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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 »]

Danielsville police chief resigns

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Tuesday, May 21. 2013

The city of Danielsville is without a police chief. Officer Matt Pilkington resigned from his position as the Danielsville chief Monday, May 13. The city council accepted his resignation at its regular business meeting Monday night following a closed-door session to discuss personnel. In a copy of his resignation letter provided by Pilkington ... [Full Story »]

BOC chairman backs down in conflict with sheriff

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Sunday, May 19. 2013

Madison County commission chairman Anthony Dove suspended two employees this past week, contending that they had worked with the sheriff’s department in surveillance of two employees in the BOC office. But the chairman released a statement Sunday morning, saying he wanted to back down on the issue and bring the matter to a close. The board of ... [Full Story »]

Comer woman charged with battery, cruelty to children

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Friday, May 17. 2013

A Comer woman was arrested recently on a myriad of charges after she allegedly struck her teenage daughter in the face with her fist and was found driving drunk with two small children. Cindy Maria Robinson, 37, was charged with DUI/alcohol, endangering a child under the influence of drugs or alcohol, aggravated battery, cruelty to children in ... [Full Story »]

BOC forms committee to study jail project options

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Friday, May 17. 2013

Madison County leaders will soon determine how a projected $12.4 million will be spent if voters renew a one-cent sales tax in November. But there’s another matter the commissioners now want to resolve before the referendum: how will the $3.3 million tagged from the 2008 special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) for expanding the county ... [Full Story »]

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