Maysville News

Four Jackson County timber truck drivers face federal wire fraud charges in a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme that cost a Rome cardboard mill $4.8 million.

Nine men were arraigned Monday on federal charges they tricked a paper mill into paying $4.8 million for timber that was never delivered.

Commerce police Cpl. William Thomas' new partner doesn't always have the best breath, and he's not much for conversation, but the pair still will look out for each other when they hit streets of Commerce this week.

Adams, William L., 78, of Elberton; 2 p.m. at Concord UMC, interment in the church cemetery; Berry Funeral Home, Elberton, has charge of arrangements.

A Maysville man facing state charges in a 2007 Banks County murder drew a 15-year prison sentence Thursday on a federal firearms charge related to the slaying.

Boling, Paul, 68, of Martin; 3 p.m. at Hillcrest Chapel of Acree-Davis Funeral Home; interment at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 26, 2009, at the Hightower Baptist Church's cemetery in Ball Ground; Acree-Davis Funeral Home, Toccoa, has charge of arrangements.

Restaurants in the Banks County town of Maysville will not be serving beer and wine to patrons.

The Walton County jury that sentenced a Pendergrass man to death for killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend should have learned about his mental health, according to arguments made Monday to the Georgia Supreme Court by an attorney for the defendant.

A young, charismatic Democratic president is pushing health care reform and causing trouble for the conservative wing of his party.

More than 120 people filled the fire station in Maysville Monday night, with all but a handful opposed to a city council proposal for beer and wine to be sold in the small town on the Banks-Jackson county line.

Banks, Barrow, Forsyth and Rabun counties will each receive a portion of the $331 million Gov.

The funeral for Banks County Coroner William Henry Galloway will be held Tuesday at 2:00 at Grove Level Baptist Church.

A Jackson County church has been disinfected after several children reported flu like symptoms after Sunday school.

A Jackson County church has been disinfected after several children reported flu like symptoms after Sunday school.

Jackson County cities will receive about $6.35 million in grants and low-interest loans for wastewater treatment and water-quality improvement projects through the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority.

Greenhaw Jr., David Michael, 26, of Watkinsville; 2 p.m. at Athens First United Methodist Church; Cremation Society of the SOUTH, Marietta, has charge of arrangements.

When the heat of the summer arrives, most people's thoughts turn to taking some sort of family vacation; but with economic progress currently frozen, a lot of people don't have the necessary funds for extended trips.

Pvt. David Fullmore of Maysville Pvt. Will Galloway of Maysville Pvt. James C. Mize of Homer Pvt.

Cochran, O.R., 86, of Maysville; 11 a.m. at the chapel of Little-Ward Funeral Home; interment in Sunrise Cemetery; Little-Ward Funeral Home, Commerce, has charge of arrangements.

Preston Wofford sits on a horse at Millard Braswell's cattle farm in Jackson County recently.