Entries from May 2010

Sheriff's office reports 34 arrests

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Staff Writer
in Public Safety
Saturday, May 29. 2010
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The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 34 people during the past week, including the following:

•Randall Gene Cash, 51, 2212 Allen’s Chapel Road, Parrotsville, Tenn., violation of probation.

•Kenya Pamela McCullough, 29, 312 Norwood Circle, Athens, violation of probation. [Full Story »] 

Tigers Wrap Up Spring Practice

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Saturday, May 29. 2010
Spring football practice wrapped up last week for the Commerce Tigers in preparation for this fall and the 2010 season. Last season the Tigers were 7-5 overall with a 5-1 region record. The push into the state playoffs was cut short by Darlington in the second round. This year the players are already showing early signs of being a typical Tiger ... [Full Story »] 

'Elder' apartment project gets limited thumbs-up

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News
Friday, May 28. 2010
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A company planning to develop 48 apartments for senior citizens on State Street cleared its first hurdle Monday night.
Paladin Inc. got the Commerce Planning Commission to recommend that the city council give its tentative approval to rezoning 19.4 acres from R-3 (duplexes) to R-4 (multifamily housing).

If the council agrees, the rezoning would be contingent upon Paladin securing up to $3 million in federal tax credits through the Department of Community Affairs. Should the funding fall through, the property would either not be rezoned or would revert back to R-3. [Full Story »] 

Edna Matthews

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MainStreetNewsObits
in Obituaries
Friday, May 28. 2010
NICHOLSON – Edna Matthews, 88, died Thursday, May 27, 2010. Mrs. Matthews was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Harold Matthews; daughters, Carol Sue Matthews and Carolyn Denise Matthews; and a son, Daniel Clarence Matthews. Survivors include daughters, Donna M. Fortson, Nicholson, and Patricia Ayers, Lavonia; a son, Harold ... [Full Story »] 

Larimer Leaves East Jackson

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MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Friday, May 28. 2010
East Jackson girls’ basketball coach Amy Larimer is leaving EJCHS. Larimer said she will go to Walnut Grove in Walton County next year, where she will serve as the department head for physical education and as a basketball coach. She will also coach middle school softball. Larimer has served as the head basketball coach for the Lady Eagles ... [Full Story »] 

‘Ted’ Wampler

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Thursday, May 27. 2010
NICHOLSON – Eugene “Ted” Wampler, 50, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at his residence. Born on October 1, 1959, in Monroe County, Ind., he was the son of Eugene W. Wampler and Virginia (Bohall) Pittman. On May 20, 1978, he married Marilyn East and they shared 32 wonderful years together. He was formerly employed at Arvin Technical Center in ... [Full Story »] 

Wilda Wilson

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Thursday, May 27. 2010
Wilda Maddox Wilson, 91, died Tuesday, May 25, 2010, in Charlotte, N.C. She was born December 2, 1918, in Rebecca, the youngest of eight children of the late Guy Noil Maddox and Florence Carter Maddox, originally of Jackson County. A retired Muscogee County teacher, she was a 1940 Fine Arts graduate of Wesleyan Conservatory in Macon GA. She ... [Full Story »] 

Cantrell Wins At Lanier

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MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Thursday, May 27. 2010
Allen Cantrell of Commerce won the National Vintage Racing Association (NVRA) Limited Sportsman race Saturday night at Lanier National Speedway. Cantrell, piloting a Chevy coupe, passed second-place finisher Jerry Williams, of Cornelia, piloting a 1932 Ford in the late stages of the race. Robert Cantrell, Allen's father, and also of Commerce, ... [Full Story »] 

Brand leads Dragway winners in Commerce

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MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Wednesday, May 26. 2010
After a long break, local racers were eager to get back on track at the Atlanta Dragway, as “Saturday Insanity” took over the facility Saturday. David Brand of Covington returned to the 6.50 Index finals to defend his points standings against Matt Ward of Fair Play, S.C. Brand’s ’67 Camaro left the starting line first with a .031 green ... [Full Story »] 

.75-mill tax hike in city's future?

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Wednesday, May 26. 2010
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The Commerce City Council is considering a property tax hike to balance its budget and rebuild reserves in the face of declining utility revenue.
In a budget work session Thursday night, the city council appeared to have a consensus to raise its property tax rates by a half mill to three-quarters of a mill.
[Full Story »] 
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