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You can find a wide variety of housing units on Commerce Street and the surrounding avenues, including singlewide and doublewide trailers as well as stick-built homes. Some of the housing is in poor condition. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

You can find a wide variety of housing units on Commerce Street and the surrounding avenues, including singlewide and doublewide trailers as well as stick-built homes. Some of the housing is in poor condition. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

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City says no to manufactured home in Beacon Heights

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Although the Madison City Council approved a workforce housing development for property near Carmichael and Cox Road, the governing body slammed the door on a request by Robert Pennington Jr.
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BOC: Jimmy Davis Park, tourism dollars, rezoning

Rufus Adair
Thursday, May 25, 2023
The ongoing saga of Jimmy Davis Park continued last week with County Manager Paul Van Haute reporting about alternative uses and the expenses of fencing – and with community activists continuing to push to “make it like it was.
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How to determine if graduate school is the right next step

News Staff
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Millions of students will walk across a stage at graduation ceremonies and receive their bachelor’s degrees this spring. That feeling can be unlike any other, marking the culmination of years of hard work and schooling that began nearly 20 years earlier.
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Greensboro votes on key issues; new city manager takes helm

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Greensboro city council moved ahead last week on confirming the salary for its new city manager, Jarvis Simms, who took the position at the beginning of the month. He will be paid $135,000 per year. Former city manager Larry Postell has been retained though July as a consultant.

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Lithonia man killed in I-20 crash

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, May 25, 2023
A Lithonia man died May 18 when the Honda Civic he was driving crashed into a concrete bridge pier supporting the Seven Islands overpass. According to Sgt. N.B.
BOE ends public comments at meetings

BOE ends public comments at meetings

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BOE ends public comments at meetings

Maureen Stratton
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Last week’s Greene County Board of Education meeting saw the passage of a new policy aimed at discontinuing public comments at all subsequent BOE meetings.
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Lithonia man killed in I-20 crash

T. Michael Stone
Friday, May 19, 2023
A Lithonia man died May 18 when his Honda Civic crashed into a concrete bridge pier supporting the Seven Islands overpass. According to Sgt. N.B. Carter of the Georgia State Patrol, 25-year-old Devonte Abner of 6458 Alford Way received fatal injuries upon impact at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Andy Kirk Davis, center, being held by Putnam County Sheriff’s Lt. Harry Luke, right, is questioned by Butts County Sheriff’s detectives outside Davis’ Putnam County home in 2020. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

Andy Kirk Davis, center, being held by Putnam County Sheriff’s Lt. Harry Luke, right, is questioned by Butts County Sheriff’s detectives outside Davis’ Putnam County home in 2020. CONTRIBUTED/PCSO

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Prisoner on trial in Putnam County

Lynn Hobbs
Thursday, May 18, 2023
A state prisoner is in Putnam County to face additional charges to the ones he is currently serving time for.
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