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Random Thoughts: Hypocrisy test
Editorial Page Editor Jim Thompson's Nov. 1 column, "Let's put commandments in politics," on the possibility of sanctioning politicians for violating one of the Ten Commandments, missed a commandment - the 10th, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife." Random Thoughts: Hypocrisy test Published Editorial Page Editor Jim Thompson's Nov.
Fanning, Willie Joe, 64, of Washington; 2 p.m. at Twin Oak Baptist Church, Washington; interment in the church cemetery; Davenport-McLendon Mortuary, Washington, has charge of arrangements.
Seats up for grabs in Northeast Georgia
Voters in 15 cities across Northeast Georgia will wrap up balloting today for mayors, city councilmen and board of education seats.
Thompson: Let's put commandments in politics
As is perfectly legal under a 2006 state law, Madison County commissioners last week accepted a donation from state Sen.
Lawful display debated in Madison
A collection of historical documents - including a framed print of the Ten Commandments - soon could hang inside the Madison County Government Complex.
Jackson County sheriff's deputies are searching for the two men they believe beat up an Athens man who was found wrapped in a rug dumped along a residential street in the southern part of the county.
Madison County dog regs introduced
A new amendment to the Madison County animal control ordinance will lessen the chances of dangerous dog attacks, officials say.
Counties talk animal control after attacks
Madison County Code Enforcement Officer Jack Huff kneels outside of a Colbert home where he served an animal complaint recently.
The dog that mauled a 5-year-old Hull boy last Friday broke loose from the next-door neighbor's home just as the child's mother was taking out the garbage, a sheriff's deputy who was dispatched to the Hidden Falls subdivision said.
Chip Shirley: Get tough with dog owners
The story of the 5-year-old Hull boy being mauled by a dog is sad and frightening .
Local news, weather and Georgia Bulldogs Sports for Athens GA
Local news, weather and Georgia Bulldogs Sports for Athens GA
Every week, Fowler Drive Elementary students peer through microscopes to look at cells or don protective goggles to study chemical reactions.
Madison ponders dog law after 5-year-old attacked
A dog attacked a 5-year-old boy in his home in Hull on Friday evening, officials say, and the attack has Madison County commissioners looking at ways to strengthen dog laws in the county.
Hull fire department dedicates new flagpole
A flagpole donated by Woodmen of the World Insurance Co. was dedicated to the Hull Volunteer Fire Department on Sept.
Teen helps stranger, then gets carjacked
A 16-year-old was carjacked from Ingles supermarket on U.S. Highway 29 in Hull about 10 p.m. Tuesday when he went to meet a friend and then agreed to give a stranger a ride, according to Athens-Clarke police.
Patented absorbent mat uses bacteria to clean up messes
Bruce Lind recently shows how one of his patented oil cleanup mats can be used to prevent oil stains on his driveway.
Pilot Club sponsors safer car seats
Twenty-three people showed up Sept. 19 at the parking lot of Ingles supermarket on U.S. Highway 29 South in Hull to have their child safety seats checked, according to the Pilot Club of Madison County, which sponsored the event.
Madison County sheriff's deputy Josh Fowler runs a chemical test Sept. 30 on some suspected methamphetamine brought to the office by another deputy, who seized the container from a suspect.
John Stuckey to Serve as Finance Chairman for Hudgens Campaign
Republican State Senator, Ralph Hudgens of Hull, GA announces the addition of John M. Stuckey, Jr as Finance Chairman of his campaign for Insurance Commissioner.