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Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter seeks new director

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Wednesday, October 15. 2008

Tina Fleming has resigned as Madison-Oglethorpe Animal Shelter (MOAS) director after only a few months on the job. The MOAS of directors is running the shelter in the interim, with a team of shelter employees helping to supervise the day-to-day operation. “We have our kennel supervisors and our clinic supervisors and our veterinarians that ... [Full Story »]

Homeless man arrested on numerous charges

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Tuesday, October 14. 2008

A homeless man was arrested last week on a long list of charges in connection with thefts of copper piping and other items from residential lots on Kimberly Circle in Hull. Justin Wade Culver, 20, was charged with five counts of burglary, 12 counts of criminal damage to property in the second degree, seven counts of theft by taking and one ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Says Obama hates Jesus, friends with terrorists

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Tuesday, October 14. 2008

Dear Editor: As for Obama, first of all, his changes include dropping the Bush tax cuts and raising three times as much and passing universal healthcare. This insurance is what other countries have and the reason they come here for healthcare. It’s no good! You have to wait for six to nine months to get into a doctor’s office for surgery ... [Full Story »]

Hard to make cuts in flesh and blood

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Sunday, October 12. 2008

The numbers on the 32-page county budget seem coldly anonymous, but the figures are loaded with flesh and blood. They include the livelihoods of over 100 people. They include the actual nuts and bolts of a government’s commitment to its people. They include painful choices. Setting a county budget during an economic downturn is a grueling ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Every ballot should have ‘none of the above’

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Saturday, October 11. 2008

Well, here I go again: making suggestions that the powers that control our state will never consider. These have to do with election reforms. I have said in the past that all state sponsored elections should be non partisan, that political parties should have no special privilege in placing candidates on the ballot. Now I will suggest another ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Please remember the needy, donate to the food bank

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Friday, October 10. 2008

Dear Editor: I helped at the Madison County Food Bank two weeks ago. As I left, trying my best not to cry, I thought of the Bible verse that says the mustard seed is the smallest of all the seeds, but with love grows into a large garden plant. I thought of that because we ran out of food after just one hour and had to turn hungry people away ... [Full Story »]

Race is on for mayor’s seat in Hull

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Friday, October 10. 2008

For the first time in a decade, there is a contested race for mayor in the small town of Hull. Councilman Paul Elkins, 71, who has served on the council for five years, resigned his post last month to run for the vacant mayoral seat, which was vacated by Mayor Rebecca Hutchins in August. Hutchins replaced her late husband, Mayor B.W. Hutchins ... [Full Story »]

County revenue picture still unclear; BOC aims to cut expenses

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Friday, October 10. 2008

Oh, times are tough. And county commissioners continued their budget talks last week with their revenue picture still as murky as a lake bottom. For instance, will the county’s overall property values (its tax digest) be significantly down this year, requiring either a hike in the tax rate or significant cuts in services? Will the county ... [Full Story »]

Woman charged with leaving accident

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Friday, October 10. 2008

An Athens woman was arrested last week and charged with leaving the scene of an accident and other charges. Deanne Ruth Moore, 32, 4505 Lexington Road, was also charged with improper passing on a hill/curve, failure to provide assistance and reckless driving. Others arrested by law enforcement in the county recently included: •Willie Lee ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: The Republicans are such good con artists

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Wednesday, October 8. 2008

Dear Editor: Here we go, 30 days from election and the Republicans are in panic mode, of course they don’t want to talk about the economy or anything else they are responsible for such as the citizens of this country losing many of our rights. Talk about big brother. Or how about all the times they did things behind our back without even ... [Full Story »]

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