Grill opens season at Gresham with victory

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010
Augie Grill dominated the Champion Racing Association (CRA) Super Late Model season opening event at Gresham Motorsports Park Saturday. The Hayden, Ala., driver served notice early that he would be the driver to beat posting fast time in qualifying with a 16.169 second tour of the GMP half-mile oval. Grill started third on the 26-car starting ... [Full Story »] 

Dragons fall just short in state title bid

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010
Jefferson loses to Thomasville in state semi-finals For only the third time in school history, the Jefferson Dragons last week traveled to Macon for the final four in state basketball playoffs. They were hoping to be able to make it one more game, to the championship game on Saturday. But it didn’t pan out that way, as the Dragons came up ... [Full Story »] 

Families: Fire victims paid to live in building

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010
Family members of the two people injured Sunday when a downtown building burned said the victims were living there with the knowledge and permission of the owner. Joseph Hodges and Michelle Williams were pulled unconscious from the fire and transported to the burn unit at Grady Memorial Hospital, where they remain in critical condition. ... [Full Story »] 

Kids are right; time to protect reservoir

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010
Sometimes it takes a fresh perspective to point out the obvious. Such was the case last week when about 30 Commerce High School environmental science students briefed the Commerce City Council about problems at the city reservoir. Certainly the city was aware of the litter. Surely city workers have long observed the muddy roads and noted the ... [Full Story »] 

Counterfeit bills show up at 2 locations

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010
Two Commerce businesses detected, and confiscated, counterfeit bills last week, according to the Commerce Police Department. In the first case, a clerk at Autozone told police that Thursday a slender black male with a big black coat attempted to purchase a bottle of fuel cleaner with a fake $50 bill. The clerk told the man he would call police ... [Full Story »] 

Authority to collect fees on undeveloped lots in subdivisions

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, March 17. 2010
More than 400 owners of developed but un-built-upon lots in subdivisions like Traditions of Braselton will soon face a new monthly fee. The Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority voted Thursday night to enforce a clause in its contracts with developers to charge a $10 monthly sewer maintenance fee on lots that have sewer connections but ... [Full Story »] 

Drive by shooting suspects linked to Winder assault

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, March 17. 2010
The two Bethlehem men arrested last week in connection with a drive by shooting in Sandy Springs are also believed to be responsible for an aggravated assault which occurred in the City of Winder. Gianluca Gomez and Esli Villalta were charged with aggravated assault and participation in street gang activity in connection with the shooting on ... [Full Story »] 

Diamond Doggs rebound with region win

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010
After an admittedly disappointing loss to county and region rival Apalachee Monday, Winder-Barrow High School baseball coach Brian Smith was interested to see how his team would respond 24 hours when it returned to the diamond. For Smith, some of his fears were eased as the Diamond Doggs defeated visiting Rockdale County 4-0 Tuesday. Taylor ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: NCCA tourney continues to captivate fans

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010
They call it March Madness. One of college sports greatest spectacles begins Thursday as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament cranks up in earnest. (OK, I realize technically it started Tuesday night with the extra play-in game, but we won’t concern ourselves with that.) Big-time college football continues to try and convince us that the ... [Full Story »] 

Wildcats stun Diamond Doggs

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Wednesday, March 17. 2010
On paper, Monday’s baseball game between Winder-Barrow High School and Apalachee High School wasn’t going to be close. The Diamond Bulldoggs had rolled to a 7-0 record and a No. 2 spot in the Class AAAA state poll. AHS, meanwhile, had posted three wins, and was continuing to try and find its place among the elite teams in Region 8-AAAA. By ... [Full Story »] 
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