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Colbert Elem. class to be part of national video series

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Friday, August 22. 2008

A Colbert Elementary classroom will gain nation-wide exposure in the form of an instructional video. A national organization from Washington, D.C., plans to shoot a lesson at the school on Sept. 3. The video, produced by the Center for Comprehensive School Reform Improvement, will highlight a math initiative at Colbert Elementary, specifically ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Proposed ordinance change makes existing process simpler for landowners

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Friday, August 22. 2008

Dear Editor: The Madison County Planning and Zoning Committee recently voted 6-0 to approve a change in the zoning ordinance to allow an accessory dwelling unit. The BOC postponed the vote to allow for additional public comment. Since the postponement, misinformation abounds regarding this change. The proposed change grants no new rights to ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Consider tag to support Keep Georgia Beautiful

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Friday, August 22. 2008

Dear Editor: I would like to share information about a proposed specialty license tag. The tag is being offered to benefit the projects and programs of Keep Georgia Beautiful and to promote recycling ... a major industry in our state. A portion of the money raised through the sale of these tags will be filtered down to local communities through ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: A ‘what if’ look at the rest of the 21st century

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Friday, August 22. 2008

Dear Editor: I write various editorial letters to different newspapers and my main goal is to get people to think. I try not to preach as some editorial page writers do at other papers (you know who you are). I put ideas out there that people can take or leave. So let’s take a “what if” look at the rest of the 21st century. People will ... [Full Story »]

Madison County BOC to meet Aug. 25

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Friday, August 22. 2008

The Madison County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 25, in the county government complex. Agenda items include: •Marvin White — report from IDA. •Chairman Wesley Nash – chairman’s report to the board. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTIONS: •Lisa Haga – application to rezone 4 acres of a 10-acre parcel on Paradise ... [Full Story »]

Assessors in stalemate over conservation status for hunting land

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Friday, August 22. 2008

The Madison County Board of Tax Assessors is deadlocked over whether to grant conservation tax status for a 781-acre tract near Colbert which board member Larry Stewart says accommodates commercial hunting activity. With the board vote tied 2-2, it will refer to county attorney Mike Pruett for guidance. “We’re at an impasse basically,” ... [Full Story »]

Hutchins resigns as mayor of Hull

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

Mayor Rebecca Hutchins announced her resignation at Monday night’s city council meeting, effective that evening. Mrs. Hutchins, who took over last fall following the death of her husband, long-time mayor B.W. Hutchins, said she was resigning because she is moving out of the city limits. Mrs. Hutchins has served on the city council since 1990, ... [Full Story »]

Colbert couple arrested for burglary on bicycles

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

A Colbert man and woman were arrested after they allegedly burglarized a home under construction on Colbert-Danielsville Road and then made their getaway on bicycles. James Quinton Faucett, 24, and Sara Christine Watters, also 24, both of 1366 Kingston Hollow, were charged with one count each burglary and criminal damage to property in the ... [Full Story »]

Comer Elementary now county’s most crowded school

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

With both Madison County High School and Danielsville Elementary School gaining more space and the middle school gaining a new building, Comer Elementary School is now the system’s most densely populated campus. Madison County school leaders discussed the elementary school’s status after a review of enrollment numbers at their Aug. 12 ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Letters praising Obama offer more of the same, old rhetoric

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

Dear Editor: I am writing in as a response to the letters of Obama praise appearing Aug. 14. Mr. Hill, Ms. Massey, Ms. Tesanovich, and Ms. Tufts clearly have a strong opinion, but they seem misinformed when it comes to political matters. After reading their opinions, I almost feel as though the same person wrote them. They sounded like a broken ... [Full Story »]

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