Slim chance to get state funds for reservoir study

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Friday, July 18. 2008
Jackson County will apply for a state grant knowing its chances of success are slim. Prime Engineering is gathering data on behalf of the county and its water and sewerage authority for the analysis of three potential sites for a new reservoir. Part of the project is to apply for some of the $40 million set aside by the General Assembly to ... [Full Story »] 

Don Patton

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Friday, July 18. 2008
Don Cooper Patton, 64, of Winder, died Thursday, July 17, 2008. Born in Barrow County, he was the son of the late Richard “Jack” and Mattie “Sue” Cooper Patton. He was an installer for Lucent Tech, and was a member of First Christian Church and a member of Rockdale Trail Blazers Club. Mr. Patton was a veteran, having served in the ... [Full Story »] 

Ann Sizemore

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Friday, July 18. 2008
Ann Sizemore, 73, of Cumming, died Wednesday, July 16, 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Sizemore; a grandson, Jesse Lientz; and several brothers and sisters. Survivors include children, Larry and Loretta Sizemore, Phyllis Sizemore, Tony and Michelle Sizemore, Shayne and Chastity Sizemore, all of Cumming, Juanita and Stanley ... [Full Story »] 

Charles Hackett

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Friday, July 18. 2008
Charles Howell Hackett, 79, of Athens, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at his residence. He was born on January 9, 1929, in Madison County, the son of the late Willie Lee Bowden. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Survivors include distant cousins, Sidney Ann Stoyle and Donna and Dean Adams, all of Comer. Private services ... [Full Story »] 

Little League softball all-stars downed in state championship

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Friday, July 18. 2008
Despite losing just once during the entire postseason Madison County’s Little League softball all-stars will settle for runners-up honors. The team lost to Pioneer Little League, 7-1, in the state championship at West Point Little League Thursday night, coming one win short of advancing to the regionals next week in St. Petersburg, Fla. But ... [Full Story »] 

Close call at the RaceTrac station

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, July 18. 2008
The Banks County Fire Department quickly extinguished a spectacular blaze at the Banks Crossing RaceTrac gas station early Wednesday afternoon. Fire Chief Gary Pollard said a man was cleaning out a set of fuel tanks at the gas station at about 1 p.m. when fuel being pumped from the storage tank into a tank in his truck apparently landed on the ... [Full Story »] 

Juveniles break windows in new house

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, July 18. 2008
Juveniles broke 27 windows of a new house in Chateau Elan, according to the Braselton Police Department. A security officer told police that a new house on Legends Club Circle had 27 windows that were broken by a brick or a large rock. Several juveniles were found inside the house. One of the juveniles still had a rock, police said. The parents ... [Full Story »] 

Unlicensed driving lands several people in jail

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, July 18. 2008
The Hoschton Police Department recently arrested several people for driving while unlicensed. Some of the driver’s presented identification from another country, according to Hoschton police. The arrests included: •Kay Ying Yang, 31, 8861 La Riviera Drive, Apt. C, Hoschton, speeding. An officer said Yang was driving 51 m.p.h. in a ... [Full Story »] 

Suspects steal cash from elderly woman’s purse

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, July 18. 2008
Three men told an elderly woman in Braselton that they were planning to open a local store — only to steal items from the woman’s house. The woman told Jackson County sheriff’s deputies that three men in the their thirties knocked at the back door of her LaGree Duck Road residence on Wednesday, July 9. The men said they planned to open a ... [Full Story »] 

Suspects steal cash from elderly woman’s purse

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, July 18. 2008
Three men told an elderly woman in Braselton that they were planning to open a local store — only to steal items from the woman’s house. The woman told Jackson County sheriff’s deputies that three men in the their thirties knocked at the back door of her LaGree Duck Road residence on Wednesday, July 9. The men said they ... [Full Story »] 
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