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Canon man charged with terroristic threats

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Sunday, April 17. 2011

An intoxicated Canon man was arrested in Hull recently after he allegedly threatened a woman and her son. Brent James Shubert, 41, 367 Unawatti Road, was charged with terroristic threats and acts, reckless conduct and pedestrian under the influence of alcohol or drugs after he allegedly showed up at a woman’s home on Bedford Drive in Hull and ... [Full Story »]

Comer gets good news, bad news on wastewater treatment

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Sunday, April 17. 2011

Comer residents received good news and bad news about the city’s wastewater treatment plant April 4. The good news: recent tests show a great improvement in the system after an aerator was installed. The bad news: The city was fined $300 for installing the equipment without permission. The city council voted to pay the fine. In another ... [Full Story »]

County spared from storm’s wrath

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Saturday, April 16. 2011

The storm system that caused significant destruction and claimed upwards of 40 lives in the Southeast rolled into Madison County Friday night, but the county was spared from the worst of the weather. Madison County 911 director David Camp provided the following list of storm-related calls in Madison County Friday night and early Saturday ... [Full Story »]

Madison County soldier prepares to deploy to Afghanistan

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Friday, April 15. 2011

Madison County’s Daniel Eubanks is being deployed to Afghanistan this month. The Journal recently conducted the following interview with Eubanks. If you would like to send a message to Eubanks, he can be reached at supportasoldier2011@hotmail.com. Those interested in sending letters, cards or care packages to Eubanks and other members of his ... [Full Story »]

Industrial authority receives $2 million loan/grant

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Friday, April 15. 2011

Madison County’s Industrial Development and Building Authority (IDA) received a $2,014,136 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) loan/grant package from the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) recently to finance the purchase of Blacks Creek Church Road water lines currently owned by the city of Commerce. The funds will also ... [Full Story »]

Carlton winning the battle with the bats

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Thursday, April 14. 2011

Carlton is finally winning its battle with the bats, but it is costing nearly $3,000. A pest control company has placed a bat valve in the city complex that allows the bats to leave, but blocks them from coming back in. Once the bats are all gone, the company will come back and finish cleaning and repairing the damage. It is further securing ... [Full Story »]

Man arrested for allegedly harassing women

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Wednesday, April 13. 2011

A Comer man with a history of harassing women was arrested on similar charges again recently. James Thomas Garrett, 70, of 791 Hwy. 72 East, was charged with harassing phone calls, stalking and two counts of criminal trespass after a Colbert store clerk reported that he had left three voice messages on her cell phone calling himself “the ... [Full Story »]

County to cover immunizations for public safety workers

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Tuesday, April 12. 2011

Madison County commissioners agreed April 5 to provide free immunizations to all county public safety employees. This will include four vaccines: the flu shot, a tetanus shot, hepatitis A and B vaccines and the TB skin test. These vaccines will be provided to the sheriff’s department, EMS, volunteer fire departments, animal control, first ... [Full Story »]

BOC approves ‘Child Abuse Prevention Month’

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Tuesday, April 12. 2011

The kids’ clothes on the line by the county courthouse aren’t hanging out to dry. No, they’re symbols — dark symbols of indifference or meanness towards children. Each one represents a child abuse or neglect case in Madison County in 2010. Madison County leaders want to shed light on the problem of child abuse and neglect in the county. ... [Full Story »]

Man sentenced to three years in jail for child molestation

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Monday, April 11. 2011

A Madison County man was recently sentenced in Madison County Superior Court to three years confinement for child molestation. Eddie Martin Cowan, 50, 190 Tommy James Road, Hull, was also sentenced to seven years probation and fined $1,475. Three counts of cruelty to children were dismissed. Other actions filed recently in the office of the ... [Full Story »]

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