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Authority: Please water your lawns (once a week)

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Wednesday, July 23. 2008

After months of warning customers not to water their lawns due to the drought, the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority has changed course. It not only allows the watering of yards, but encourages it. In fact, officials are all but begging their customers to turn on their sprinklers. Recovery of the Bear Creek Reservoir, extremely ... [Full Story »]

Juvenile trapped in Braselton elevator

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Wednesday, July 23. 2008

A 12-year-old was trapped in an elevator at a Braselton construction site on Thursday, according to the West Jackson Fire Department. The elevator at a Ga. Hwy. 53 building stopped working during a power outage. Firefighters asked the key holder for an elevator key to open the elevator doors, but the key holder said one was already given to the ... [Full Story »]

Lower tax rate proposed for fire board

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Wednesday, July 23. 2008

The West Jackson Fire Board will have a called meeting on Tuesday, July 29, at 7 p.m., at the West Jackson Fire Department. The board will discuss lowering the millage rate from the current rate of 1.69 mills to 1.669 mills. The proposed change would affect the 2009 budget. Fire chief Ben Stephens said the fire department wants to lower ... [Full Story »]

Tax digest increase surpasses expectations

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Friday, July 18. 2008

The rate of growth in Jackson Countyâ€™s property tax digest dropped by one-third this year, but the 7.7 percent increase for 2008 was still higher than many expected. From 2006 to 2007, the county tax digest jumped a huge 22.7 percent and the two years before, 2005 to 2006, it climbed over 14 percent. With the housing bust and slowing ... [Full Story »]

Slim chance to get state funds for reservoir study

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Friday, July 18. 2008

Jackson County will apply for a state grant knowing its chances of success are slim. Prime Engineering is gathering data on behalf of the county and its water and sewerage authority for the analysis of three potential sites for a new reservoir. Part of the project is to apply for some of the $40 million set aside by the General Assembly to ... [Full Story »]

Juveniles break windows in new house

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Friday, July 18. 2008

Juveniles broke 27 windows of a new house in Chateau Elan, according to the Braselton Police Department. A security officer told police that a new house on Legends Club Circle had 27 windows that were broken by a brick or a large rock. Several juveniles were found inside the house. One of the juveniles still had a rock, police said. The parents ... [Full Story »]

Unlicensed driving lands several people in jail

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Friday, July 18. 2008

The Hoschton Police Department recently arrested several people for driving while unlicensed. Some of the driverâ€™s presented identification from another country, according to Hoschton police. The arrests included: â€¢Kay Ying Yang, 31, 8861 La Riviera Drive, Apt. C, Hoschton, speeding. An officer said Yang was driving 51 m.p.h. in a ... [Full Story »]

Suspects steal cash from elderly woman’s purse

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Friday, July 18. 2008

Three men told an elderly woman in Braselton that they were planning to open a local store — only to steal items from the woman’s house. The woman told Jackson County sheriff’s deputies that three men in the their thirties knocked at the back door of her LaGree Duck Road residence on Wednesday, July 9. The men said they planned to open a ... [Full Story »]

Suspects steal cash from elderly womanâ€™s purse

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Friday, July 18. 2008

Three men told an elderly woman in Braselton that they were planning to open a local store â€” only to steal items from the womanâ€™s house. The woman told Jackson County sheriffâ€™s deputies that three men in the their thirties knocked at the back door of her LaGree Duck Road residence on Wednesday, July 9. The men said they ... [Full Story »]

Benton, England back Richardson’s ouster

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Thursday, July 17. 2008

Rep. Tommy Benton and Rep. Terry England (Jackson & Barrow counties) are backing an effort to oust Rep. Glenn Richardson as speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives. Benton, (R-Jefferson) and England (R-Winder) were among a handful of disgruntled legislators who were scheduled to announce support this week for Rep. David Ralston, ... [Full Story »]

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