Storms tax emergency services

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, July 24. 2008
A fast moving line of severe thunderstorms kept Barrow County Fire and Emergency Services crews busy Tuesday night. The strong storms moved into the county at approximately 7 p.m. and resulted in extremely high call volume at the Barrow 911 center. By 8 p.m. every fire services unit was deployed to storm related incidents. At the peak of the ... [Full Story »] 

GBI waiting for completion of BOC office audit

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, July 24. 2008
Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Jim Fullington said Tuesday that his office is waiting for the Madison County government to complete an audit of the board of commissioners’ office. Once the audit is finalized, the agency will conduct an investigation into reported missing funds in the BOC office. Fullington said there is no estimate yet ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Former jailer now looking for a new job

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Thursday, July 24. 2008
Dear Editor: I have worked as a Law Enforcement Officer for a period of 10 years. I have always been prideful of my position and what I have accomplished in life. I am a survivor. I was the victim of domestic violence at the age of 27. I will never forget the detective describing the crime scene as a murder scene. He said that he had never seen ... [Full Story »] 

Jefferson swim team visited by champion swimmers

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, July 24. 2008
Head coach Matt Grant, for the Jefferson city rec swim team, had a surprise for the young swimmers Thursday night. Grant brought guests UGA assistant swim coach Harvey Humphries and two of the university’s champion swimmers. The swimmers have both recently competed for a spot in the Beijing Olympics. Mary DeScenza competed in the 200 meter ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Life’s little mysteries

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, July 24. 2008
As a lifelong animal lover and owner, I continue to be amazed at the personalities and abilities of the creatures that share our home and our lives. The word “pet” just doesn’t do them justice, at least not around our house – they’re much more than that. Over the weekend we were getting some wiring done in our house and during the ... [Full Story »] 

Couple works out differences with sex act in parking lot

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 24. 2008
A vehicle parked for two hours outside a Hoschton business appeared suspicious for more than one reason, police learned. On Thursday, a Hoschton officer responded to a Ga. Hwy. 53 convenience store, where he was told a vehicle had been parked at the business for two hours. The officer said he saw two people inside the vehicle. When the officer ... [Full Story »] 

Customer on cell phone talks about hit-run incident

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 24. 2008
A store employee who heard a customer talking on her cell phone about hitting a parked vehicle — and needing to leave — turned out to be the victim, according to Braselton police. An employee at the CVS store on Spout Springs Road said after the woman left the business, she found a note on her vehicle from the suspect apologizing ... [Full Story »] 

Brush fire burns near Chateau Elan

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 24. 2008
A brush fire on Ga. Hwy. 211 near Chateau Elan resulted in several acres of grass and brush burning. The Barrow County Fire and Emergency Services said the brush fire was reported just after 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. The fire was reported in the area of 2069 Ga. Hwy. 211, behind the Holiday Inn Express, located across the state highway from Chateau ... [Full Story »] 

Copper wire stolen from West Jackson Primary School

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 24. 2008
West Jackson Primary School became the latest target for copper wire theft last week, according to an incident report. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said someone damaged and removed copper wire from two air conditioning units outside two classrooms. County school system maintenance crews estimated the damage at $1,900. OTHER ... [Full Story »] 

Three local men charged with series of thefts from autos

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 24. 2008
Three people have been arrested and charged in a rash of thefts over the last two weeks in Jefferson. Danile Smith, 20, Braselton, Zachary Evanson, 18, Jefferson and Matt Daniels, 18, Pendergrass, were charged in the thefts involving at least 17 vehicles. The thefts reportedly occured in Jefferson, Jackson County and Gwinnett County. Jefferson ... [Full Story »] 
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