Entries by Zach Mitcham

Road maintenance an issue as wet weather persists

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Zach Mitcham
in News
Friday, March 12. 2010
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County road maintenance remains an issue as bad weather persists. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: ESP pageant shows a lot of heart

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, March 12. 2010
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Like many men, I’ve never been a pageant lover. But I drove over to North Oconee High School Feb. 27 for the “Big Hearts Pageant for Special People of Northeast Georgia.” And it was a worthwhile trip. [Full Story »] 

Updated: Madison Co. property tax return deadline set for April 1

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Zach Mitcham
in News
Sunday, March 7. 2010
Updated: 4 days ago
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Madison County residents who think their properties are improperly valued have until April 1 to file a property tax return. [Full Story »] 

Updated: OPINION: Health care, where is the personal responsibility?

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Zach Mitcham
in Opinions
Saturday, March 6. 2010
Updated: 1 day ago
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There’s been so much shouting about health care, but little real talk about specific problems that desperately need attention. [Full Story »] 

Updated: Spay, neuter assistance slashed

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Zach Mitcham
in News
Wednesday, March 3. 2010
Updated: 4 days ago
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The state’s financial woes may lead to more stray animals in the county. [Full Story »] 

Making allegations requires stepping out of the shadows

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Zach Mitcham
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Friday, February 26. 2010
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If it was up to me, I’d pull the plug on all anonymous comments on newspaper sites. I think it hurts society much more than it helps it. Too many folks aren’t really looking for news. No, they’re looking for a fight. It’s like roughneck bar hopping — minus the risk of an actual bar stool to the head. [Full Story »] 

OPINION: Now, if that ain’t a roll in the trash

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Zach Mitcham
in Opinions
Tuesday, February 23. 2010
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A billions pounds of trash burned annually for 30 years near the Madison County line — that’s what Elbert County commissioners voted for Feb. 8. [Full Story »] 

Send us your snow photos

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Zach Mitcham
in News
Friday, February 12. 2010
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Email us your snow photos at zach@mainstreetnews.com for possible publication in The Madison County Journal. Please include the first and last name of anyone pictured, where and when the photo was taken and who took the picture.

OPINION: News and food: how we consume

Posted by
Zach Mitcham
in Opinions
Friday, February 12. 2010
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I don’t badmouth fast food from any high horse. If I’m hungry, I sometimes stop at a drive-thru and get that burger and ask for some salt to go on the fries. [Full Story »] 

Incinerator vote set for Monday

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Zach Mitcham
in Top Stories
Saturday, February 6. 2010
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Elbert County commissioners will vote Monday, Feb. 1, on a waste-to-energy incinerator near the Madison-Elbert County line that could burn roughly one billion pounds of trash annually. [Full Story »] 
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