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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 »]

BJC: Layoffs necessary for survival

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Wednesday, January 21. 2009

Officials at BJC Medical Center are couching the Jan. 15 layoffs of 45 employees as difficult but necessary adjustments to assure the survival of the hospital and nursing home in a weak economy. “There is no easy way to explain or to try to paint a pretty picture about what happened last week,” conceded Charles Blair, who chairs the ... [Full Story »]

25th MLK celebration is Sunday

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Friday, January 16. 2009

The 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commemoration will be held Sunday at St. Paul First Baptist Church, located at 573 Gordon Street in Jefferson. At 3:30 p.m., the Poplar Springs Baptist Church Choir of Jefferson, under the direction of Marianne Burley, will present a mini gospel music concert. The ecumenical service will start at ... [Full Story »]

One way to make a difference

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Friday, January 16. 2009

A writer I knew went away on vacation with her family, and I was stunned to hear, a week later, that while they were away, her husband was suddenly stricken with kidney failure. Happily, he was able to find a donor very quickly; he had a kidney transplant and has been fine ever since. Kidney transplantation was one of the great medical success ... [Full Story »]

Police raid 3 homes, make 4 drug arrests

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Friday, January 16. 2009

The Commerce Police Department charged three people with drug offenses after conducting separate searches of three local residences. A man who came to bail out one of those suspects was also arrested. “We had received some information from people suspicious about drug activity,” explained detective Chad Knight. “We were able to ... [Full Story »]

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