JEFFERSON – Octavia Usher, 85, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Professional services entrusted to Wimberly & Jackson Funeral Home, 325 Summit St., Gainesville, GA 770-536-3251. Published by MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
CLARKESVILLE – Ford M. “Doc” Doss, 76, died Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Born in Jackson County on March 7, 1933, he was the son of the late George and India Elizabeth Samples Doss. He was the former owner of Doss Plumbing and Electric and was a veteran, having served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Doss was ...
[Full Story »]
Commerce’s track Tigers have qualified five athletes to compete in the state track meet May 7-9 in Jefferson. They are Damian Wood, Deon Orsborne, Jon Cash, Javon Womack and Torrance Wilcher. Commerce will compete in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, the 110-meter hurdles, the 4x100-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay. During the region ...
[Full Story »]
It was a wild night of racing Saturday at Lanier National Speedway that saw former track champ Dwayne Buggay pull out a win in the 40-lap Pro Late Model feature. When the eight-car field took the green, pole sitter Dalton Grindle tangled with Braselton’s Shane Sawyer, resulting in Sawyer tagging the wall. Sawyer’s night was done, and he ...
[Full Story »]
With just one game left in the regular season, the baseball Tigers are in a “dogfight” for footing in the state Class A playoffs. The Tigers fell to Hebron 2-0 on Monday night after sweeping a doubleheader from Tallulah Falls on Thursday and losing 13-0 to region-leading Lakeview on Friday. The Tigers played Athens Christian Tuesday ...
[Full Story »]
After reports of a deadly strain of swine flu spreading from Mexico into several U.S. states, local officials say they’re keeping an eye out for the disease to spread into Jackson County.
“The Georgia Emergency Management Agency has been in coordination with the Georgia Division of Public Health, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other emergency management partners in regards to the swine flu outbreak,” advises Charles Dawson of GEMA in an e-mail to all local EMS directors. “The current health situation facing the nation must be taken very seriously and governments at all levels must be vigilant in monitoring of the events.”
I am happy to see President Obama talking about credit card reform, although with Uncle Sam the world’s biggest abuser of credit, I’m not sure how seriously to take him.
Obama wants the credit card companies to quit being so sneaky with the fine print, the late fees and the sudden rate changes. That’s good; it’s a start.
The East Jackson Eagles saw their season come to a close on Friday as they were swept in a doubleheader in round one of the Region 8-AA playoffs by Fannin County. Fannin edged the Eagles 4-3 in the first game, then buried them 12-2 in the second. In game one, Fannin County scored three unearned runs in the first, then added another in the ...
[Full Story »]
Four members of the East Jackson boys’ team qualified for the state meet May 7-9 in Jefferson. Zach Gilbert, Zach Cornell, Tyler Collins and Brandon Banks will all compete in the Georgia Olympics starting May 7. Banks took the region championship in the 1600-meters, as well as finishing third in the 3200-meters. Gilbert won second in the ...
[Full Story »]
Recent Comments