CHS Ladies Grab First Region Win Over Indians

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Thursday, December 11. 2008
Last Friday was a great night for the Commerce Lady Tigers, who recorded a 54-15 win over Tallulah Falls in a region match-up. Picking up the first region win, and head coach Eddie McCurley’s 400th career win, provided the Commerce fans who made the trip north an exciting game. The Lady Tigers jumped out to an early lead, going up 18-2 at the ... [Full Story »] 

Mat Leopards make top ten at Panther Invitational

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Thursday, December 11. 2008
The Banks County varsity grapplers placed inside the top ten at the Panther Invitational. Banks County was one of 24 teams that competed in the championship match of the Jackson County Panther Invitational Tournament. The Mat Leopards scored 117.5 points; made a third and fourth place finish in two weight classes. Taking the win overall at the ... [Full Story »] 

BCHS on a three game roll after 60-37 win over Union

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Thursday, December 11. 2008
The Banks County High School Leopards are on fire. The Leopards chalked up three wins against their past three opponents. Banks has defeated Rabun County, Jackson County and Union County. Ruth said that the success of the team all comes from the good chemistry between the players. “We are a basketball family and just enjoy being around each ... [Full Story »] 

Driving wrong way on I-85 - what's the big deal?

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Thursday, December 11. 2008
A Norcross man who drove at speeds up to 130 miles per hour in the wrong lane of Interstate 85 early Sunday morning expressed dismay that police thought he’d done anything wrong. A Commerce officer working the interstate received a lookout from Banks County about a vehicle traveling south in the northbound lane of I-85. The officer awaited ... [Full Story »] 

‘A new day’

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Thursday, December 11. 2008
Communication first on the BOC agenda for 2009 An open line of communication is first on the board of commissioners’ agenda for 2009, followed by a laundry list of issues including roads, finances, taxes and personnel issues. These were just some of the matters on the minds of county commissioners Saturday morning when they met in a ... [Full Story »] 

‘Homie’ lends friend a gun

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, December 11. 2008
A man stopped for a traffic violation on I-85 in Braselton said a pistol in his vehicle was given by a “homie,” according to an incident report. A Braselton officer said he noticed a green, leafy substance on the driver’s shirt during a traffic stop. The driver admitted to smoking marijuana earlier in the day and gave permission for the ... [Full Story »] 

Superintendent's annual contract renewed

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, December 11. 2008
Shannon Adams will continue to serve as school superintendent for Jackson County, the board of education decided on Monday. The board held a closed-door meeting during its regular monthly meeting to discuss Adams’ annual evaluation. Following the closed-door meeting, board chair Kathy Wilbanks announced that the evaluation had been ... [Full Story »] 

BRIDGES: Remembering a politician of the people

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, December 11. 2008
During the late spring of 1998, I set about the task of deciding who I was going to vote for in the primary for Lt. Governor. With an open race that year, numerous candidates were set to be on the ballot in both the Democrat and Republican contests. After reading numerous newspapers articles on each of the candidates who had signed their name ... [Full Story »] 

Local racers have rough outing at Snowball Derby

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Thursday, December 11. 2008
It was a rough weekend for local racers who made the trek to Pensacola, Fla. to compete in the 41st annual Snowball Derby weekend at Five Flags Speedway. In Sunday’s Snowball Derby, Pendergrass’ Paul Kelley was the highest finisher from our area. Kelley started 22nd, and finished 10th after being involved in a multi-car accident on lap 263 ... [Full Story »] 

Panthers place seventh in Invitational

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Wednesday, December 10. 2008
Twenty-four high school wrestling teams came out to the Panther Invitational over the weekend, with the Mat Panthers of JCCHS bringing home seventh place in their home meet, scoring two first place championships, along with a second place. Kevin Spicer took top honors in the 152 lb. class, while Ryan Howe scored first in the 189 lb. class. ... [Full Story »] 
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