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OPINION: More bad news on the budget front

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Sunday, February 15. 2009

Bad news! Last week, members of the General Assembly and Georgia citizens received more bad news on the already dismal subject of the annual state budget. State tax collections for January were $262 million below where they were for the same month last year – a 14.3 percent drop-off. As I have been predicting for the last eight months, this ... [Full Story »]

Madison County keeps inmate crew

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Sunday, February 15. 2009

Madison County commissioners agreed Monday to maintain a contract with Whitworth Detention Center out of Hartwell for two inmate work crews, who pick up trash along county roads and county facilities. They also pick up recyclable items for the county school system. The board considered eliminating one of the crews as a cost-cutting measure, but ... [Full Story »]

Madison County keeps inmate crew

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Sunday, February 15. 2009

Madison Co. couple travels to India for daughter’s wedding

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Saturday, February 14. 2009

A Madison County couple made the trek to Mumbai, India last month to take part in their daughter’s wedding to a native of that country. Greg and Rebecca Bleakley, of Hull, say they’ll never forget the experience of seeing a country and sampling a culture that was so fascinating and vastly different from our own. And to top it off, they were ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Budget challenges seem to be getting larger

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Saturday, February 14. 2009

As the 2009 legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly continues, our budget challenges seem to be getting larger and impacting more constituencies in our state. This week we began hearing that January revenues would be down again, making our work on the budget more complicated. But we are moving forward in other areas. There is a new ... [Full Story »]

GSP nets 25 arrests for DUI, other violations

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Friday, February 13. 2009

Officers with the Georgia State Patrol made 25 arrests for DUI and other traffic violations in Madison County over the weekend, Feb. 7 and 8, according to the sheriff’s office arrest report. Those arrested by state troopers and booked into the Madison County Jail included: •Francisco Arellano, 59, 205 Howard Road, Hull, driving without a ... [Full Story »]

Madison Co. commissioners change meeting schedule

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Friday, February 13. 2009

County commissioners unanimously approved policy changes proposed by new chairman Anthony Dove Monday, with the most notable action including a change to the BOC’s meeting schedule. The commissioners will now hold agenda-setting meetings on the final Monday of each month. They will hold business meetings on the first Monday of the month. A ... [Full Story »]

Madison County artist lands billboard spot

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Friday, February 13. 2009

Madison County artist Perry McCrackin had to cater to a different kind of audience this time — one motoring by at 60 miles per hour. McCrackin’s “Peppermint Float” painting was one of five entries winning an Athens billboard spot in the Lyndon House’s “Art in the Air” contest. Over 40 artists entered. McCrackin, 49, opted for the ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Socialism on the rise in America

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Friday, February 13. 2009

Dear Editor: This country was founded on the dream of democracy for its citizens in a republic-style of government to escape the totalitarian rule of another government where the working citizens had no voice. For hundreds of years America as we call it, has flourished and become the strongest freedom loving country in the known universe. This ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Support the president’s stimulus plan

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Friday, February 13. 2009

Dear Editor: I don’t believe you can simply spend your way out of a recession, but we do have to spend money to create jobs and reinvigorate the economy. This letter to the editor was provided by MoveOn.org. It is based on facts and sources, not words and empty rhetoric. President Obama’s economic stimulus plan is a very, very good bill. As ... [Full Story »]

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