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City Council to increase tax rate by .44 mills

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 16. 2008
The city of Commerce plans to increase property taxes by 49 percent — .44 mills — this year. On a $100,000 piece of property, that increase will cost you $13 more than you paid last year, according to finance director Steve McKown. The 2008-09 budget calls for a tax rate of 1.5 mills, compared to 1.06 mills last year and 1.66 mills for 2005 ... [Full Story »] 

City school board to keep tax rate at 17.75 mills

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 16. 2008
Keeping the tax rate at 17.75 mills, the Commerce Board of Education is expected to approve a 5.9 percent increase in property taxes next month. According to finance director Ann Stokey, the tax digest increased by about 5.9 percent from last year. Stokey said that after formulation, a millage rate rollback of 1.3 percent would be required to ... [Full Story »] 

ELECTION RESULTS: Bicknell, Johnson in runoff; Sikes, Smith in DA runoff; Evans romps; Hardy outs Thompson

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Tuesday, July 15. 2008
As of 10:47 p.m., UNOFFICIAL RESULTS with all Jackson County precincts reporting. Official results will be posted as soon as they become available. (For DA circuit totals, see www.mainstreetnews.com) Jackson County BOC Chairman Votes Tony Beatty 1,602 Hunter Bicknell 2,393 Ron Johnson 1,757 Jackson County BOC District 1 Votes Tom Crow 1,002 ... [Full Story »] 

Finally, a fruit men can get excited about

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 10. 2008
It’s something off the front page of The Onion, the spoof newspaper, or out of a situation comedy — except it’s true — allegedly. You heard about the Texas study? The one that says watermelon has the same effect on men as Viagra? It was on Page 1E of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last Thursday. File it under truth is stranger than ... [Full Story »] 

Banks County refutes charge that egg plant threatens reservoir

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 10. 2008
The chairman of the Banks County Board of Commissioners has assured the city of Commerce that an egg production plant near Gillsville will not adversely affect the city reservoir. At Monday night’s Commerce City Council work session, Mayor Charles L. Hardy Jr. read a letter from Gene Hart responding to a letter the city sent Hart in June. At ... [Full Story »] 

'To-be-continued' Todd Booth benefit blood drive set July 18

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 10. 2008
While Nicholson resident Todd Booth recovers from a bone marrow transplant a week ago, he can take comfort in the fact that he has a lot of friends. So many of them showed up for a blood drive in his honor last Thursday that the American Red Cross had to send folks home and rescheduled another blood drive Friday, July 18. Booth received the ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce commits to participation in Vogtle expansion

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 10. 2008
Co-owners of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant — including the city of Commerce — announced their intent to maintain their proportionate share of ownership in the proposed Units 3 and 4. As co-owners of two existing units at Plant Vogtle, the utilities had the rights to participate in the new Vogtle units but were required to make a ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce commits to participation in Vogtle expansion

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 10. 2008
Co-owners of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant — including the city of Commerce — announced their intent to maintain their proportionate share of ownership in the proposed Units 3 and 4. As co-owners of two existing units at Plant Vogtle, the utilities had the rights to participate in the new Vogtle units but were required to make a ... [Full Story »] 

Bickell, Hardy deserve support of the voters

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 10. 2008
By now, interested voters have seen all of the yard signs and newspaper ads. They’ve possibly attended or read the coverage of the various political forums and formed opinions about which candidates they support in next Tuesday’s election. The general primaries — both the Republican and Democratic primaries are Tuesday — are not ... [Full Story »] 

Bicknell, Hardy deserve support of the voters

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Thursday, July 10. 2008
By now, interested voters have seen all of the yard signs and newspaper ads. They’ve possibly attended or read the coverage of the various political forums and formed opinions about which candidates they support in next Tuesday’s election. The general primaries — both the Republican and Democratic primaries are Tuesday — are not ... [Full Story »] 
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