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LETTER: Hoschton should not impose city tax

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Wednesday, October 22. 2008

Dear Editor: This is not rocket science. It is time for the city to be responsible to its citizens and not enact a new property tax. Instead of raising taxes, we should do as most of our citizens and businesses are doing by cutting back and living within our means. Our ability to continue operating our businesses or to maintain our households ... [Full Story »]

Several gas stations accused of price gouging

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Wednesday, October 22. 2008

State officials are investigating if several local gas stations committed price gouging after a recent hurricane. The Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs is investigating three stations in Jackson County and six in Barrow County, according to Shawn Conroy, a spokesperson for the department. Those stations are among 166 gas stations across ... [Full Story »]

Woman tries to use car as weapon

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Wednesday, October 22. 2008

A local woman tried to hit another woman with her vehicle during a dispute in Hoschton, police said. Hoschton police were called to an aggravated assault incident at Zack’s Too on Ga. Hwy. 53, where a Braselton woman said a Hoschton woman she knows tried to run her over in the parking lot of the convenience store. The Braselton woman said ... [Full Story »]

Dispute leads to harassing calls

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Wednesday, October 22. 2008

A Braselton woman said she got into a verbal argument with a Hoschton woman at a courthouse, according to an incident report with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. When the Braselton woman got home, she said the Hoschton woman began calling her cell phone. The Braselton woman didn’t answer her phone, but she wanted to file a harassing ... [Full Story »]

Variance approved for hotel, restaurant plans in Braselton

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Tuesday, October 21. 2008

The Braselton Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance request on Thursday that will allow two hotels and a restaurant to be constructed near Ga. Hwy. 53. Braselton Hospitality LLC asked the town to approve a stream buffer and setback variance that would allow the company to construct the facilities on 5.571 acres on Chardonnay Trace Drive. ... [Full Story »]

Police: Chateau Elan guard faked stabbing story

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Tuesday, October 21. 2008

Braselton police have arrested a Chateau Elan guard for falsifying a story that he was stabbed by an unknown suspect during the summer. Micheal James Williamson, 53, of Lilburn, told police that while on duty at a security gate at Chateau Elan Estates on July 27, he was attacked and stabbed by another person. At the time, Williamson said he was ... [Full Story »]

McCain stands above rhetoric at own rallies

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Thursday, October 16. 2008

Items from my political notebook as the most important election in decades draws closer: •If you want to know what type of man John McCain really is then all you have to do is look at a news clip from a recent campaign rally. McCain was listening to the concerns of a supporter when the Republican nominee declared enough is enough. A woman in ... [Full Story »]

Hoschton budget talks continue; Jester proposes slashing budget more

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Wednesday, October 15. 2008

Cutting the work week of its employees, stopping police officers from driving patrol cars home and slashing the contingency funds. These are among the measures one Hoschton City Council is proposing to be taken instead of implementing a property tax for city residents. Councilman Jim Jester outlined a plan to cut $109,482 from the proposed ... [Full Story »]

School, county officials start working on traffic issues

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Wednesday, October 15. 2008

Jackson County School System superintendent Shannon Adams has called on school and county leaders to work together on traffic issues at two West Jackson schools. Speaking on Monday night, Adams said school system and county leaders plan to meet Friday to continue discussions on the traffic concerns at the new Gum Spings Elementary School, which ... [Full Story »]

Braselton approves building permit for hotel

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Wednesday, October 15. 2008

The Braselton Planning and Development Department issued three residential building permits in September, according to a town report. All three permits were issued in Jackson County. The town also issued a building permit for Country Inn and Suites to build a 59,181-square-foot hotel on Ga. Hwy. 124 in Barrow County. In August, Braselton ... [Full Story »]

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