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Funding delays send cost of library expansion soaring

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

The wait to get state funding for the proposed addition to the Commerce Public Library is expected to inflate its cost by anywhere from 30 to 38 percent. That means local fund-raising efforts to secure the match for the state grant, rather than lacking just $80,000, are $256,000 to $306,000 short of the goal. Alan Harkness, director of the ... [Full Story »]

Chamber honors Ariail for 'lifetime achievement'

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce presented awards and celebrated its successes of 2008 at its annual Awards Banquet last Friday night at the Jefferson Civic Center. Keith Ariail of McDonald Hardware, Commerce, was presented the William H. Booth Award for Lifetime Achievement. One of the chamber’s most active volunteers, Ariail ... [Full Story »]

Please pass the gall

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

By Susan Harper I’ve been at it again: trying to do my own taxes. It’s a project filled with obstacles, and by that I mean everything from potholes to detours to boulders — whatever the IRS could think of to throw into the path of the hapless taxpayer. So I guess I love the challenge. I can’t think of any other reason why it should fill ... [Full Story »]

Kids set fire to storage building

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Wednesday, January 28. 2009

Two 8-year-old boys allegedly started the fire that destroyed a utility building on Baxter Road on Saturday, Jan. 24. According to the Commerce Police Department, the two neighborhood boys admitted breaking into the building. They began burning papers and “because it was fun” burned other things as well, fleeing when the fire got out of ... [Full Story »]

The thrill of a miracle

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Friday, January 23. 2009

By Susan Harper I was driving home from work last Thursday evening when I heard that U.S. Airways Flight 1549 had landed in the icy waters of the Hudson River at 3:31 that afternoon, and I felt as if cold fingers had wrapped themselves around my heart. ‘That was two and a half hours ago,’ I thought. Why hadn’t I heard? By the time I did ... [Full Story »]

Legislature not likely to fund 4th Superior Court judge

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Friday, January 23. 2009

The Georgia General Assembly may approve a fourth Superior Court judge for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit, but it’s unlikely to fund the position. “There will be none (funding) this year, but we’re eligible for a judge, so we’re going to go ahead and put in for one so that when funds become available, we’ll be at the top of the ... [Full Story »]

King birthday event part praise, part celebration

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Friday, January 23. 2009

Clapping hands, swaying bodies, tapping feet and voices raised in song. Jackson County’s 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration started with song and praise Sunday afternoon, Jan. 18, and ended that way in the evening. St. Paul’s Baptist Church, Jefferson, was filled with a standing-room-only crowd soon after the Poplar Springs ... [Full Story »]

Library fund drive needs your help

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Wednesday, January 21. 2009

By Tricia Massey At the end of each of my monthly columns, I am tagged as the chair for the Commerce Public Library’s Capital Campaign. Since March of 2007, I have helped oversee the fund-raising efforts of raising over $500,000 for our part required to obtain a state grant for our library expansion. The city of Commerce, board of ... [Full Story »]

Commerce drops idea of 'motor carrier compliance' unit

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Wednesday, January 21. 2009

The city of Commerce has decided not to form a special police unit to enforce safety standards on large trucks. Mayor Charles L. “Buzzie” Hardy Jr. made the announcement last Wednesday to members of the Commerce Area Business Association. Forming a “motor carrier compliance” unit was proposed by the police department as a means of ... [Full Story »]

Police confiscate $10K from driver on I-85

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Wednesday, January 21. 2009

A South Carolina man will have to talk to the federal government to recover money he claimed he kept under the console of his vehicle for safe keeping. It didn’t turn out to be that safe, because when the Commerce Police Department pulled Steven Louis Gilliam, 35, of 2217 Aleaf Terrace, Spartanburg, over in a northbound lane of Interstate 85 ... [Full Story »]

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