Entries from September 2009

Submit questions for Commerce political forum

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in News
Wednesday, September 30. 2009
Comments (3)
The Commerce Area Business Association and the Jackson County Farm Bureau will hold a political forum Tuesday, Oct. 20, for candidates running for city council and school board seats in Commerce. The election is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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Hospital, buyer finalize deal

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in News, Top Stories
Wednesday, September 30. 2009
If the process for selling BJC Medical Center to Tennessee-based Restoration Healthcare goes as scheduled, Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker will hold a public hearing on the subject Nov. 16.

That’s by no means a sure thing, but the process grinds slowly forward and could be completed by the end of the year.
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Commerce man enters guilty plea in Texas; sentencing set Dec. 8

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Wednesday, September 30. 2009
Comments (71)
A Commerce man has pled guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in Corpus Christi, Texas.

James Pittman Jr. entered a “guilty” plea Sept. 21, according to Angela Dodge, public affairs officer for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
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Republicans: the party of 'know'?

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Opinions
Wednesday, September 30. 2009
Comments (4)
Speaking in Commerce Monday, Rep. Paul Broun said the Republican party is the “Party of ‘know,’” a response to criticism labeling the GOP “the party of ‘no’” for its opposition to health care reform.
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‘Jimmy Sweetman’ Seagraves

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MainStreetNewsObits
in Obituaries
Tuesday, September 29. 2009
COMMERCE – James Edgar “Jimmy Sweetman” Seagraves, 80, died Tuesday, September 29, 2009, at his residence. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Lovic Thurston and Lucy Burroughs Seagraves. He was the owner of Seagraves Sweetshop and was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Commerce and the Lions Club. Mr. ... [Full Story »] 

John Nash

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in Obituaries
Tuesday, September 29. 2009
HOSCHTON – John Richard Nash, 24, died Thursday, September 24, 2009. He was the son of Richard Nash of Auburn and mother and stepfather, Pam and Dennis Tolbert of Hoschton. Survivors in addition to his parents include sisters, Suzanna Johnsa and Jenny Tolbert, both of Hoschton; brothers, Jacob Nash, Hoschton, Shawn Holcomb, Eatonton, and ... [Full Story »] 

‘Libbo’ Loosier

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in Obituaries
Tuesday, September 29. 2009
ALBANY - Elizabeth “Libbo” New Loosier, 84, died Sunday, September 27, 2009. Born in Decatur, on July 8, 1925, she was the daughter of the late William Lafayette New and Minnie Lee Grant. She attended Shorter Baptist College in Rome, where she was a member of the Epsilon Sigma Tau Sorority. She married Oscar on November 15, 1947, at First ... [Full Story »] 

Richard Wood

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in Obituaries
Monday, September 28. 2009
JEFFERSON – Richard Emmett Wood Sr., 61, died Sunday, September 27, 2009. Born in Gwinnett County, he was the son of the late William Daniel Wood Sr. and Minnie Lenora Massey Wood. He was the owner of Richard E. Wood Grading and Development, and was a member of Norcross Tabernacle and the Buford Masonic Lodge#292. His real passion in life was ... [Full Story »] 

Time for DOT to change signal light timing

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Opinions
Friday, September 25. 2009
Comments (6)
Drivers who come through Commerce every day have a common complaint: the red light at Central Avenue is incredibly long. It’s time for the Department of Transportation to make an adjustment.
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Jackson earns Work Ready status

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in News, Top Stories
Friday, September 25. 2009
Comments (2)
Jackson County will be among the next Georgia counties to be designated as Work Ready under a federal program of the same name.
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