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Area DRIs to be reviewed Tuesday

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Monday, August 25. 2008

A committee reviewing Developments of Regional Impact (DRI) will meet Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m., at the Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center, Athens. The committee will a review a DRI for Jackson Park, which is a proposed development with 7.5 million square feet of warehouse space among 20 buildings on 701 acres on U.S. Hwy. 129, ... [Full Story »]

Braselton Planning Commission cancels Monday meeting

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Friday, August 22. 2008

The Braselton Planning Commission has canceled its meeting for Monday, Aug. 25, when the board was slated to hear one zoning proposal. Don Panoz is asking Braselton to amend its future land use designation of 61.8 acres on Ga. Hwy. 124 in Barrow County from general commercial/business and high-density, single-family residential to light ... [Full Story »]

Authority: West Jackson schools didn’t pay sewer fees

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Friday, August 22. 2008

The Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority clarified its policy about sewer connection fees last Thursday night. Schools and other public facilities must pay sewer tap fees just like residential, commercial and industrial customers. The issue came up at the authority’s Aug. 7 work session when a developer proposed to serve a 416-acre ... [Full Story »]

Hoschton police asking for salary increase

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

The lack of pay raises during a tight financial situation could lead to the departure of several Hoschton police officers, according to one official. Police chief Dave Hill told Hoschton’s fiscal resources committee on Monday that if the city council denied some requested employee incentives, the department could lose officers. “We need to ... [Full Story »]

Jackson County BOE settles lawsuit over coaching jobs

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

The Jackson County Board of Education has settled a lawsuit with a teacher who claimed he was passed over for a head coaching job three times based on his age and gender. Raleigh Pastrick, Hoschton, was 59 when he filed a lawsuit in December 2007 against the school board, superintendent Shannon Adams, East Jackson Comprehensive High School ... [Full Story »]

Two suspects arrested in Hoschton jewelry theft

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Thursday, August 21. 2008

Hoschton police searched a Commerce house on Wednesday, Aug. 13, as part of an investigation involving stolen jewelry. A Hoschton woman said she hired two Commerce men to replace sinks in her bathroom. The woman said she bragged about the work of the men — until she noticed that her “high end” jewelry was missing, according to Hoschton ... [Full Story »]

Solicitors park in ‘threatening’ manner, police called

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Wednesday, August 20. 2008

A Hoschton man demanded a donation back from a company collecting funds for local rescue squads, according to police. The Butternut Walk resident gave $4 to two men who said they worked for a company that provides 100 percent of donations to Jackson County rescue squads. The man also received a coupon for photographs. A Hoschton officer said ... [Full Story »]

Hoschton ends year in the red, audit reports

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Wednesday, August 20. 2008

The City of Hoschton had red ink in both its general fund and water and sewer fund during 2007. Both funds ended the year low in cash on hand as well, according to a recently released audit of the town. Last year, Hoschton struggled with its finances as the housing slowdown brought fewer funds to the city than was initially anticipated. The ... [Full Story »]

Fire at auto repair shop shuts down Hwy. 53

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Monday, August 18. 2008

A fire at an auto repair facility on Ga. Hwy. 53 in Braselton caused some damage to a building on Monday afternoon. West Jackson Fire Department chief Ben Stephens said his crews were near Interstate 85 when they saw black smoke in the area of Hwy. 53 and Ednaville Road. Employees at Strictly German were in the process of siphoning gasoline ... [Full Story »]

‘Birthday’ shopping in grocery store draws attention

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Monday, August 18. 2008

A woman shopping in Kroger on Spout Springs Road appeared suspicious to store employees, according to Braselton police. The woman was seen entering and leaving the store to a vehicle in the parking lot on Saturday. An officer talked to the woman’s husband, who was sitting in the vehicle. The man said his wife was shopping for her daughter’s ... [Full Story »]

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