Doggs see improvement on field

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, August 12. 2009
Football, and little else, was on the minds of the Winder-Barrow High School players and coaches this past weekend. Coach Ben Corley and his coaching staff held a weekend camp at WBHS to give the players the opportunity to concentrate soley on the gridiron. The end result was mission accomplished for the Bulldoggs. “We are pleased with the ... [Full Story »] 

Colbert to survey cemetery expansion

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, August 12. 2009
With the Colbert cemetery quickly running out of space in its current configuration, the city council is proceeding with plans for major expansion of its memorial grounds. Colbert leaders have OK’d $12,500 for the surveying of lots and streets for a new 2.5-acre section which would add 225-250 plots to the cemetery. The existing cemetery has ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Idea of states’ rights lives on

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Wednesday, August 12. 2009
And old political concept is experiencing a rebirth of sorts. That is the idea of state sovereignty. The final paragraph of the United States’ Declaration of Independence claims sovereignty for the several states, not for the states as a single union: “We, therefore, the representatives of the United States of America — solemnly publish ... [Full Story »] 

Walter Rice

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, August 12. 2009
JEFFERSON – Walter Edward Rice, 78, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Born on May 27, 1931, in Woodruff, S.C., he was the son of the late James and Alpha Mae Trammel Rice. He was an engineer with General Time-Westclox and was of the Baptist denomination. Mr. Rice was preceded in death by a brother, Boyce Rice. Survivors include his wife, Diane ... [Full Story »] 

‘Louise’ Ousley

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Wednesday, August 12. 2009
AUBURN – Myrtice “Louise” Ousley, 80, died Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Born in Fulton County, she was the daughter of the late Wylie and Emma Eskew Rainwater. She was a member of Cambellton Baptist Church and was of the Baptist denomination. Mrs. Ousley was preceded in death by a daughter, Wanda Ann Ousley. Survivors include her husband, ... [Full Story »] 

County budget coming to a head; BOC wants public input

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, August 12. 2009
Faced with a $2.2 million revenue shortfall for FY2010, the Barrow County Board of Commissioners declined to make any decision this week on how to balance the county budget. Instead, the board decided to ask the public to decide between raising taxes, or making cuts in services – cuts likely to come in the sheriff’s office and jail ... [Full Story »] 

County selling water to towns at a big loss

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, August 12. 2009
The city of Winder makes enough profit from its water sales each year to operate its government. But Barrow County’s government is losing thousands of dollars annually because it is selling water wholesale to Winder, Auburn, Braselton, Statham and the Barrow County Water Authority for about half of what the water costs the county. In a ... [Full Story »] 

Sentence given in prom party death

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, August 12. 2009
More than two years after their 18-year-old son died at a prom party, the parents of Leland Martin Jr. last week for the first time laid eyes on the woman whom they hold at least partly responsible for his death. The heart-wrenching encounter took place late in the afternoon of Aug. 6, minutes after 41-year-old Barbara Ann Michael of Auburn ... [Full Story »] 

Sales taxes down 18%

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, August 12. 2009
Sales tax revenues to Jackson County were down 18 percent through May and down 33 percent that month alone. At the current pace, the county will fall $1 million under budget for the year in sales taxes, say officials. Jackson County hit a peak in sales taxes in 2007 at $6.3 million. That dropped to $5.7 million in 2008 and may fall under $5 ...

Russell quits Nicholson

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, August 12. 2009
The central figure in the Pendergrass whistleblowers scandal has resigned his position as city attorney in the South Jackson town of Nicholson. Rob Russell, chief administrator and police chief in Pendergrass, was also serving as Nicholson’s lawyer. “Rob Russell offered a letter of resignation and the city has accepted,” said Nicholson ... [Full Story »] 
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