Holiday Festival coming up this weekend

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Angela Gary
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Tuesday, August 31. 2010
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The 38th annual Banks County Holiday Festival will be held Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 4-5, in downtown Homer. Among the plans for the two-day festival are arts and crafts booths, entertainment, activities for children and food concessions. [Full Story »] 

Tommy Garrish

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MainStreetNewsObits
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Monday, August 30. 2010
ALTO – Tommy Edward Garrish, 81, died Sunday, August 29, 2010, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Hall County. Born on November 22, 1928, in Hall County, he was the son of the late Vadie Wilkerson and Cora Belle Chastain Garrish. He was a retired poultry farmer and was of the Baptist denomination. Mr. Garrish was preceded in death by his ... [Full Story »] 

BCHS opens with 40-14 win

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MainStreetNewsSports
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Friday, August 27. 2010
Banks County has successfully started 2010 with a tidy 40-14 win over Social Circle. The on the road opener for the Leopards gets the team started on the right foot to overcome last season's 2-8 record. Next week, Big Blue heads to Gainesville to face Riverside Military. For more Leopard football see the Banks County News.

Friday Night Lights for Aug. 27, 2010

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MainStreetNewsSports
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Friday, August 27. 2010
Find out all of the local scores from your favorite teams as the 2010 football season begins tonight. Check back each week after the games for the final scores from Apalachee, Banks County, Commerce, East Jackson, Jackson County, Jefferson, Madison County and Winder-Barrow. Scroll to bottom for the scoreboard. If you were at a game and the ... [Full Story »] 

Pigskin Preview - BCHS faces the mountain schools

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MainStreetNewsSports
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Friday, August 27. 2010
It is time – Banks County gridiron Leopards retake the field Friday night for the start of the 2010 season. The only question is, how are the Leopards going to handle playing with the mountain schools? Banks County joins the north side of the region this season as region realignment forced the 8-AA region to be subdivided once again. Head ... [Full Story »] 

Lady Leopards get set for region opener on Thurs.

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MainStreetNewsSports
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Thursday, August 26. 2010
The Lady Leopards took one on the chin last Friday as Banks County recorded it’s first loss during the first round of the Threads Invitational at Stephens County. Several errors contributed to the loss in what coaches said should have been a 3-0 game turned into a 7-0 game with Banks being on the short end. The loss was brushed aside as the ... [Full Story »] 

Gosnell appointed to Baldwin water plant position

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Staff Writer
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Wednesday, August 25. 2010
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BY SHARON HOGAN
Following a 30-minute closed session at Monday night’s Baldwin City Council meeting, Mayor Jerry Neace announced the appointment of Nancy Gosnell as water plant supervisor.

Gosnell has been serving as the interim water plant supervisor since the resignation of Don Boaen.

City administrator Jerry Presley advised he will begin advertising immediately for a replacement for Gosnell’s position as a water plant operator.

Eunice Cotton

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Tuesday, August 24. 2010
LULA – Eunice Mae Sisk Cotton, 86, died Sunday, August 22, 2010, at the residence of her daughter following an extended illness. Born in Banks County on May 14, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Henry L. and Minnie Moss Sisk. She was retired from the Cobb County School System and was of the Baptist denomination. She enjoyed reading, ... [Full Story »] 

Fraud and burglary among incidents reported to Maysville PD

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Staff Writer
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Tuesday, August 24. 2010
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The Maysville Police Department responded to the following incidents during the past week:

•fraud at a Jade Way, Maysville, residence.

•criminal damage to property and burglary at a First Street, Maysville, residence. The complainant advised the responding officer that came to the residence to work on the air conditioner and discovered someone had entered the home and ripped the copper out of the electrical panel box and out of the walls in one of the bedrooms damaging the sheetrock.

•traffic stop on Fair Street at Comer Street.

•aggravated assault – Family Violence Act (FVA) at a Meadowlark Way, Maysville, residence.

Baseball, football memories will always live

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Chris Bridges
in Opinions
Tuesday, August 24. 2010
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I received a Facebook friend request from a former teammate from my Little League baseball days earlier this week and I must admit it brought back a flood of memories from those “glory days” of mine on the diamond. [Full Story »] 
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