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Standridge responds to parents; remains in stable condition

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Tuesday, August 26. 2008

Colton Standridge reportedly responded to his parents by squeezing their hand over the weekend at Egleston Children's Hospital, where he remains in stable condition. On Monday, plans were to take him off of the sedatives he has been on since the accident on Aug. 18 and see how he responds. He continues to have swelling of his brain with the ... [Full Story »]

Tornado touches down in Commerce

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Tuesday, August 26. 2008

A tornado spawned by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay destroyed one mobile home and damaged several residences at about 4:30 Tuesday afternoon in the Cedar Drive area of Commerce. (See slide show of photos here) Early reports indicated two people were slightly hurt by the twister, which approached from the southwest over Washington Street, ... [Full Story »]

Homeowner holds burglar at gunpoint

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Monday, August 25. 2008

A Maysville man, tired of having his house broken into, set a trap for and captured a burglary suspect in the act last Thursday. Tony Smith was fed up. After three consecutive burglaries at his West Freeman Street residence, Smith lay in wait for the burglar, who he knew was a neighbor. He parked his truck away from the house and lay in wait, ... [Full Story »]

Tigers on the Town Pep Rally set Thursday

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Monday, August 25. 2008

The Commerce Downtown Development Authority hopes to kick the fall high school athletic season off to a good start Thursday night, Aug. 28. The Tigers on the Town Downtown Pep Rally will recognize the Commerce High School football team, cheerleaders, band, dance line, majorettes, cross country team and softball team. The season opens the ... [Full Story »]

Commerce back to school movie postponed

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Friday, August 22. 2008

The expectation of high winds have caused the Commerce Downtown Development Authority to call off tonight's showing of "Shrek the Third." The DDA's free back-to-school event was planned for dusk tonight in Spencer Park. Executive Director Hasco Craver made the call to postpone the event at about 2:00 Friday afternoon. The company providing the ... [Full Story »]

Governor's proposal would cost local governments $2.8 million

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Friday, August 22. 2008

Gov. Sonny Perdue’s plan to cut $428 million from the state budget would cost Jackson County’s governments — or their taxpayers — more than $2.8 million. Perdue has proposed eliminating the Homeowners Tax Relief Grant, a program started by former Gov. Roy Barnes to provide some relief for local property taxes. The program provides ... [Full Story »]

Hoschton police charge 2 local men with theft

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

Hoschton police searched two Commerce houses last week as part of an investigation involving stolen jewelry. A Hoschton woman said she hired two Commerce men to replace sinks in her bathroom. The woman said she bragged about the work of the men — until she noticed that her “high end” jewelry was missing, according to Hoschton police. A ... [Full Story »]

Standridge remains in critical condition

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

Colton Standridge remains in critical condition at Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta following a four-wheel accident Monday afternoon. He still has swelling of his brain and is in a drug-induced coma. Standridge, 13, has already had several brain surgeries and a feeding tube was inserted Wednesday. Standridge received serious head ... [Full Story »]

Standridge responds to parents; remains in stable condition

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

Colton Standridge reportedly responded to his parents by squeezing their hand over the weekend at Egleston Children's Hospital, where he remains in stable condition. On Monday, plans were to take him off of the sedatives he has been on since the accident on May 18 and see how he responds. He continues to have swelling of his brain with the ... [Full Story »]

City schools: state budget cuts a 'moving target'

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

The Commerce City School System has finalized its budget, but that doesn’t mean spending for the 2008-09 school year is set in stone. Far from it. With a state in a fiscal crisis and Gov. Sonny Perdue calling for budget cuts in numerous areas, the man who is responsible for making it all work is still sweating. Perdue has called for cuts in ... [Full Story »]

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