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Audit shows Danielsville no longer losing money on water service

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Monday, June 17. 2013

The City of Danielsville has finally stopped losing money on its water department, according to the town’s newly released 2012 audit report. “This was the city’s best audit in a long, long time,” mayor Todd Higdon told the council at its regular business meeting June 10. City attorney Dale Perry agreed. “The audit shows that the city ... [Full Story »]

Hull man charged with battery on Old Elberton Road

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Friday, June 14. 2013

A Hull man was arrested recently after he allegedly beat up his wife at their residence. Lester Julius Hoyte, 28, 1107 Old Elberton Road, was charged with battery/simple battery FVA. According to the incident report, officer Tracy Rucker went to the scene where Hoyte’s sister-in-law told him that Hoyte needed to leave because she was tired of ... [Full Story »]

BOC nears decision on SPLOST breakdown

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Thursday, June 13. 2013

Madison County commissioners are nearly done with sales tax project projections. The group will soon set in stone how an estimated $12.4 million will be spent over the next six years if Madison County voters renew a one-cent special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) for county improvements in November. BOC chairman Anthony Dove told the ... [Full Story »]

BOC takes no action on Citizens United request

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Wednesday, June 12. 2013

Leaders of the Madison County Democratic Party asked county commissioners to sign a resolution supporting a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. But the BOC did not discuss or vote on the matter Monday. Citizens United was a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2010. The Court ruled that it is ... [Full Story »]

Commerce man faces open container charge

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Monday, June 10. 2013

A Commerce man was arrested recently after he allegedly threw a beer can from his car while officer David Kidd was behind him on Hwy. 98 West. Nelson Bomez, 37, 128 Frontage Road, was charged with littering from a motor vehicle and open container. According to the incident report, Kidd was behind the black Ford Focus when he saw someone throw a ... [Full Story »]

Clerk transferred; HR director fired

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Monday, June 10. 2013

Madison County clerk Linda Cox will move from the county commission office in Danielsville to the public defender’s office in Royston. And county human resources director Donna Sisk has been fired. The two personnel actions follow several weeks of controversy in the BOC office. County commission chairman Anthony Dove suspended both employees ... [Full Story »]

Deceased driver found off Rock Quarry Road

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Friday, June 7. 2013

A Madison County resident was found deceased in a vehicle off Rock Quarry Road Thursday morning. Charles Richard "Rick" Barber, 61, Danielsville, died of natural causes in his vehicle this week. “A gentleman was driving on Rock Quarry Road (we believe on Monday morning) when, for an unknown reason the driver left the roadway and traveled into ... [Full Story »]

Danielsville woman charged with disorderly conduct

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Friday, June 7. 2013

A Danielsville woman was taken into custody after an incident at her home recently. Carissa Octavia Patman, 27, 63 Dry Creek Road, was arrested on one count of disorderly conduct. According to the incident report, officer William Elrod was sent to the home in reference to Patman catching her husband attempting to have sexual intercourse with ... [Full Story »]

Toccoa leaders reject Madison/Elbert regional water letter

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Friday, June 7. 2013

Madison County’s industrial authority has worked in recent years to form water links with other northeast Georgia counties. Local leaders say that establishing regional connections is the best way to bring industry to the county and to protect the county from severe droughts in years to come. But not all area officials are excited about such ... [Full Story »]

Dobbs to spend summer in Vanuatu

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Friday, June 7. 2013

This weekend, 16-year-old Noel Dobbs will begin the summer adventure of a lifetime, all while helping others she has never met. She’ll also have quite a story to tell when she returns to Madison County High School as a junior in mid-August. Dobbs is participating in Teen Missions International, a non-profit ministry that sends teens and ... [Full Story »]

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