Comer News

Although he's a little fuzzy on some of the particulars, B.W. Coile well remembers the initial Fourth of July celebration held in the Madison County hamlet of Colbert.

Joyce Bennett of the Madison County Master Gardeners sits at her table in early May as she speaks to a passersby at the Comer Farmers Market.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents : Arrest: On June 16, Lt.

Mr. and Mrs. Danny Whitsel of Athens is pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Janie "Beth" Elizabeth Whitsel to Richard Ryan Wills, son of Mr.

The Comer Farmers Market will open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the market shed in downtown Comer.

Forums set for next week What do potential county commissioners think about growth, taxes, roads? What kind of leaders will they be? Madison County voters will have two opportunities next week to learn more ...

A forum for candidates running for the Madison County Board of Commissioners will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Madison County High School theater in Danielsville.

Authorities have arrested one man and are tracking down other suspects in a home invasion robbery last week in Oglethorpe County.

Story updated at 6:53 PM on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Meadow Baptist Church in Comer will offer Cactus Canyon vacation Bible school for children, ages 4 through students in sixth grade, from 6:15 to 8:45 p.m. ...

Story updated at 11:39 PM on Thursday, June 12, 2008 Authorities on Thursday were looking for three gunmen who burst into a woman's home southwest of Comer, tied her up while she was holding an infant grandson ...

Bengi "Crash" Godfrey of Madison County was the jackpot winner in May at the grand opening of the Madison County RC Nitro Raceway outside Comer.

New Comer shopping center goes retro Old-style building to open in August BY BEN MUNRO There's a lot of effort being put toward making sure that Comer's newest building looks anything but new.

Arrest made in death of Justin Wills Family members say many questions left unanswered BY ZACH MITCHAM An arrest has been made in the case of a Madison County man found dead on the side of the road in ...

He said it was a simple call to duty, but what Zach Malone, a lifeguard at the municipal pool, did was nothing less than a heroic act of saving the life of Corina Beauford, an 8-year-old student at B.B. Comer ...

Elbert County Sheriff's Department May 19 Shakena Brenay Norwood, 20, of Comer was charged with possession of crack cocaine.

Nicole Jordan, 10, won an award for the 911 call she made this past June when her uncle's truck caught on fire.

Harris - Wiley engagement Story updated at 6:43 PM on Sunday, May 18, 2008 Mr. and Mrs. via Athens Banner-Herald

“If I made a mistake, then it was through ignorance and it was my fault”

Drake can run in District 4 Election superintendent hears residency challenge BY MARGIE RICHARDS Madison County Elections Superintendent Donald "Hoppy" Royston ruled this week that Democratic candidate Melvin ... via Jackson Herald

Robin King, a secretary at the Madison Oglethorpe Animal Shelter, holds Harmony, a cat who has been looking for a new home since Feb. via Athens Banner-Herald

“While the nation sort of plugs away with executions, we have one after another of these exonerations coming out”

Story updated at 11:38 PM on Monday, May 5, 2008 A Madison County Christian community will hold a vigil tonight at the University of Georgia Arch to protest the scheduled execution of William Earl Lynd for the ... via Athens Banner-Herald