Henry Segars

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, August 10. 2009
COMMERCE – Henry Mack Segars, 64, died Friday, August 7, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late C.W and Sarah McCoy Segars. He was a member of Webbs Creek Baptist Church and was preceded in death by a grandson, Griffin Segars. Survivors include his wife, Emma Frances Fulbright ... [Full Story »] 

Mack Segars

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, August 10. 2009
COMMERCE – Henry Mack Segars, 64, died Friday, August 7, 2009, at Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens. Born in Banks County, he was the son of the late C.W and Sarah McCoy Segars. He was a member of Webbs Creek Baptist Church and was preceded in death by a grandson, Griffin Segars. He worked for Midway Electric Company. Survivors include ... [Full Story »] 

AHS sets tone for 2010 with summer performance

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Monday, August 10. 2009
The Apalachee High School baseball team was one of the surprises of Region 8-AAAA this past spring. Coach Mike Cavey’s squad remained in the playoff chase longer than most experts would have predicted. Now Cavey is hoping the progress gained in 2009 will carry over into 2010. The returning AHS players began making preparations for the next ... [Full Story »] 

Woman assaulted by boyfriend on Old Elberton Road

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, August 10. 2009
Aggravated battery was reported on Hwy. 72 West recently when a Hull woman reported that she had been assaulted by her boyfriend. According to the incident report, the woman told deputy Jeff Strickland that she went to her boyfriend’s home on Old Elberton Road to wait for him to return home. When he did return home, he was reportedly ... [Full Story »] 

Sept. foreclosures still high, but down from Aug.

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, August 10. 2009
Thirty seven Madison County properties are advertised in this week’s paper for the September foreclosure sale, down from a record high of 50 for August. Through the first nine months of 2009, 261 foreclosures have been advertised in The Madison County Journal. In 2008, there were 260 foreclosures advertised, up from 150 in both 2006 and 2007. ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: We need both parties working to fix health care

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, August 10. 2009
Dear Editor: My letter concerns the health care debate. No matter which way one leans politically, there is general agreement that our health care system is broken. Some of the best minds from both the right and the left are sounding the alert, telling us that if left unchecked, prices will continue to escalate, and that the number of Americans ... [Full Story »] 

District receives 48 applications on school attendance choice

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, August 9. 2009
The Jackson County School System received 48 applications for students to attend a school outside of the district they live in with 38 being approved and 10 being denied. In May, Gov. Sonny Perdue signed House Bill 251 — which gives parents the option to enroll their child in another public school in the same school system or in a school in ... [Full Story »] 

Participants needed for talent stampede

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, August 9. 2009
Hoschton is seeking people who sing, dance, play a musical instrument, perform magic or any form of talent in “good taste” to tryout for the Hoschton Talent Stampede on September 19 at New Community Church in downtown Hoschton. Participants must: •live within a 25-mile radius of the Hoschton Depot. •be ten years of age or older ... [Full Story »] 

DOT crews resurfacing Ga. Hwy. 124

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, August 9. 2009
Crews started work this week to resurface SR 124 from SR 53 in Braselton to SR 11/US 129 in Jefferson. The project is 9.6 miles long and will cost $1.3 million. Pittman Construction is the contractor. Crews will use pilot cars to lead vehicles through the work zone. The work includes resurfacing the roadway and adding two feet wide paved ... [Full Story »] 

Enrollment off at Commerce School System

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, August 7. 2009
With a few tears and lots of smiles, the 2009-10 school year began for the Commerce City School System Monday. First-day enrollment amounted to 1,405 students. Officials expect that number to climb over the next two weeks, but it is down by more than 100 from when school ended last May. “That’s a good bit lower than what we’d ... [Full Story »] 
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