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Teen dies in Hoschton home

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Mike Buffington
Wednesday, December 31. 2008
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Local and state authorities are probing the circumstances that led to the death of a 14-year-old teenager in Hoschton Saturday afternoon. Rescue, EMS and several local police agencies were called to an address on White Street in Hoschton around 2 p.m. Saturday after a 14-year-old girl was found unresponsive. She was declared dead at the scene ... [Full Story »] 

Candles at town hall to help Relay for Life

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Tuesday, December 30. 2008
In the remaining hours of 2008, several hundred candles will be lit at Braselton Town Hall. The candles — each in a white bag with a name written on it — are part of a fundraising effort to benefit Relay for Life teams in Jackson and Barrow counties. It’s one way to honor those battling cancer, those who are survivors of the disease and ... [Full Story »] 

No appeal yet in ruling for Braselton hospital

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Tuesday, December 30. 2008
Northeast Georgia Health System hasn’t filed the paperwork yet to appeal a recent decision by a judge about its new hospital in Braselton. The Gainesville-based health system has until Jan. 14 to file a request with the Georgia Court of Appeals for a hearing. “We’ll definitely be meeting that deadline,” said Melissa Tymchuk, a ... [Full Story »] 

Two more arrested in Braselton clinic burglaries

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Tuesday, December 30. 2008
The two remaining suspects in burglaries at the Guilford Immediate Care Clinics have been arrested, according to Braselton police. The Braselton Police Department arrested Eddie Curry, 20, ad Corey Quinn, 19, both of Flowery Branch on Dec. 23, and charged them with burglary. They were taken to the Hall County Jail for booking. Police say that ... [Full Story »] 

GBI probing teen death in Hoschton

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, December 28. 2008
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the results of a toxicology report may give more details into the death of a 14-year-old girl in a Hoschton house on Saturday. Brittane Nichole Brown, Hoschton, was unresponsive when rescue, EMS and several area police agencies were called to a house at 38 White Street on Saturday afternoon. Jim ... [Full Story »] 

Teen dies in Hoschton home

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Angela Gary
Sunday, December 28. 2008
Local and state authorities are probing the circumstances that led to the death of a 14-year-old teenager in Hoschton Saturday afternoon. Rescue, EMS and several local police agencies were called to an address on White Street in Hoschton around 2 p.m. Saturday after a 14-year-old girl was found unresponsive. She was declared dead at the scene ... [Full Story »] 

Town approves three building permits

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, December 28. 2008
The Braselton Planning and Development approved three residential building permits in November, according to a town report. All three permits were issued in Jackson County. The town didn’t issue any building permits for non-residential structures in November. In October, the town approved two residential building permits. In November, the ... [Full Story »] 

Driver ignores cops’ demands to stop

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, December 28. 2008
A Braselton officer said he chased a vehicle that ignored the commands of two officers to stop at an accident site. Police said officers were directing traffic at the intersection of Ga. Hwy. 211 and Ga. Hwy. 124 in Braselton when they noticed a vehicle speeding toward the area. The vehicle later stopped at the intersection and an officer ... [Full Story »] 

New postal annex under construction in Braselton

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Sunday, December 28. 2008
A new post office annex to serve Braselton and Hoschton is under construction — but that doesn’t mean the cities’ post offices will close. The United States Postal Service is building an 8,700 square-foot annex on a 2.1-acre property on Jesse Cronic Road in Braselton. Construction is expected to be completed in June 2009. The carrier ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton bank robber gets 167 years in jail

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, December 26. 2008
A man who robbed two Braselton banks in 2007 — along with several others in Metro Atlanta — has been sentenced to 167 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story sentenced Souksakhone Phaknikone, 26 — also known as “Bruce Phaknikone” and “Trigga” — on seven counts of armed bank robbery, seven counts of use of a firearm ... [Full Story »] 
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