Sandra Looney (5-21-13)

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Tuesday, May 21. 2013
ATHENS - Sandra Claudine Looney, 63, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the St. Mary's Hospice House in Bogart. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Lilly Bell Brown Looney. Survivors include children, Melissa Ann Smith, Ila, Marvin Claude (Tina) Scoggins, Ila, Darren Michael (Melissa) Scoggins, Commerce, ... [Full Story »] 

Rev. Calvin Forrester (5-14-13)

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Tuesday, May 21. 2013
GREENSBORO, N.C. - "We never out-grow our need for Love and Laughter, for Joy and Wonder." This was the creed for August Calvin Forrester who passed away on the 14th of May 2013. He was born in Sulfer Springs, August 4, 1921. His parents were Annie Lucille and James Farris Forrester. Calvin graduated from West Blockton High School, West ... [Full Story »] 

Lucille Fowler

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Tuesday, May 21. 2013
JEFFERSON - Lucille Frances Love Fowler, 85, passed away on Monday May 20, 2013. She was born in Hall County, the daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Sanders Love. She, along with her late husband, owned and operated Fowler Auto Sales in Pendergrass and Jefferson, Fowler Country Store in Pendergrass, and worked on the family farm raising ... [Full Story »] 

Joseph Davis III (5-18-13)

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Monday, May 20. 2013
JEFFERSON - Joseph A. Davis, III, 84, died Saturday, May 18, 2013. He was born in Sistersville, W. Va., the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Davis, Jr. He was a retired United States Army Major and Jefferson businessman. Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Drake Davis; infant daughter, Pamela Davis; and a daughter, ... [Full Story »] 

Lola Mae Maney (5-16-13)

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Monday, May 20. 2013
HOMER - Lola Mae Moss Maney, 97, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013. Born in Banks County on February 16, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Ida Payne Moss. She was a homemaker who enjoyed farming, gardening, quilting, and crocheting. Mrs. Maney was preceded in death by her husband, William Coil Maney; daughter-in-law, Evia Jane ... [Full Story »] 

OPINION: The difficult day

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Saturday, May 18. 2013
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By Susan Harper

Whew! I’ve made it through Mothers’ Day again. The outcome is always in doubt right to the end, in part because — as a result of some charm or spell or curse, or perhaps simply due to the far-flung nature of my widely dispersed family — I invariably spend the second Sunday in May all by myself. This gives me way too much time to revisit the long list of my maternal shortcomings: the fallings from grace, the outbursts of temper, the seemingly infinite failures of insight, and a stone blindness to things that were right there in front of me. [Full Story »] 

CHS Class of 2013 graduates

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Friday, May 17. 2013
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Mystery building baffles Nicholson authority

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Friday, May 17. 2013
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The Nicholson Water Authority is trying to account for a building that appeared on the authority’s asset report in its yearly audit.

The asset report is part of the audit completed by Hawkins and McNair, Winder.

According to water authority member John Ring, the board at its April 9 meeting voted to instruct its auditor to remove the missing building from its audit, but how it got there is still a question.

Ring recently met with District Attorney Brad Smith in reference to the building and reported his findings back to the water authority on May 7. He said Smith’s view is that the board needs to discuss the issue with its attorney to determine whether there was an accounting discrepancy or to determine that the funds of the authority were properly handled.

For the full story, see the May 15 issue of The Commerce News.

Road grinding to begin Monday

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Friday, May 17. 2013
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Driving through downtown Commerce will get a lot more challenging starting Monday.

That’s when crews under the Department of Transportation will begin milling about four inches of pavement off Broad and Elm streets from Washington Street south to Hwy. 334 near Ingles in a project that will ultimately result in new pavement and striping.

“They will be working at night, but it is going to cause major interruptions during the day because of the uneven pavement,” city manager Pete Pyrzenski told the Commerce City Council during its work session May 6. This week, workers are lowering manholes and water valve lids.

The last time the DOT milled down Broad and Elm streets it created an obstacle course of raised tops to water valves and sewer manholes that caused many a vehicle to need a new front end alignment. This go-round, the crew will lower the devices by four inches, then patch the resulting hole before the grinding starts.

Tigers tread onward

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Friday, May 17. 2013
Even with a shortage of staff, Commerce interim head football coach Mike Brown feels that the Tigers are making strides in spring practice. With approximately 55 players and only four coaches, the Tiger staff has had to make some adjustments to the typical spring schedule; however, Brown feels optimistic about the results. “It has been a ... [Full Story »] 
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