoir, ... [Full Story »] 

Group to discuss high teen pregnancy rate in Jackson County

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 15. 2008
A group determined to lower Jackson County’s rate of teenage pregnancies will hold a “teen pregnancy summit” next Tuesday night. The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition — an outgrowth of the Jackson County Health Department — hopes to attract teenagers, parents and public officials to the Jefferson Civic Center from 5:30 to 7:30. ... [Full Story »] 

Gun shots cause neighborhood dispute

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 15. 2008
A man who fired gun shots from the back deck of his Hoschton house caused a bit of a disturbance in his neighborhood, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. When five deputies arrived at the neighborhood on Aug. 9, they said a man standing in the street with a group of people matched the description of a man firing a gun. The man was ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Dragons win scrimmage against Lions

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Friday, August 15. 2008
Jefferson’s Lady Dragons opened the softball season in a dramatic fashion going into extra innings Tuesday night. The scrimmage game against Franklin County was the time for the Lady Dragons to work out the nerves of a new season. Head coach Brad Puckett said that the scrimmage game wasn’t pretty, but Jefferson took the victory. With a ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Eagles Volleyball Set For Area Play Saturday

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, August 15. 2008
The East Jackson Lady Eagles volleyball team continues to work towards its season opener. According to coach Tim Thomas, cuts were made last week, and the team has been working since then to prepare for Saturday’s area play date at East Jackson. The Lady Eagles will face Greene County at 9 a.m., Athens Academy at 11 a.m., Lakeview at 1 p.m. ... [Full Story »] 

Near-miss not forgotten

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, August 15. 2008
Though battling injuries, Raiders intent on making up for last year Coach Doug Kesler remembers well how last season ended and hopes his players do too. Up 2-1 on Rockdale County in the region tournament, a 21-win Madison County team was just two outs away from a trip to state. Then it happened. The Bulldogs rallied for an improbable win and a ... [Full Story »] 

The death of a great oak

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, August 15. 2008
Big trees struggling in extended drought Odis Graham is sure Native Americans enjoyed the shade of the oak by his Madison County home. The tree is estimated at 300-plus years. And the limbs stretch upward in a powerful tangle of wood. “The Indians sat under this tree,” said Graham. “This tree was growing back before George Washington.” ... [Full Story »] 
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