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Eleven BOC candidates discuss platforms at forum

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

It ain’t musical chairs. It’s politics. Eleven men seeking five contested seats at the county commissioners table stood at the podium on the Madison County High School Theater stage Tuesday night trying to show that they’re in tune with county voters. Harmony was a central theme of the evening, too, as candidates repeatedly expressed a ... [Full Story »]

18-year-old dies in house fire

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

Joshua Donaldson, 18, lost his life following a house fire Saturday at his home in Ila. Officials were called to the residence located at 71 Glenn Street Saturday afternoon about 1:45 p.m. according to an incident report from the sheriff’s office. A neighbor reportedly spotted the fire and called 911. Donaldson, who had Down’s Syndrome, was ... [Full Story »]

County approves changes to ordinance on mobile home underpinnings

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

Madison County leaders say they don’t want new mobile homes in the county to have underpinnings that can be chewed up by a weedeater. So, they’re in the process of establishing minimum standards for mobile home underpinnings for new mobile homes in the county. County commissioners approved a change to the zoning ordinance Monday night to ... [Full Story »]

Madison Co. school system coping with rising costs at the pump

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

The price at the pump is driving up the price of operating schools. Madison County school leaders have added $130,000 to next year’s budget — bringing fuel expenditures to $472,000, a 30 percent increase over last year — to meet the rising cost of fuel. “It’s definitely affecting the budget planning process,” Madison County Schools ... [Full Story »]

Saying thanks

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

Colbert Fire Department being honored July 4 for 40 years of a ‘no-thanks job’ Before there were fire trucks in Colbert, flames were fought in a much different manner. “With hand buckets,” said John Waggoner, Colbert’s mayor since 1969. Waggoner remembers those fighting-fire-by-hand days. If house went up in flames, a townsperson ... [Full Story »]

Colbert Fire Dept. named Grand Marshal of July 4 Parade

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008

Before there were fire trucks in Colbert, flames were fought in a much different manner. “With hand buckets,” said John Waggoner, Colbert’s mayor since 1969. Waggoner remembers those fighting-fire-by-hand days. If house went up in flames, a townsperson would ring a bell — or blow a car horn — to alert Colbert citizens to come armed ... [Full Story »]

Eleven BOC candidates discuss platforms at forum

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MadisonJournalTODAY

Wednesday, June 25. 2008

It ain’t musical chairs. It’s politics. Eleven men seeking five contested seats at the county commissioners table stood on the stage at the Madison County High School Theater Tuesday night trying to show that they’re in tune with county voters. Harmony was a central theme of the evening, too, as candidates repeatedly expressed a desire ... [Full Story »]

New middle school ‘substantially complete’

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Friday, June 20. 2008

BOE signs off on official documentation of completion Two months of summer vacation remain, but the new Madison County Middle School is “substantially” ready for class. The Madison County Board of Education signed an agreement saying that much at last Tuesday’s school board meeting. The state requires local boards to approve a ... [Full Story »]

Man sentenced to 65 years for shooting clerk

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Thursday, June 19. 2008

A man convicted of shooting a clerk at the Golden Pantry clerk on Hwy. 72 last September was sentenced Wednesday to 65 years in prison. A jury of 12 found Ousman Nyane, 29, Lithonia, guilty on Wednesday, June 4, of one count each of attempted robbery, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm during the commission of ... [Full Story »]

Armed robber sentenced to 65 years in prison

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Thursday, June 19. 2008

A man convicted earlier this month on armed robbery and shooting charges was sentenced in an Elberton courtroom last week to a total of 65 years in prison by Judge Thomas Hodges. Ousman Nyane was convicted on all five charges relating to an armed robbery and the shooting of a cashier at the Hull Golden Pantry last September following a two-day ... [Full Story »]

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