http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/montgomery-county/ Montgomery County, GA News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/montgomery-county/content/af2a814e6d60df48ce0a0046475b6bcf.html Georgia Senate Republicans selected new leaders heading into the coming legislative session Sen Tommie Williams of Lyons has been nominated for president pro tempore The full Senate must vote on Williams when the legislature returns Jan 12 but the chamber is controlled by Republicans http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/montgomery-county/content/eb15eee4b0d22e73c2a7552d50aacf2e.html Oconee County at Gainesville http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/montgomery-county/content/3a3fcf0cffada114c3b17eee1f5aa767.html Santa Claus and puppies: What more could you ask for http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/montgomery-county/content/fe7b05c21c333be77fee8523c1427f8c.html BY DAVID HALE McClatchy Newspapers ATHENS mdash; Mark Richt still has a copy of the picture taken of his quarterback the last time Georgia traveled to Lexington Ky Matthew Stafford then a true freshman left the game with a softballsized bruise across his forehead and scabs decorating the bridge of his nose Richt still has the photo and this week he http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/montgomery-county/content/b1c6809c798093fd85b2b4c06b88d8d5.html Catoosa County is moving towards repairing some bridge and culvert issuesThe Catoosa County Public Works Authority gave Projects Administrator J Olney Meadows permission to move forward in asking the Georgia Department of Transportation to assist with funding the projectsHe informed the board that the state is changing the way it does such projectsldquo;Itrsquo;s going to be a competitive processrdquo; he said ldquo;If selected they will pay for the engineering and almost all the projectrdquo;Meadows will ask for assistance with six bridge projects including Houston Valley Road at Dry Creek 60000; Three Notch Road at Peavine Creek 122000; Keith Road at Little Tiger Creek 65000; Yates Spring Road at Little Chickamauga Creek 50000; Mount Vernon Road at Sugar Creek 45000; and Potts Road at Peavine Creek 26000He said the state will have up to 700000 available and the county will ask for the maximum amountPublic Works Director Chuck Taylor showed the board an issue with a culvert project on Mount Pisgah Road near Hamil Hollow RoadHe said replacement of the two 70foot long 96inch culverts would cost 213815Chairman Bobby Winters said that costs of replacing it with concrete would not be much differentThe board approved spending 11500 allowing Moreland Altobelli Associates Inc to prepare the needed reports to make an emergency request to the DOT to see if emergency fund might be available to assist with the projectCatoosa County Board of Commissioners approved the recommendation for contracting Moreland Altobelli Associates Inc Nov 4CLICK ON THESE LINKSFEEDBACK: Send a letter to the editorSUBSCRIBE: Get The Catoosa County News each WednesdayGO BACK:Return to our homepage http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/montgomery-county/content/d61ecfba4c4d30ab8086b1c102535970.html ATLANTA mdash; Tim Tebow runs the show at Florida Knowshon Moreno just runs at Georgia http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/montgomery-county/content/b79f20177644b454e1b5b80ae5afc9f0.html The death penalty trial for 27yearold William Woodward is tentatively scheduled to begin on Sept 14 2009 Woodward is accused of killing two police officers 26yearold Ricky Bryant Jr and 33yearold Eric Barker on Jan 16 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/montgomery-county/content/855bb94276a2f505a84b4fe4df1e3a1d.html WATKINSVILLE With his future coach watching just a few yards away Oconee County quarterback Zach Mettenberger gave his current coach win No 1