Entries from April 2009

Sue Moore

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Thursday, April 2. 2009
MT. AIRY – Sue Whitfield Moore, 73, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Oak Heritage Healthcare. Born in Banks County on March 14, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Hubert and Gertrude Caudell Whitfield. She was a homemaker and was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church, where she had taught children’s Sunday School for many years. ... [Full Story »] 

Donald Masters

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Thursday, April 2. 2009
PUNTA GONDA, FLA. – Donald Masters Sr., 64, formerly of Hoschton, died Monday, March 30, 2009. Born in Spartanburg, S.C., he was the son of the late Melvin W. and Ruby Davis Masters. He was a contractor for home construction and remodeling and was a veteran, having served in the United States Army. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Stewart ... [Full Story »] 

Lindy Adkins

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Thursday, April 2. 2009
GAINESVILLE – Lindy Grace Adkins, 65, died Monday, March 30, 2009, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, following an extended illness. Born on November 2, 1943, in Fulton County, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Ernest and Lindy Marie Matthews Durham. She was a past Matron of the Order of Eastern Star, a Christian and a member of ... [Full Story »] 

Allen Fans 16 As Tigers Blank Towns County

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Thursday, April 2. 2009
Carl Allen carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and fanned 16 as the Commerce Tigers shut out Towns County 3-0 March 24. Allen recorded all but five outs from the mound and held the Indians hitless until the leadoff batter in the seventh smacked a single to center. Allen proceeded to strike out the next three batters to end the game. ... [Full Story »] 

Frances Culpepper

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Thursday, April 2. 2009
JEFFERSON – Frances Claudine Culpepper, 83, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Toy and Klora Bell Sealy Wright. She was a homemaker and a member of Cave Springs Baptist Church. Mrs. Culpepper was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde “Bunk” Culpepper. Survivors include a ... [Full Story »] 

Tigers’ Tennis Faces Must-Win At Woody Gap

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Thursday, April 2. 2009
The Commerce tennis team has had a run of bad luck in recent matches. It started with a loss to Banks County on March 17, both teams fell to the Leopards. The boys were defeated 3-2 as the girls were swept 5-0. “I thought we played hard but had too many unforced errors,” said tennis coach Chad Bridges. Then at Lakeview Academy on March 19, ... [Full Story »] 

DNR on city pest ordinance: Hold your fire

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News
Wednesday, April 1. 2009
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People hoping to rid themselves of pesky squirrels under a new city ordinance should hold their fire.

The Wildlife Resources Division of the Department of Natural Resources served notice Monday that before anyone takes a shot at a marauding squirrel under the city’s “Animal Pests” ordinance they’ll need to get a state permit.

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After learning identity of thief, victim declines to prosecute

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Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, April 1. 2009
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A Williford Street woman declined to press charges after she found out who stole and pawned two air-powered nailing devices.

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Red oak KO's Parkview Drive house

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Top Stories
Wednesday, April 1. 2009
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Linda Exley may get that master bedroom in the Parkview Drive house in which she grew up.

Mother Nature threw a big wrench into the remodeling she and husband Charles were undertaking in the house she inherited from her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Lang.

In a demonstration that timing is, indeed, everything, weakened by two years of drought that killed its roots, soil saturated by water, and a sudden gust of wind, caused a huge red oak to crash into the house just hours after the Exleys signed a contract to have the tree removed.

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