Pool incident results in arrest, banishment

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 2. 2008
A 30-year-old Commerce woman was banned from the city pool for five years after a dispute that resulted in her arrest for disorderly conduct. According to the incident report, Jessica Nickole Harrison, 104 Harrison Lane, had dropped off five kids at the pool under the supervision of a 15-year-old. Pool staff confronted her, and Harrison ... [Full Story »] 

Woman claims harassment from rapist

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 2. 2008
A report of harassing calls to a Shankle Heights woman has turned into a rape investigation. According to the report on file at the Commerce Police Department, the 27-year-old white female victim said a man has been calling her six to seven times a day threatening her. She further told the police that she had stayed with the man and his wife in ... [Full Story »] 

Woman escapes injury in Friday carjacking downtown

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 2. 2008
A Commerce woman escaped without injury after two men carjacked her vehicle Friday afternoon in the middle of downtown Commerce. The 58-year-old white female told police she’d just come out of the First Commerce Bank drive-through, turned up Central Avenue and stopped at the red light at Broad and Elm streets when a black male approached her ... [Full Story »] 

Motorcyclist injured in Tuesday evening wreck

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Tuesday, July 1. 2008
A 20-year-old Commerce man was injured Tuesday evening when his motorcycle crashed on State Street just west of its intersection with U.S. 441 shortly after 5 p.m. A family member identified the victim as Kevin Rylee, of a Cabin Creek Road, Commerce address. Rylee suffered abrasions and a possible leg injury. He was transported to a local ... [Full Story »] 

Attorney says test results clear assistant principal

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BanksNewsTODAY
Tuesday, July 1. 2008
The awaited test results on a water fountain at Banks County Elementary School have been received and while one side of the controversy says the issue has been “put to bed” the other says questions remain. PathCon Laboratories of Norcross conducted tests for bacteria from collected water samples from the fountain from which several fifth ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Voting in Barrow important to the future

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BarrowJournal
Tuesday, July 1. 2008
Dear Editor: The current situation in this country has a lot of people wondering what is going to happen next. The never-ending presidential campaign has created a simmering discontent for the system and the players in the game. Hope is a long way from reality. Congress is hell-bent on doing as little good as possible, all the while posturing ... [Full Story »] 

Mingledorff secures judicial position

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BarrowJournal
Tuesday, July 1. 2008
Currie Mingledorff of Winder was the lone qualifier for the office of Piedmont Superior Court Judge, securing the seat without a contested election. “I am excited and eager to begin doing the important work this office requires,” Mingledorff said. “I believe entering this position without an opponent is a clear statement that residents ... [Full Story »] 

Winder Police Department investigates 32 incidents during the past week

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BarrowJournal
Tuesday, July 1. 2008
The Winder Police Department investigated the following incidents over the past week: •criminal trespass on South Broad Street. •entering an automobile with the intent to commit a theft or felony on 7th Avenue. •theft by taking on Lumpkin Street. •theft by taking on South Broad Street. •burglary on Emily Circle. •financial ... [Full Story »] 

Attempt to retrieve engagement ring fails

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BarrowJournal
Tuesday, July 1. 2008
A Braselton man’s plan to get an engagement ring back from an ex-fiancé didn’t happen as he planned. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was called to a property dispute last week at a Hudson Drive address, where the man said he and his girlfriend had ended their relationship. The man asked the woman to return an engagement ring, valued ... [Full Story »] 

Barrow house struck by lightning

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BarrowJournal
Tuesday, July 1. 2008
Barrow County Fire and Emergency Services firefighters were busy last weekend, as a series of storms that passed through the county. Firefighters responded to numerous trees and power lines down across roads and several structure fires. At 12:15 a.m. on Saturday, Barrow firefighters responded to the 100 block of Plantation Road to a reported ... [Full Story »] 
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