Ila News

The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Arrest: On Oct.

The Madison County Recreation Department is sponsoring a women's self-defense course this fall.

Union Baptist Church on Georgia Highway 106, just south of Ila, will hold a four-day revival beginning Sept.

Addis Sr., Derrell R., 75, of Athens; 1 p.m. at the funeral home chapel, interment in Evergreen Memorial Park; Bernstein Funeral Home, Athens, has charge of arrangements.

A motorcycle ride and barbecue sale to benefit the Lutz family of Madison County will be held Aug.

An Ila man was arrested Monday after authorities found 355 prescription pills and stolen property at his home on Blacks Creek Church Road, according to the Madison County Sheriff's Office.

The University of South Carolina has a new head athletic trainer for their football prgram.

Hit by the slumping economy, the owners of New Way Cleaners & Launderers decided to close their 70-year-old business rather than letting the Athens enterprise go into debt.

Georgia health officials have shut down a suburban Atlanta private school after a 14-year-old student tested positive for swine flu.

Ms. Alicia Fitzpatrick of Danielsville, Georgia and Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick of Ila, Georgia are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Teresa Susann Fitzpatrick of Danielsville, Georgia to Michael Samuel Appling Jr.

Police are asking citizens for assistance in locating a 77-year-old Savannah man who was last seen Sunday afternoon at 1461 Chevy Chase Road.

Video surveillance captured this image of an armed robber June 1 at a Georgia Federal Credit Union branch in Duluth.

Colbert First Baptist Church held its annual Family Fun Day on May 30, in advance of its Vacation Bible School that ran May 31 to June 3. Story updated at 7:31 pm on 6/16/2009 Colbert First Baptist Church held its annual Family Fun Day on May 30, in advance of its Vacation Bible School that ran May 31 to June 3. More than 70 children pre-registered ...

Madison County's Merchants & Farmers Bank will change its name to First Citizens Bank and Trust, after all.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Arrest: On May 13, Lt.

Police are seeking more information about this vehicle, captured in surveillance footage Friday at the Merchants and Farmers Bank in Ila, in connection with two robberies there this month.

The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported the following incidents: Assault: On May 7, Lt.

For quite a while on the night of Jan. 23, 2008, Georgia State Patrol Sgt. 1st Class Scott Short was on his back, armed with a fire extinguisher, underneath a flame-engulfed logging truck.

A reunion for pre-1950 students of Carlton High School is being planned for 11 a.m. May 23 at the Ila Restaurant in Ila.

Authorities are offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the man who robbed Merchants & Farmers Bank in Ila on Monday morning, but they're not revealing the amount of the reward, said Madison County Sheriff Kip Thomas.