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Taking time to step, be thankful for little things

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Friday, September 12. 2008

The arrival of fall means an increase in the hectic work pace for us at Mainstreet Newspapers. I realize it’s not technically fall as Georgia’s summer sun continues to fight us almost daily. I say fall since football season is now upon us and kids are back in school. With the overall slower pace of the summer months now a thing of the past, ... [Full Story »]

Taking time to stop, be thankful for little things

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Friday, September 12. 2008

Men fight over possession of tire, wheel

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Friday, September 12. 2008

An Otis Brown Road, Baldwin, resident contacted the Banks County Sheriff’s Office last week concerning a physical dispute he had with another man over ownership of a tire and a wheel. The man said he wanted to sell the tire and wheel to two men when another man of a Historic Homer Highway, Alto, address punched him in the face. The two men ... [Full Story »]

BCHS teen dies after Sunday wreck

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Wednesday, September 10. 2008

A Banks County High School senior died Tuesday evening after being seriously injured in a wreck Sunday night on Old Hwy. 441. Tyler Bush, 17, Commerce, was a passenger in a Jeep when he accidentally fell out of it. Bush fell onto the road from the vehicle while it was traveling 30 to 35 miles per hour. Bush was taken by LifeFlight to Grady ... [Full Story »]

BCHS teen dies after Sunday wreck

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Wednesday, September 10. 2008

Funding cut for new DFACS building

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Wednesday, September 10. 2008

The Banks County Department of Family and Children Services officials have been waiting patiently for funding for a new headquarters for years. That wait will have to continue as county officials learned last week proposed funding has been cut for a new facility. Banks County chairman Gene Hart said Governor Sonny Perdue eliminated funds from ... [Full Story »]

Lula teens charged in burglaries, vandalism

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Friday, September 5. 2008

Investigators from the Hall County Sheriff's Office have arrested two adults and three juveniles in connection with a string of burglaries, entering automobiles and graffiti in downtown Lula. Chad Hoffman, 17, Gainesville, was charged with multiple counts of burglary, entering an automobile and criminal trespass. Casey Nix, 18, Lula, was ... [Full Story »]

McCain keeps maverick status with VP pick

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Friday, September 5. 2008

John McCain, who has never been above stepping out of line with the powers-that-be in the Republican Party, pulled a fast one last week with his selection of a political unknown as his running mate. Out of the clear, blue Alaska sky McCain stunned political pundits (and literally had them guessing until the final hour) by selecting the governor ... [Full Story »]

New Superior Court judgeship recommended

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Thursday, September 4. 2008

The Judicial Council of Georgia has recommended that the Piedmont Judicial Circuit get another superior court judgeship. The council recently reviewed caseload data for requesting circuits and named the Piedmont Judicial Circuit with the highest priority among 10 circuits for a new superior court judgeship. The Piedmont Judicial Circuit serves ... [Full Story »]

BCHS SAT scores fall during past year

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Thursday, September 4. 2008

Banks County High School’s 2008 SAT scores dropped from the previous year by 70 points but school system officials are asking for a recalculation on the basis of what they believe to be errors in how the average was compiled. The composite total of 1,410 was short of the previous year’s mark of 1,480. Like the entire nation, Georgia has ... [Full Story »]

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