Graphic listing on website leads to unsolicited calls

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 1. 2008
Less than hour after someone posted photos and graphic language online about a Hoschton woman, she had received more than 60 phone calls, police said. But, the woman didn't want the attention, according to an incident report. The woman said someone posted an adult advertisement on a website using two photos from her Facebook account. The ... [Full Story »] 

War between the states

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, August 1. 2008
Sr. League all-stars to face other state’s very best at Southeast Regionals Madison County’s all-stars will get used to being called another name — “Georgia.” Because from now on, it’s state vs. state. By virtue of their recent state championship, the local senior league all-stars will move on to regional play against other state ... [Full Story »] 

Barrow County Sheriff’s Office reports 44 arrested

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BarrowJournal
Friday, August 1. 2008
The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office arrested 44 people over the past week. Those arrested and their charges include: •James Rodney Andrews, 33, 1677 Davis Creek Road, Winder, driving with a suspended license, failure to obey traffic control device, affixing license plate to conceal the identity of a vehicle, reckless driving, headlight ... [Full Story »] 

Mill Creek golfer wins AJGA tournament

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, August 1. 2008
Mill Creek golfers continue to post strong performances in off-season play. Several Hawks’ golfers have participated in tournaments over the past few weeks. On July 21, Mill Creek rising junior Mitchel Konkle shot an even-par 72 to win the Atlanta Junior Golf tournament at The Manor in Alpharetta. Rising senior Emilie Burger shot an even-par ... [Full Story »] 

Going non-partisan?

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, August 1. 2008
Commissioner proposes taking parties out of local politics Madison County Commissioner Stanley Thomas proposed Monday that all county elections be non-partisan. And county commissioners agreed to allow county attorney Mike Pruett to research what such a change would involve. Thomas said he feels it’s unfair to the people of the county not to ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Sadly, we can’t shove elephant, donkey out the county door

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, August 1. 2008
Madison County Commissioner Stanley Thomas suggested Monday that the county send the elephant packing, bid farewell to the donkey — do away with partisan elections at the county level. But the big animals will probably never be shoved out of the door of the county commission meeting room. They’re too heavy to move. They’ve been there too ... [Full Story »] 

Panthers hold earliest practice allowed

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, August 1. 2008
The Jackson County Panthers completed their first practice of the 2008 football season at 2 a.m. Friday. JCCHS head coach Billy Kirk told the players that while all their opponents were sleeping they were the ones ready to play some football. For more on the Panther's midnight practice see the August 6 edition of The Jackson Herald or The ... [Full Story »] 

Hot races headed for finish line

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 31. 2008
Three heated races in Jackson and Barrow counties will be decided next Tuesday, Aug. 5, as voters go back to the polls for the Primary runoff elections. A small turnout is expected for the runoff. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday to decide who will be the county commission chairman in each county and who will be the next ... [Full Story »] 

Johnson disputes liens, debt claims

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 31. 2008
A candidate for chairman of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners has a lien against his house for nonpayment of a debt and was involved in two other financial transactions that left firms attempting to collect money from him. Candidate Ron Johnson said the situations stem from disputes and that release of the information was an effort to ... [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL: AYP is DOA

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 31. 2008
Nobody likes obscure acronyms more than education bureaucrats and so we have the dreaded (AYP) in the headlines this week. The local story is that one Jackson County School, JCCHS, failed to meet the AYP for the past year. Yikes! Sounds like a serious situation. What are parents and community members to think? Turns out, not much. The AYP ... [Full Story »] 
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