‘Buddy’ Hollis

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Monday, October 20. 2008
Travis Junior “Buddy” Hollis, 54, of Gainesville, died Tuesday, October 15, 2008, at his residence, following an extended illness. He was the son of the late Earl Fair and Betty Jane Seabolt Hollis. Mr. Hollis was the father of Tina Sullens of Lula and Travis Jasper Hollis of Gillsville. Funeral services were held Sunday, October 19, in the ... [Full Story »] 

Myrtle Addis

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Monday, October 20. 2008
Myrtle McEntire Addis, 97, of Habersham, died Saturday, October 18, 2008. She was born in Habersham County on May 7, 1911, the daughter of the late Roland and Carrie Groves McEntire. Mrs. Addis was the mother of Frances and Nelson Lewallen of Baldwin. Funeral services were held Monday, October 20, at Bethel Temple Congregational Holiness Church ... [Full Story »] 

Richard Garrett

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Monday, October 20. 2008
Richard Garrett, 68, of Pendergrass, died Saturday, October 18, 2008, at BJC Medical Center, following an extended illness. He was born on April 27, 1940, in White County, the son of the late John Henry and Dollie Abernathy Garrett. He owned and operated Garrett Welding Company for many years and was a member of Walnut Fork Baptist Church. Mr. ... [Full Story »] 

Mildred Watson

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Monday, October 20. 2008
Mildred Watson, 83, of Commerce, died Saturday, October 4, 2008, at the BJC Medical Center in Commerce. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late William Hoyt and Nellie Adams Stowe, and was a retired restaurant manager. Survivors include a son, Jimmy H. Parson, Lawrenceville; daughter, Annette Anderson, Cocoa Beach, Fla.; ... [Full Story »] 

Brenda Reems

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Monday, October 20. 2008
Brenda K. Reems, 57, of Alto, died Saturday, October 18, 2008. She was born in Hall County on March 23, 1951, the daughter of the late Arthur and Dora Bell Butler Parker. She was a member of Grace and Mercy Ministries, and was a supervisor with VCC Child Support Enforcement. Survivors include her husband, Mike Reems, Alto; sons and ... [Full Story »] 

Leopards battle Dragons to end

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Sunday, October 19. 2008
The Banks County High School football team gave Jefferson its toughest challenge of the 2008 season Friday night. In the end, however, the Dragons survived its first true test and remained undefeated with a 34-22 win. BCHS pulled to within 28-22 with 5:13 left following a 63-yard run by Justin Beasley. Jefferson, however, was able to answer and ... [Full Story »] 

Wallace Howell

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Friday, October 17. 2008
Wallace Lawrence Howell Jr., 57, of Baldwin, died Friday, October 17, 2008, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, after losing a battle with cancer. Born in Fulton County on November 18, 1950, he was the son of the late Wallace Lawrence Howell Sr., and mother and step-father, Dorothy and Merle Strange Nelson of North Glen, Colo. ... [Full Story »] 

Earl Robinson

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Friday, October 17. 2008
Earl Robinson Sr., 84, of Cornelia, died Thursday, October 16, 2008, at Atlanta Medical Center. He was born on January 29, 1924, in Stephens County, the son of the late Fain and Mammie Tomlin Robinson. Mr. Robinson was the father of Mickey Robinson of Alto. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 18, at 2 p.m., at the Whitfield Funeral ... [Full Story »] 

McCain stands above rhetoric at own rallies

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Thursday, October 16. 2008
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Items from my political notebook as the most important election in decades draws closer:

•If you want to know what type of man John McCain really is then all you have to do is look at a news clip from a recent campaign rally.

McCain was listening to the concerns of a supporter when the Republican nominee declared enough is enough. A woman in attendance was carrying on about how she was afraid of Obama being elected president. Fair enough.

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Leopards face tall order in Dragons

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Thursday, October 16. 2008
BY CHRIS BRIDGES Banks County High School football coach Blair Armstrong doesn’t hide the fact this week’s Region 8-AA game against Jefferson is important for his Leopards. “It’s really like a playoff game for us,” Armstrong said. “It is extremely important for us. We are between a rock and hard place in terms of needing region ... [Full Story »] 
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