Entries by CommerceNewsTODAY

Time for a moratorium on sign variance requests

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 20. 2008
Not to keep beating a dead horse, but another business is asking the city for a variance for a sign. A lot of space on this page has been dedicated to the controversy over requests for a sign variance from Walgreens, and there have been others before. Blame the city, blame the sign ordinance — whatever. But since a new sign ordinance is under ... [Full Story »] 

Closing of probation detention center a blow for Commerce

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 20. 2008
The Department of Corrections’ decision to close the I.W. Davis Probation Detention Center has Commerce scrambling to determine the effect on its operations. “I just heard about it Thursday or Friday. This is something we’re going to have to discuss,” noted City Manager Clarence Bryant. The city gets one to two full-time workers for its ... [Full Story »] 

2 injured in Wednesday wreck in Nicholson

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, August 20. 2008
Two people were injured in a head-on collision on U.S. 441 in Nicholson at about 2:00 Wednesday afternoon. While EMS crews at the scene could not be certain, it was not believed that either victim sustained life-threatening injuries. A Georgia State Patrol trooper said witness statements indicated that a northbound Ford minivan with Habersham ... [Full Story »] 

13-year-old on 4-wheeler struck by car

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Monday, August 18. 2008
Thirteen-year-old Colton Standridge was transported by Emory Life Flight late Monday afternoon to Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Atlanta after being struck by a car while driving a four-wheeler on Cabin Creek Road, Nicholson. "It looks pretty bad," observed a Jackson County deputy on the scene. Details were not immediately available, but ... [Full Story »] 

13-year-old struck by car in surgery

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Monday, August 18. 2008
Thirteen-year-old Colton Standridge was in surgery Monday night with serious head injuries after being transported by Emory Life Flight to Scottish Rite Children's Hospital in Atlanta earlier that afternoon. He was struck by a car while driving a four-wheeler on Cabin Creek Road, Nicholson. A prayer vigil was held at East Jackson Middle School ... [Full Story »] 

Standridge out of surgery; prayer vigils hed

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Monday, August 18. 2008
Colton Standridge, the eighth grader injured Monday in a four-wheel accident near Commerce, came out of surgery Tuesday afternoon in stable condition and remained in a drug-induced coma. Two prayer vigils have been held at county schools with several hundred people attending. Standridge, 13, had severe head trauma and underwent brain surgery ... [Full Story »] 

Standridge in 'stable condition' following surgery

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Monday, August 18. 2008
Thirteen-year-old Colton Standridge was in stable condition Tuesday morning after undergoing brain surgery Monday night for serious head injuries he received when he was struck by a car while driving a four-wheeler on Cabin Creek Road, Nicholson. Standridge was transported by Emory Life Flight to a children's hospital in Atlanta Monday ... [Full Story »] 

Prayer vigil planned for Standridge

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Monday, August 18. 2008
A prayer vigil will be held for Colton Standridge, the eighth grader injured Monday in a four-wheel accident near Commerce, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, at Jackson County Comprehensive High School. Standridge, 13, was in stable condition Tuesday morning after undergoing brain surgery Monday night for serious head injuries he received when he was ... [Full Story »] 

Standridge out of surgery; prayer vigils held

Posted by
CommerceNewsTODAY
Monday, August 18. 2008
Colton Standridge, the eighth grader injured Monday in a four-wheel accident near Commerce, came out of surgery Tuesday afternoon in stable condition and remained in a drug-induced coma. Two prayer vigils have been held at county schools with several hundred people attending. Standridge, 13, had severe head trauma and underwent brain surgery ... [Full Story »] 

Cupboard almost bare at food bank

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Friday, August 15. 2008
Business is booming at the Banks-Jackson Emergency Food Bank in Commerce. That is never a good thing. So many people have come to the food bank that its shelves are nearly bare. “It’s the lowest I can remember, and I’ve been here 14 years,” remarked Christa Shumake, manager. The slack economy has dealt a double-whammy to the food bank. ... [Full Story »] 
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