Comer News

Blue Bell Gallery in Comer will host its 2007 Holiday Open House and is lining up a series of art exhibitions for 2008. via Athens Banner-Herald

“I'll have no part of it - I reject this”

BOC scrambles to get SPLOST on February ballot Comer, Ila move to grab bigger piece of pie BY ZACH MITCHAM Madison County leaders hurried to finalize ballot language for a February sales tax referendum ... via Jackson Herald

The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Complaint: On Oct. via Athens Banner-Herald

“The state is not there to help us anymore.”

Dividing the millions SPLOST talks continue Nash says water, sewer projects would doom February referendum BY ZACH MITCHAM County commission chairman Wesley Nash told board members Monday that allocating sales ... via Jackson Herald

“I wanted them to know that they belong to a whole world of people, with needs and wants just a valid as their own”

Madison County family talks about life in Egypt BY MARGIE RICHARDS In her book, A Thousand and One Egyptian Nights, Jennifer Drago said she and her family felt a "radical call" that uprooted them from their ... via Jackson Herald

Story updated at 9:13 PM on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Complaint: On Oct. via Athens Banner-Herald

“This is about a zoning violation”

Story updated at 10:39 PM on Thursday, October 25, 2007 A judge today will hear a truly spooky court case - whether the Madison County city of Comer must allow a haunted house in downtown. via Athens Banner-Herald

“You're not coming in here without a warrant.”

Story updated at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Burglary: On Oct. via Athens Banner-Herald

Story updated at 7:05 PM on Saturday, October 20, 2007 Erica L. Harris and Michael A. Rusgrove were united in marriage September 8, 2007 at the Alpine Wedding Chapel in Helen, Georgia. via Athens Banner-Herald

“This is not going to be your typical haunted house”

Haunted Comer Halloween festivities planned in Madison Co. BY MARGIE RICHARDS Blue Bell Gallery has turned to "the dark side" for the month of October. via Jackson Herald

Story updated at 6:46 PM on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 A reception for the artists featured in the exhibit "Hauntings," will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at Blue Bell Gallery in downtown Comer. via Athens Banner-Herald

Keeping an eye on the people AND places in your community Peyton Shiflet of Colbert watches while Goose The Clown creates a poodle out of a balloon. via Athens Banner-Herald

“I have determined the shooting was a justifiable homicide”

Story updated at 11:17 PM on Saturday, October 13, 2007 A Comer man who lay in wait for a burglar in an unoccupied house was justified in killing the intruder with a shotgun blast to the chest after the burglar ... via Athens Banner-Herald

“We don't need to be chasing business off.”

Is the feed mill coming? More hearings planned; BOC may lift restrictions on Columbia Farms BY ZACH MITCHAM Madison County commissioners say a company planning a feed mill off Hwy. via Jackson Herald

“Oh, we've got a whistler in the building”

A clay, metal and wood piece by Megan Cattau sits on a pedestal in front of two paintings by Hannah Campbell that will be shown for the "Hauntings" art exhibit at the Blue Bell Gallery in Comer. via Athens Banner-Herald

The Madison County Library has several items on tap for October including a new exhibit. via Athens Banner-Herald

Story updated at 10:22 PM on Saturday, October 6, 2007 An investigation into the killing of a would-be burglar by a Comer property owner is nearly finished, said John Heinen, special agent in charge of the ... via Athens Banner-Herald

“Right now, we are checking on some things with an individual”

Story updated at 11:04 PM on Thursday, October 4, 2007 Investigators may know the identity of the man who posed as a taxi driver to abduct young women from downtown Athens in order to sexually assault them, an ... via Athens Banner-Herald

Story updated at 6:40 PM on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Complaint: On Sept. via Athens Banner-Herald

“Everybody in this room knows that we're a county in tax trouble, paying basically everything out of our property taxes”

Feed mill coming to Comer Madison County BOC votes 5-0 in favor of Hwy. 72 business BY ZACH MITCHAM A feed mill is coming to Comer. via Jackson Herald