Entries from March 2009

IDA has ‘shovel-ready’ projects for water expansion

Posted by
Margie Richards
in Top Stories
Sunday, March 22. 2009
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The Madison County Industrial Development Authority has two “shovel-ready” plans for county water expansion and will hold a public hearing April 14 at 10 a.m. to hear from the public about these plans. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Agriculture remains the backbone of county

Posted by
Zach Mitcham
in Opinions
Saturday, March 21. 2009
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We know 2009 will be remembered for the economic turmoil, the bailouts, the layoffs, the stream of disheartening news. [Full Story »] 

Raiders represent

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Saturday, March 21. 2009
MCHS in first place after whipping defending state champs [Full Story »] 

Raiders fire their way to semifinals

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MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Saturday, March 21. 2009
The Madison County rifle team (8-0) outgunned Gainesville 1,131-1,013 to earn a berth in the state semifinals. Wade Threlkeld shot a 289 to lead the top-seeded Raiders over the sixth-seeded Gainesville team. Casey Brown added a 286, followed by J.S. Fielding (281) and Nathan Coker (275). Madison County was scheduled to shoot Wednesday (March ... [Full Story »] 

Rifle team fires its way to semifinals

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MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Saturday, March 21. 2009
The Madison County rifle team (8-0) outgunned Gainesville 1,131-1,013 to earn a berth in the state semifinals. Wade Threlkeld shot a 289 to lead the top-seeded Raiders over the sixth-seeded Gainesville team. Casey Brown added a 286, followed by J.S. Fielding (281) and Nathan Coker (275). Madison County was scheduled to shoot Wednesday (March ... [Full Story »] 

Raider soccer team fares better against ranked foe but loses

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MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Saturday, March 21. 2009
Madison County improved against Habersham Central, but didn’t improve in the win column. Despite a valiant effort, the Madison County boys’ soccer team (3-5) fell to fourth-ranked Habersham 5-2 Saturday. The narrow loss to the region foe came after a 15-0 drubbing last season. “Last year, they beat us 15-0, and we obviously wanted to put ... [Full Story »] 

Golf: Lady Raiders win on wet course

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MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Saturday, March 21. 2009
Playing on a Chateau Elan course soaked with four days worth of rain, the Madison County girls’ golf team managed a water-logged 113-125 win over Loganville Tuesday. Winder-Barrow also competed, but had just one player, so it didn’t record a team score. “The course was still just soaking wet still,” coach Doug Kesler said. Taylor Morgan ... [Full Story »] 

Henry Merk

Posted by
MainStreetNewsObits
in Obituaries
Friday, March 20. 2009
ATHENS – Henry Grady Merk, 78, died Thursday, March 19, 2009. Born in Jackson County, he was the son of the late Claude and Jurell Garrison Merk. Mr. Merk was preceded in death by his first wife, Freddie Ruth Garrison Merck. He was a past member of the Classic City CB Radio Club, known as “Adam 12”, and was retired from Westinghouse ... [Full Story »] 

No inert landfill for Nowhere Road

Posted by
Margie Richards
in News
Friday, March 20. 2009
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There will be no inert landfill on Nowhere Road, at least not for the time being. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: A rose by any other name

Posted by
Frank Gillispie
in Opinions
Friday, March 20. 2009
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OK, so I have reached that time of life where we are supposed to slow down. Or, as the old suggestion is, “Stop and smell the roses.” [Full Story »] 
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