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Storms pass through county

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Tuesday, April 14. 2009

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A series of storms moved through Banks County Friday night and again Monday morning with trees falling across county roads and wrecks reported.
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Banks foreclosures climbing

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Monday, April 13. 2009

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Although Banks County has avoided much of the foreclosure turmoil that has rocked some nearby high-growth counties, that may be changing. For the May sale date, some 25 foreclosure actions are hitting the area, a new all-time monthly high for a single month. It was the second month in a row that Banks County foreclosures topped 20 in a month.

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Rate increases approved for Maysville water/sewer

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Monday, April 13. 2009

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Maysville residents could see a 24 percent water and a 36 percent sewer increase for its residents this summer following action by the city council in a called meeting Thursday.

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Drug arrests reported in county

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Wednesday, April 8. 2009

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The Banks County Sheriff’s Office made three drug arrests during the search of a residence at 465 Garrison Shoals Road in Lula on Thursday, April 2.

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Ruby Tuesday put on six-month probation for alcohol violation

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Tuesday, April 7. 2009

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Ruby Tuesday, Inc. has been put on six-months probation after an employee was charged with selling alcohol to a 19-year-old undercover agent with the Georgia Department of Revenue and Tobacco.

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Taylor appointed acting Banks County fire chief; Creasy's contract ends April 13

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Tuesday, April 7. 2009

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Assistant fire chief Jeff Taylor has been appointed as acting fire chief for Banks County, while acting public safety director John Creasy’s contract ends on Monday.

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Search warrant leads to two drug arrests

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Tuesday, March 31. 2009

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Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said on Monday that deputies executed a search warrant on Thursday afternoon, March 26, at a residence at 145 Loggins Road Commerce and two people were arrested on drug charges.

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Property tax relief addressed

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Tuesday, March 31. 2009

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BY REP. MICHAEL HARDEN
This week proved to be another busy one for the House of Representatives. We voted on legislation that would provide property tax relief to our homeowners for a second time and sent a batch of bills to the Governor for his consideration.

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Lula looking at stimulus money to fund new wastewater treatment plant

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Thursday, March 26. 2009

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The Lula City Council unanimously approved a motion at a called meeting on Tuesday to proceed with applying for a Georgia Environmental Facilities Association (GEFA) stimulus package totaling $3.5 million to fund the city’s new wastewater treatment plant.

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Several vehicles broken into in Lula area

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Wednesday, March 25. 2009

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Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman said on Monday that deputies responded to three different locations on Saturday, March 21, to incidents where vehicles had been entered and damaged on Antioch Road in Lula.

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