City council may take action to control "aggressive" begging

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Mark Beardsley
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Friday, June 6. 2008
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The Commerce City Council appears poised to ban “very aggressive” panhandling Monday night, June 9.

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NC man sees potential of downtown's old buildings

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Mark Beardsley
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Thursday, June 5. 2008
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A Greensboro, NC, man believes there’s money to be made in Commerce buildings.
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City Lights Festival band lineup announced

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, June 4. 2008
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The musical lineup for the 2008 City Lights Festival has been announced.

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Basin authority moves to upgrade water plant capacity

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, June 4. 2008
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The Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority wants to increase the amount of water it can treat for Jackson, Barrow and Oconee counties. [Full Story »] 

City cop is suspect in rape case

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Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News, Top Stories
Wednesday, June 4. 2008
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An officer of the Commerce Police Department has been put on "administrative leave" pending a Georgia Bureau of Investigation allegation that he raped a woman in Banks County.

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DDA pushes council to improve parking

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, June 4. 2008
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With two new restaurants open on South Broad Street, the Downtown Development Authority is talking about parking again.
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Use paper bags for yard wastes

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Mark Beardsley
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Thursday, May 29. 2008
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It’s time to switch from plastic to paper, city official say.

By ordinance, all yard wastes left for pickup in Commerce must now be placed in biodegradable bags. No more black leaf bags.

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No end in sight to drought restrictions

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Mark Beardsley
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Friday, May 9. 2008
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There’s no end in sight to the state-imposed restrictions on the use of water.

Aside from 25 minutes per day with a hand-held hose, residents of Jackson, Barrow, Oconee and Clarke counties still cannot water their yards, let alone wash their cars.

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