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Early voting under way

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Wednesday, October 14. 2009

Early voting for the Nov. 3 General Election is under way. For Commerce voters, it began last Tuesday and will continue through Friday, Oct. 30. All early voting takes place at City Hall during regular business hours, which are 8:30 to 4:00 Monday through Friday. There are four contested races on the ballot. For mayor pro tem, Keith Burchett ... [Full Story »]

Commerce cleanup week starts Monday

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CommerceNewsTODAY

Wednesday, October 14. 2009

It’s time to take out a year’s accumulation of trash. Commerce will hold its annual “Cleanup Week” next week, Oct. 19-23. That’s the one week a year when the city’s Public Works Department will pick up items other than leaves, limbs and yard trimmings. The department will pick up household items such as furniture, appliances, scrap ... [Full Story »]

City must get sewer problem resolved

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CommerceNewsTODAY

Wednesday, October 14. 2009

Mike Sullivan is, as Ward 3 city councilman Mark Fitzpatrick pointed out Monday night, a patient man. Probably too patient. Sullivan was back before the city council about a long-standing sewage problem that results in sewage backing up into his house during times of heavy rainfall. It’s a problem he’s endured for years. Perhaps had he been ... [Full Story »]

Woman reported missing was killed in wreck

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CommerceNewsTODAY

Wednesday, October 14. 2009

A Pendergrass man got the worst possible result after he reported his wife missing Sunday. The man came to the Commerce Police Station to report his wife missing after she came home from work Saturday, told her husband she was going out to eat and to a movie with a friend, but never came home. The friend told police that she last saw Jacqueline ... [Full Story »]

UPDATED: Early voting under way

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CommerceNewsTODAY

Wednesday, October 14. 2009

Early voting for the Nov. 3 General Election is under way. For Commerce voters, it began last Tuesday and will continue through Friday, Oct. 30. All early voting takes place at City Hall during regular business hours, which are 8:30 to 4:00 Monday through Friday. Early voting is absentee voting until the week of Oct. 26-30. Until that week, ... [Full Story »]

Three new council members speak at forum

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BraseltonNewsTODAY

Wednesday, October 14. 2009

Three new members of the Hoschton City Council took questions from the audience on issues facing the town at a political forum Tuesday night. Scott Butler, Jim Cleveland and Jim Higginbottom gave information on their background and answered questions from the audience of property tax, the police department and other topics. New council member ... [Full Story »]

So-called ‘fiancés’ steal jewelry from store

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BraseltonNewsTODAY

Wednesday, October 14. 2009

Two men claiming to be purchasing engagement rings stole more than $30,000 in jewelry from a Braselton store, according to police. An owner at A&G Fine Jewelry, located on Ga. Hwy. 211, said two men who said they were brothers wanted to see engagement rings. While one suspect was looking at women’s engagement rings, the second suspect ... [Full Story »]

JHS students injured in Thurs. wreck

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JacksonHeraldTODAY

Wednesday, October 14. 2009

Two Jefferson High School students, football players apparently on their way to practice, were seriously injured in a two-car wreck Thursday afternoon in Jefferson. A third person was also injured in the second vehicle. The wreck happened about 3:14 p.m. on Lee Street just west of the curve at the old Jefferson Mills facility. All three people ... [Full Story »]

JHS students, woman, injured in Thurs. wreck

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JacksonHeraldTODAY

Wednesday, October 14. 2009

JHS students, woman, injured in Wed. wreck

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JacksonHeraldTODAY

Wednesday, October 14. 2009

Two Jefferson High School sophomores, football players apparently on their way to practice, were injured in a two-car wreck Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson. A third person was also injured in the second vehicle. *** UPDATE 2 p.m. Oct. 15: Student Andrew Fowler remains in intensive care with head injuries, but is now breathing on his own; ... [Full Story »]

MainStreetNews

Early voting under way

Commerce cleanup week starts Monday

City must get sewer problem resolved

Woman reported missing was killed in wreck

UPDATED: Early voting under way

Three new council members speak at forum

So-called ‘fiancés’ steal jewelry from store

JHS students injured in Thurs. wreck

JHS students, woman, injured in Thurs. wreck

JHS students, woman, injured in Wed. wreck

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