Citizens to Decide SPLOST Ballot Issue at Town Hall Meeting Commissioner Bill Kendall will abide by the will of the people by delegating  authority to Towns County citizens to decide whether or not a 1% Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) will be placed on the ballot of the July 20, 2010...

Weekly Fire Report 02/16/2010 00:06 R-1                       Hwy 75 N             Auto Accident 02:12 R-2                      Y/H College          Medical 02/17/2010 13:58 R-1                       Chatuge Circle     Medical 02/18/2010 08:30 R-2    ...

Extension Tips By Robert N. Brewer, Jr. 5 Ways to Landscape without Going Broke Do you want to have the “yard of the month”, but don’t want to buy all those landscaping materials and waste resources? Here are 5 ways to save some green and still be green! Join a garden club: Want free plant cuttings?...

The Realities of the State Budget By Sen. Jim Butterworth Our top priority this session is enacting policy focused on job creation and economic growth. But there is no debate; the 2011 budget is the biggest challenge we have. Georgia’s budget is a paramount challenge and the unprecedented nature of...

TCES Star Students for January 2010 4th grade Star Students: Back Row:  L-R: Lexie Walton, Braden McFalls, Caden Pyrlik, Trey Chastain Front Row: L-R:  Megan Wallace, Angelina Arrowood, Evan Phillips 3rd Grade Star Students: Back Row: L-R:  Laura Burch, Bailey Sutton, Walker Winn, Blaine Rogers,...

John Frank Abernathy John Frank Abernathy, age 43, of Murphy, NC passed away Thursday, February 18, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Towns County, GA but had lived his entire life in Cherokee County, NC. John was the son of Retheal Bell Abernathy of Murphy, NC and the late Paul Burnell Abernathy. John...

This past Thursday, February 18th, marked the twentieth legislative day and the halfway point of the 2010 Georgia General Assembly session.  We have accomplished a great deal up to this point, but there are many tough issues left to confront, including passing a responsible state budget for the upcoming...

OP-ED (NG) I’m afraid that our sense of personal responsibility in this great country of ours has evaporated in the minds of many citizens, as evidenced by our craze for consumer debt, the mood of consumerism (promoted by our gum’t) and lack of savings.  When misfortune strikes we...

Letter to the Editor: Editor: I’d like to respond to Mr. Fitzgerald’s February 11th column.  Although he plays the  old ” blame game” ( much like sibling toddlers when spilled Kool Aid is found) and some of his comments are illogical ( Obama’s plunging approval rating...

By: Elaine Owen Sentinel Writer Governor Sonny Perdue announced Friday that Senator Bill Heath, the Governor’s Floor Leader in the Senate, is introducing legislation and a Constitutional Amendment to create a cabinet form of government. Under the proposal the heads of the state’s Agricultural,...