News from BraseltonNewsTODAY

News from BraseltonNewsTODAY - Topics from February, 2009

Officials say cable barriers are preventing serious wrecks

Posted by

Saturday, February 28. 2009

It has been eight months since the initial work started on a cable barrier system designed to stop deadly crossover wrecks along Interstate 85. And in that time, local emergency officials say the cable barriers seem to be doing just that. “It looks like the system is working, as intended, to me,” said West Jackson Fire Chief Ben Stephens. ... [Full Story »]

Thieves burglarize new restaurant

Posted by

BraseltonNewsTODAY

Saturday, February 28. 2009

A new restaurant in Hoschton was the target of a burglary on Thursday, according to police. A Hoschton officer said when he responded to a burglar alarm at Fat Cheung Steaks on Towne Center Parkway, he noticed that the front door window was broken and a rock was inside the restaurant. A Braselton officer helped search the scene for a potential ... [Full Story »]

Braselton to hold comprehensive plan meeting

Posted by

BraseltonNewsTODAY

Saturday, February 28. 2009

Braselton will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, March 3, at 6 p.m. to discuss the comprehensive plan update for the town. The purpose of the hearing is to inform the public about the progress of the plan and the process to be followed in the preparation of the plan update, as well as to get community input on needs and goals. More information ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: The moral hazard of bailouts

Posted by

BraseltonNewsTODAY

Friday, February 27. 2009

So there was Arnold Schwarzenegger, governor of California, on all the Sunday morning talk shows saying how happy he was to take all the Washington bailout money he could get. That from the leader of the most dysfunctional state in the union, a state that is on the verge of insolvency because of inept leadership and massive amounts of spending. ... [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: Local papers will survive, prosper

Posted by

BraseltonNewsTODAY

Friday, February 27. 2009

An extended stretch of illness left me home-bound several consecutive days last week. In between bouts of sleeping for hours at a time, I found myself overcome with a combination of restlessness, boredom and soreness from constant coughing and laying in the bed for too long. During one of the brief stretches when I had the energy to climb out ... [Full Story »]

Hoschton to start budget process early

Posted by

BraseltonNewsTODAY

Thursday, February 26. 2009

Hoschton is getting a jump start on its 2010 budget – including the possibility of a city property tax. The city’s fiscal resources committee outlined a timeline for next year’s budget, which starts on Jan. 1, 2010. The city council approved a controversial 2009 budget in December after numerous meetings centering on a possibility of a ... [Full Story »]

Speeding vehicle overturns in Braselton

Posted by

BraseltonNewsTODAY

Thursday, February 26. 2009

A speeding vehicle overturned on Josh Pirkle Road on Friday, as a Braselton officer was pursing it, according to incident reports. A Braselton officer said he noticed the vehicle driving fast on Ga. Hwy. 124 and it later started driving faster on the roadway, according to a police report. The driver was passing vehicles in a no-passing zone and ... [Full Story »]

Stores duped by man’s sales pitch

Posted by

BraseltonNewsTODAY

Thursday, February 26. 2009

Two Braselton businesses owners say they were duped by a salesman offering to advertise their companies, according to police. Representatives from Merle Normal Cosmetics and Maggie’s Spa — both located on Spout Springs Road — said a man came into their stores in August 2008 to sell advertisements. The man said the advertisement work would ... [Full Story »]

Rep. Benton plans to vote in opposition to potential teacher pay change

Posted by

BraseltonNewsTODAY

Thursday, February 26. 2009

If the General Assembly plans to break a commitment made a decade ago, Rep. Tommy Benton says it’ll do it without his vote. Benton said this week he intends to vote against a proposal from Gov. Sonny Perdue to cease paying 10 percent salary supplements to some 2,400 Georgia teachers who earned National Board For Professional Teaching ... [Full Story »]

Braselton, Hall County settle sewer dispute for projects

Posted by

BraseltonNewsTODAY

Sunday, February 22. 2009

Braselton and Hall County may have settled a long-standing dispute about sewer service in South Hall. The Hall County Board of Commissioners on Thursday authorized chairman Tom Oliver to sign an intergovernmental agreement with Braselton centering on sewer service. That follows a similar move by the Braselton Town Council last week that allows ... [Full Story »]

Entries from February 2009