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Authority reviews fishing tournament proposal for reservoir

MainStreetNews

You know the Bear Creek regional reservoir is operating smoothly when the biggest concern for its owners relates to its boat ramp and a fishing tournament. Those two issues dominated the Jan. 25 meeting of the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority — which... »

Vagrants try to make house more like a home

MainStreetNews

Some unwanted guests may be living in a vacant house — and they are apparently trying to make the place feel more like home. A representative of a realty company told a Jackson County deputy that someone is living illegally at a Meadow Vista Lane resid... »

Elrod to seek a seventh term as county tax commissioner

MainStreetNews

Donald T. Elrod will be seeking his seventh term as tax commissioner of Jackson County. Elrod has run unopposed since he was elected as tax commissioner in 1989. Prior to his election as tax commissioner, he was self-employed and served as county coron... »

Moore to run for probate judge

MainStreetNews

Sherry Clark Moore of Jefferson plans to run for probate judge of Jackson County. “I feel like the citizens of Jackson County deserve to have a probate judge who has experience working in the probate court and is well-versed with the laws governing the... »

E-Books Now Available at Piedmont Regional Library System

Barrow Patch Announcements

The Piedmont Regional Library System now offers eBooks. eBooks are available for checkout with a Piedmont Regional Library card. Library card holders can browse, check out and download Kindle and Nook friendly books easily and a guided help tour is ava... »

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McNair wins first-ever county title

Prep Zone

By Stephen Black Score Atlanta McNair won its first-ever DeKalb County wrestling title Saturday at Miller Grove. The Mustangs outpointed Marist 200.5 to 193 after trailing 182 to 175.5 with three matches remaining. Khalil Williams won the 120-pound wei... »

Community Feedback Meeting on Round 2 School Maps

Candler Park Neighborhood Organization Blogs

Tomorrow night (Monday, January 30, 6:30 pm) is the demographic community meeting for our cluster of schools. This is our opportunity to provide feedback on the new maps (found here). Of the two options, one has Mary Lin staying K-5 and getting its lon... »

APS Round 2 Maps / Options To Be Released Friday

Candler Park Neighborhood Organization Blogs

Reminder: School rezoning options / maps are expected on Friday, Jan 27. They will be posted to the APS web site. The Candler Park education committee is meeting this weekend to craft a response, and this will be vetted by the CPNO board and shared wit... »

House Democrats Roll Out Legislative Agenda

Blog for Democracy

Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t remember a year when both Georgia House and Senate Democrats have been so focused, so pro-active and so unified. They are becoming positively snark proof. Today, House Democratic Leadership held a press conference to rol... »

Atlanta Hawks: Hawks 97, Bucks 92

Hawks Blog

Milwaukee–The Hawks really didn’t solve their issues with holding second-half leads. They still had too many bad possessions, still gave up too many rebounds, and still had too many turnovers at key times. But they also had Joe Johnson, who took over a... »

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