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Local leaders discuss potential jail additions

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Wednesday, May 29. 2013

With the current jail steadily full, Madison County Sheriff Kip Thomas proposes to double the capacity of the county’s inmate detention facility. Thomas spoke at a Madison County Jail committee meeting Monday morning, giving an overview of a proposed blueprint for an expansion from 64 to 128 beds. The jail would increase from two to four pod ... [Full Story »]

Man charged with aggravated assault

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Monday, May 27. 2013

A Danielsville man was arrested for assault on May 16 after he allegedly seriously wounded another man by striking him in the head with some type of tool in the yard of a home on Wildcat Bridge Road. Steven Lavern Shelnut, 48, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery after he was found underneath a nearby bridge. According to the ... [Full Story »]

‘War-time memories’: Ford Carey, 95, reflects on life, WWII service

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Sunday, May 26. 2013

Army veteran and Purple Heart receipient Ford Carey still dreams about the time he spent fighting in Italy during World War II. “I dream sometimes I’m over there and I don’t know my way back home,” he said. “And I study about it sometimes at night before I go to sleep.” Though he’s never forgotten the war, it wasn’t something he ... [Full Story »]

Man injured in Hwy. 98 accident

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Sunday, May 26. 2013

A Royston man was injured when his vehicle struck a power pole at 9:30 p.m., May 15, on Hwy. 98 after his vehicle was struck by an alleged inebriated driver. According to a report from C.E. Parker, spokesperson for the Athens Post of the Georgia State Patrol, Dale Presley, 40, Commerce was operating a Toyota Pickup westbound on Hwy. 98. Presley ... [Full Story »]

Danielsville woman arrested on drug charges

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Saturday, May 25. 2013

A Danielsville woman was arrested recently after a woman on James Adams Road reported that another woman had driven into her driveway in a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado and appeared to be under the influence of some type of drug. Lara Aliana Carey, 33, 276 James Spring Road, was charged with theft by receiving stolen property, illegal possession of a ... [Full Story »]

MCHS class of 2013 to graduate Friday

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Thursday, May 23. 2013

Valedictorian Caitlin Felt will say goodbye to her alma mater Friday night, along with approximately 277 of her fellow classmates, and set her sights on the University of Georgia this fall, where she will study international affairs with a pre-law concentration. She will live in the pre-law community on campus. Felt said she hopes to one day ... [Full Story »]

Retiring educators recognized

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Thursday, May 23. 2013

Thirty retiring members of the Madison County School System were honored at a reception and recognition ceremony during May’s board of education meeting Tuesday night. The person retiring with the longest tenure at the school system was human resources director Bob Harrison, who began his career in 1971. Those recognized included Sara ... [Full Story »]

Comer council purchases car for police dept.

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Tuesday, May 21. 2013

Comer’s City Council approved the purchase of a low-mileage car for the city police department recently. The group agreed May 6 to trade in two damaged and one seized vehicles and $2,500 for the white, 2008 Crown Victoria. Repairs on the existing vehicles were well over that amount. The new car will require lights and decals before it can be ... [Full Story »]

Burglary reported on Friendship Church Road

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Tuesday, May 21. 2013

A BOLO (be on the lookout) was issued for a man driving a black and red older model pickup truck after he allegedly broke into a home on Friendship Church Road and was surprised by the homeowner. The man told officers he fired shots into the air after he allegedly found the man burglarizing his home. The victim said the man was a white, slender ... [Full Story »]

Local schools above state, regional averages in new CCRPI assessments

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Tuesday, May 21. 2013

Madison County schools received a good report card for last year. The school system exceeded the state average in 2011-12 in the new College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI), the state’s new method of measuring school performance that has replaced the “pass/fail” of the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) system. The district score ... [Full Story »]

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