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Leaders talk T-SPLOST

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Tuesday, March 22. 2011

While potential sewer expansions were a focus of Madison County leaders March 10, the group also discussed the upcoming regional transportation sales tax referendum in 2012. The transportation special purpose local option sales tax (T-SPLOST) would be divided into two revenue streams: 75 percent of the money collected in the 10-county region ... [Full Story »]

BOC talks T-SPLOST

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Friday, March 18. 2011

The vote isn’t for another year and a half, but the decision on whether to approve a penny tax for roads is on local leaders’ minds. County commissioners listened to three citizens March 7, who took the podium to talk about local road issues and the potential transportation sales tax, which is set to go before voters Aug. 21, 2012. If ... [Full Story »]

Comer council responds to vandalism at Arnold Park

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Friday, March 18. 2011

Vandalism at Arnold Park in Comer spurred the city council March 7 to enforce prior security measures and reactivate a seven-year-old plan to expand the park’s services to the community. City policy requires that the park be secured at night, a rule that has not been enforced in recent years. The council instructed the public works and police ... [Full Story »]

Athens man charged with theft, battery

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Friday, March 18. 2011

An Athens man was arrested recently after he allegedly stole his sister’s vehicle, wrecked it, and then hit her when she questioned him about it. Randy Lee Webb Watson, 29, 553 W. Hancock Avenue, Apt. A, was charged with theft by taking, battery and a probation violation following a call to his parent’s home on Watson Road last week ... [Full Story »]

Fine Finish to move

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

Leaders say too much money already sunk into sinking building The Fine Finish building off Hwy. 98 was constructed on top of an old landfill and the front of the structure has been gradually sinking ever since. Though the cracking building was patched up years ago, the sinking continues and new cracks have formed. So, it’s finally time to ... [Full Story »]

Voters renew sales tax for education

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Tuesday, March 15. 2011

Madison County’s one-cent tax for school improvements will continue. A sparse contingent of county voters hit the polls on a rainy Tuesday, with 83.8 percent of voters saying “Yes” to the continuation of a five-year, one-cent tax for education in Madison County. There were exactly 1,000 “Yes” votes, with 193 voting “No.” The 1,193 ... [Full Story »]

Colbert council discusses developing website

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Tuesday, March 15. 2011

By Jeremy Elrod Finding itself behind the technology curve, the Colbert City Council discussed the possibility of creating a website for the city March 7. “I attended a GMA (Georgia Municipal Association) meeting probably three years ago, and it was said there that if you were a municipality that didn’t have a website – you were way ... [Full Story »]

Three stabbed at card game gone wrong

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Tuesday, March 15. 2011

Aggravated assault warrants have been issued for three people wounded in a knife fight during a card game at a residence on Hwy. 72 East near Carlton March 5. According to the incident report, officer Brandon Hanley met with three people at the Comer Kangaroo station Saturday, one with stab wounds to his face and abdomen. EMS was called to the ... [Full Story »]

Library expansion groundbreaking ahead

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Monday, March 14. 2011

The Madison County Library expansion project is moving forward. And a construction groundbreaking is set for 11 a.m., March 17, at the library. Salloum Construction Company of Athens has been hired to expand the library. And county commissioners voted Monday to provide the sales tax money voters approved in 2008 for the project. The expansion ... [Full Story »]

T-SPLOST could bring more road paving to the county

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Saturday, March 12. 2011

There are 113 dirt miles in Madison County. And county commission chairman Anthony Dove doesn’t see many of those roads getting paved — unless something changes Aug. 21, 2012. That’s when a referendum is planned in districts across Georgia, with voters determining whether they want to pay an extra one-cent on the dollar for road ... [Full Story »]

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