Truck stolen from Hwy. 72 residence

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MadisonJournalTODAY
Saturday, December 13. 2008
A man reported that his Ford F-350 truck was taken from his home on Hwy. 72. The truck is valued at $30,000. In another incident, someone reported a blue 2008 Suzuki motorcycle stolen from a shed on Bolton Drive. Tire tracks near the shed indicated it had been loaded onto a truck. The motorcycle is valued at $14,000. Other incidents on file at ... [Full Story »] 

7-year-old Life Flighted to Eggleston after wreck

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Saturday, December 13. 2008
A 7-year-old boy was transported by Life Flight helicopter to Eggleston Children’s Hospital in Atlanta Friday night after he was ejected from a vehicle during a wreck. Witnesses said he appeared to have suffered serious injuries. According to the Commerce Police Department, Jorge Sanchez Espinoza, 38, of Athens was traveling north on U.S. 441 ... [Full Story »] 

7-year-old Life Flighted to Egleston after wreck

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Saturday, December 13. 2008
A 7-year-old boy was transported by Life Flight helicopter to Egleston Children’s Hospital in Atlanta Friday night after he was ejected from a vehicle during a wreck. Witnesses said he appeared to have suffered serious injuries. According to the Commerce Police Department, Jorge Sanchez Espinoza, 38, of Athens was traveling north on U.S. 441 ... [Full Story »] 

New ordinance regulates pool halls, game rooms, video games

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Saturday, December 13. 2008
Anyone operating a game room, pool hall or a business with video games or pool tables in Commerce faces new regulations following last Monday night’s city council meeting. The council passed its ominous-sounding “Ordinance To Provide For the Regulations of Pool Rooms, Billiard Rooms, Bowling Alleys, Games and Game Rooms, To Provide for ... [Full Story »] 

Hoschton council approves zoning changes to allow YMCA facility

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Saturday, December 13. 2008
The YMCA is one step closer to opening a facility in Hoschton. The Hoschton City Council agreed Monday to approve a host of zoning condition changes at a development that will include a proposed YMCA. Hoschton Properties, LLC wants to donate several residential lots and space for its amenity center in its mixed-use project on Ga. Hwy. 53 for a ... [Full Story »] 

Commissioners agree to meet with former county clerk about termination

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Saturday, December 13. 2008
The board of commissioners agreed Monday night to honor former county clerk Morris Fortson’s request for a conference with them. Fortson, who was suspended with pay on Nov. 18, pending a termination date of Jan. 6, requested the conference in a response letter last week to the board concerning his termination. Commissioners agreed to meet ... [Full Story »] 

Barrow's kids need a miracle

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, December 12. 2008
Needy children in Barrow County need a Christmas miracle. Just four days before the opening of the Holiday Connection Toy Shop for needy local children, donations are a third less than they were last year but the need has grown to 2,008 kids. That is 25 percent more kids than the toy drive served last year. “They’re still coming,” said ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Says logo was a good idea

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Friday, December 12. 2008
Dear Editor: I just don’t get it. Sometimes I read the editorials and I think Mike Buffington is out there fighting for the good of Jackson County. But when I read last week’s editorial concerning the new county logo, I thought…Mike Buffington….What a waste of good newspaper space for the tirade I read. I personally work in a business ... [Full Story »] 

Pills stolen from two Braselton clinics

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, December 12. 2008
Thieves burglarized two locations of the same clinic in Braselton this week, according to police. Guilford Immediate Care’s two locations in Braselton — one at 7367 Spout Springs Road near Kroger and the other at 5769 Old Winder Highway (Ga. Hwy. 211) near Publix — were each burglarized this week. Investigator J.D. Gille said four ... [Full Story »] 

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new ag center

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Friday, December 12. 2008
At long last, heavy equipment is on site, dirt has been moved and the site for the new county agricultural center is taking shape. To celebrate, members of the agricultural community, school system, chamber of commerce, and local and state governments were on hand Dec. 5 for the official groundbreaking ceremony across from the old middle school ... [Full Story »] 
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