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LP to cease production by Oct. 1

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Tuesday, September 9. 2008

Louisiana Pacific Corp. will cease production at its Athens OSB plant, located on U.S. 441 in Center, Oct. 1, the company has announced. The move will result in layoffs for all but 27 of its 120 employees, according to Mary Cohn, manager of corporate affairs. The company is calling the shutdown “an indefinite curtailment,” leaving open the ... [Full Story »]

Your turn: Who do you like for president, and why?

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Saturday, September 6. 2008

The political conventions are over. Barack Obama and Joe Biden are the official Democratic Party nominees and John McCain and Sara Palin are the Republican nominees. OK, online readers, which ticket do you like and why? Do you like Obama's youthful vigor or his call for change? McCain's experience, war service or support for staying the course ... [Full Story »]

Each disaster prepares us for the next

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Friday, September 5. 2008

I write this column late — laboring early on Labor Day — as Hurricane Gustav approaches the Louisiana coast. By the time you read this, Gustav will be a tropical storm and we’ll know whether it was just another hurricane or whether it was on the scale of Katrina. With Commerce (and many, many friends) having just dealt with its ... [Full Story »]

City grateful for aid in its time of need

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Wednesday, September 3. 2008

The tornado that dipped out of the heavy clouds last Tuesday afternoon sent a shock wave through Commerce and in the few seconds it was on the ground it destroyed a couple of structures, damaged scores more and toppled countless trees. But, as almost everyone around the area hit observed, “it could have been a lot worse.” As is the case ... [Full Story »]

BOE nearly ready to award bids on new CHS gym

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Wednesday, September 3. 2008

The Commerce Board of Education could kick off the beginning of the construction of a new high school Monday. The board meets at 7:00 p.m., and Superintendent James E. “Mac” McCoy hopes to have the contract ready for the construction of the “practice gym” behind the current school. That facility must be finished before the school board ... [Full Story »]

Cleanup, repairs continue after tornado

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Wednesday, September 3. 2008

The cleanup and recovery in the aftermath of last week’s tornado continues, but most of the heavy work has been done. Volunteers, residents, city and county employees, firemen, utility workers and rescue personnel swarmed Commerce neighborhoods hit by the Aug. 26 tornado immediately after the storm. They cleared fallen trees with chain saws ... [Full Story »]

Fight at football game leads to two arrests

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Wednesday, September 3. 2008

Where’s the school resource officer when you need him? Commerce Superintendent of Schools James E. “Mac” McCoy had to break up a fight between two women in the stands that may have been the most competitive part of the Commerce-Jefferson football game Friday night. The incident occurred at halftime as Commerce was in the dressing room ... [Full Story »]

Pastor charged in felony suspended

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Friday, August 29. 2008

The pastor of Warren Chapel United Methodist Church has been suspended pending the resolution of a felony charge levied by Duluth police. The Rev. Anthony Joe Howell, 54, is accused of impersonating a police officer during a traffic stop for speeding. Gwinnett officials say Howell produced a fake badge and claimed to be a DeKalb County police ... [Full Story »]

Closure of detention center will be felt

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Thursday, August 28. 2008

When the I.W. Davis Probation Detention Center opened in Jackson County, it was considered a tremendous asset. The facility provided jobs in an industry not affected by recession and offered a low-cost labor force for local governments. Now, the facility is scheduled for closure, the jobs and detainee labor are gone and local governments that ... [Full Story »]

Politics as a spectator sport

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Wednesday, August 27. 2008

I have friends — and I don’t just mean guy friends — who are fanatic about football. I know not to call them Saturday or Sunday afternoons during the football season. If I do, and if they even hear the phone and answer it, I’ll hear the roar of the fans in the background, like a heavy surf, and the announcer’s voice in the foreground, ... [Full Story »]

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