Garage fire under investigation

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BarrowJournal
Monday, October 6. 2008
The Fire Investigation Unit and Barrow County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a Monday morning garage fire. The detached garage, located at 225 Stag Court, had flames showing from the structure when fire crews arrived. “Firefighters were able to perform a very rapid knockdown of the fire,” said Lieutenant Scott Dakin of Barrow County ... [Full Story »] 

Mill Creek Rugby loses to Starr’s Mill

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Monday, October 6. 2008
A short-handed Mill Creek team suffered a 31-3 loss to Starr’s Mill this past Sunday. Missing five players and playing a faster and fitter Starr’s Mill, the Hawks struggled against two speedy backs in the game played at Fuller’s Park in Marietta. “The score line might not show it, but we were much stronger this week than in our ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce police arrest suspect in Winder crime spree

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BarrowJournal
Monday, October 6. 2008
The Commerce Police Department has confirmed that officers arrested a Braselton man wanted on charges related to an early morning crime spree in Winder. Authorities had been seeking Waylon Robert Westbrooks, 17, of Kirby Circle in Braselton after he was identified as the perpetrator in an early morning vehicle theft from a Winder subdivision. ... [Full Story »] 

Suspect in Winder crime spree behind bars

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Monday, October 6. 2008
The Commerce Police Department has confirmed that officers arrested a Braselton man wanted on charges related to a Monday morning crime spree in Winder. Authorities had been seeking Waylon Robert Westbrooks, 17, of Kirby Circle in Braselton after he was identified as the perpetrator in several entering auto incidents and an early morning ... [Full Story »] 

Lucille Gary

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, October 6. 2008
Lucille Day Freeman Gary, 89, of Commerce, died Saturday, October 4, 2008, at Grandview Nursing Home. She was born in Macon County, the daughter of the late Oliver C. and Ollie Seay Day, and was a homemaker. Survivors include sons, Jimmy Freeman, Commerce, and Randall Freeman, Jacksonville, Fla.; six grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and ... [Full Story »] 

Brenda Smith

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, October 6. 2008
Brenda Jean Irvin Smith, 63, of Lula, died Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following a brief illness. She was born in White County on January 8, 1945, the daughter of the late Telford Clinton Irvin and Gladys Hogan Irvin Rogers. She was a homemaker and a member of the Living Mission United Methodist Church, ... [Full Story »] 

Virginia Stewart

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, October 6. 2008
Virginia Smith Stewart, 67, of Hoschton, died Saturday, October 4, 2008. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Reeves and Etta Adams Smith. She was a seamstress for a sewing plant, and a member of Hoschton First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Stewart, Hoschton; daughters, Tina Brooks, Hoschton, and ... [Full Story »] 

Cornelia Trotter

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MainStreetNewsOBITS
Monday, October 6. 2008
Cornelia Louise Trotter, 83, of Commerce, died peacefully on Sunday, October 5, 2008, at BJC Hospital, after suffering a stroke on September 28. Born in Jackson County on April 10, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William Young and Elbertice Hix Barnett. She was retired from the Citizens & Southern Bank in Atlanta (now Bank of ... [Full Story »] 

Cable-barrier stops potential I-85 collision

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Monday, October 6. 2008
Braselton’s police chief thinks the new cable barriers on I-85 helped to prevent a deadly head-on collision on Monday afternoon. “It did what it was supposed to do,” said police chief Terry Esco. The recently-installed cable barriers were put to the test when a southbound 1996 Honda Accord apparently lost control and hit 10 metal poles ... [Full Story »] 

Chemical hazards director to meet with COPS about Transco

Posted by
MadisonJournalTODAY
Monday, October 6. 2008
Madison County residents living or owning property under the operations of pipelines are invited to attend the October meeting of Citizens Organized for Pipeline Safety (COPS). The meeting will be held Thursday, Oct. 9, at 6:30 in the fellowship hall of Colbert Grove Baptist Church. Jane Perry, Director of the Chemical Hazards Program of GA ... [Full Story »] 
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