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Braselton station fined for price gouging

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Thursday, March 19. 2009

A Pilot Travel Center in Braselton has been $20,000 fined by the state for price gouging after two hurricanes disrupted fuel supplies last fall. The store — located on Ga. Hwy. 53 near I-85 — agreed to pay restitution and a $20,000 fine. A total of nine Pilot Travel Centers in Georgia recently reached a settlement agreement with the ... [Full Story »]

Road, sewer projects top local ‘wish lists’

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Wednesday, March 18. 2009

There’s a lot of federal stimulus money available — and local governments in Jackson County are certainly asking for every possible penny to fund projects. President Obama signed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law in mid-February. And since then, state and local governments have been trying to figure out ... [Full Story »]

Electrical fire reported at mobile home

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Wednesday, March 18. 2009

A Braselton mobile home was saved after an electrical fire drew West Jackson firefighters to the residence. The West Jackson Fire Department responded to the LaGree Duck residence on Thursday, when firefighters were initially told that flames were showing through the roof and a blaze was in the ceiling. Firefighters said nothing was showing ... [Full Story »]

Breakfast in classes coming to two schools

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Monday, March 16. 2009

Two Jackson County elementary schools will pilot a program to serve breakfast in classrooms — possibly allowing additional instructional time each day. After Spring Break in April, North Jackson Elementary School and West Jackson Intermediate School will offer breakfast for students to eat in classrooms. East Jackson Middle School started a ... [Full Story »]

Zion Church Road project moving along

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Sunday, March 15. 2009

The sight of a missing building along Ga. Hwy. 53 in Braselton — near one of the busiest areas of Jackson County — may have caught the eye of a few motorists this past week. But in just a few months, motorists will notice other changes coming in the building’s former location — all part of the re-alignment and expansion of Zion Church ... [Full Story »]

Schools to install new hand dryers

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Sunday, March 15. 2009

A penny-pinching effort to toss the use of paper towels in school restrooms may save the Jackson County School System an estimated $11,500 a year. The Jackson County Board of Education approved using sales tax funds on Monday to purchase 200 electric hand dryers for the large restrooms of all schools. Purchasing the hand dryers will cost ... [Full Story »]

Fleeing suspect asks to stay in house

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Sunday, March 15. 2009

A man speeding along Ga. Hwy. 124 tried to escape from a deputy by asking a stranger to welcome him into her house, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy said Patrick C. Reese, 22, of Jefferson, was driving almost 90 m.p.h. along the state highway in West Jackson. The deputy followed the vehicle to the Clover Mill ... [Full Story »]

Town seeks planning grant for Barrow

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Saturday, March 14. 2009

Braselton and Barrow County aim to work together on a plan that will shape new developments within the Ga. Hwy. 211/Ga. Hwy. 124 area. The Braselton Town Council submitted an application last week for a Community Choice Grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). If approved, a team of ARC staff across several departments would provide ... [Full Story »]

Man leaves wreck, tries to eat snow

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Saturday, March 14. 2009

An intoxicated man who apparently fled an accident scene tried to eat snow off the ground when a deputy approached him, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy said when he came to the area of Jackson Trail Road and Brannon Drive in West Jackson on March 1, there was a truck in a creek. No one was around the vehicle, and ... [Full Story »]

Four arrested in Hoschton teen’s death

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Friday, March 13. 2009

Four people have been charged in the December death of a high school student found dead in a Hoschton house. The Hoschton Police Department and the Athens office of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) conducted a four-month investigation into the death of Brittane Brown — a 14-year-old student at Jackson County Comprehensive High ... [Full Story »]

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