Entries from March 2009

Banks drops Elbert game 10-7, rematch on Wed.

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
While the weather kept Banks County off the baseball diamond Friday and Monday, the Leopards are ready to get back into the swing of things. Banks is on the road today (Wednesday), taking on Elbert County at 5:30 p.m. The game will be a rematch for Banks after last week’s 10-7 loss to Elbert. Up next, the Diamond Leopards will look for a ... [Full Story »] 

BOC considers funds for chamber, furniture for jail

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
Again funding $100,000 to the chamber of commerce and approving more than $280,000 for furniture at the new jail were among the items discussed by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners Monday night. The BOC will take action on these items when it meets at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 16, at the courthouse. At this week’s meeting, the BOC heard ... [Full Story »] 

COLUMN: Loss of coach tough for any program

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
The news that Winder-Barrow High School boys basketball coach Eli Connell has stepped down after six years directing the Bulldogg program was admittedly a surprise to me. While I only had the opportunity to work with Connell for one season in a sports writer-coach relationship, I was impressed with how he directed the WBHS program and how he ... [Full Story »] 

County still lacks access to reservoir sites

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
Approximately 150 people turned out for meeting last week about a possible locations for a new county reservoir, but officials made little headway in gaining access to the sites. The Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority hosted a three-hour drop-in event at the Jefferson Civic Center. The purposes were to provide information about the ... [Full Story »] 

AHS prepares for strength event

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
Pride is a word usually associated with weight training. That adjective fits in well with what Apalachee High School football coach Shane Davis preaches to his football players during their weight training sessions. For the last two years, the AHS weight lifting team has won the area championship. In addition, the program has won two of the ... [Full Story »] 

More money being poured into Hoschton sewer plant

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
Hoschton’s problem-plagued sewer treatment plant is about to cost the city even more money. The city council voted Monday to ask the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) for an additional $299,000 loan to make more changes to the Hoschton plant. The move comes after Hoschton has already asked the state agency for at least $6.1 ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton holds first public workshop on plan

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
It’s a document that consultants say will craft Braselton’s direction for the next 20 years and will address some of the town’s top issues. And for some residents attending a public workshop on Tuesday, those top issues center on revitalizing historic downtown Braselton, re-aligning Thompson Mill Road from Ga. Hwy. 211 to Spout Springs ... [Full Story »] 

Imaging center offers high-tech in spa setting

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
Instead of wearing embarrassing hospital gowns for outpatient imaging services, a new facility in Braselton will offer heated spa robes for guests. And there’s also relaxing music and healthy food available in the cozy waiting rooms that look more like a spa than a medical office. Northeast Georgia Health System has opened its new Imaging ... [Full Story »] 

TVs stolen from two hotel rooms

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
A Braselton hotel employee told police that two flat screen televisions were taken from two rooms on Monday. An employee at the Best Western Inn on Zion Church Road said two 32-inch flat screen televisions were taken from two rooms while a housekeeping crew was cleaning rooms. The employee said a neighboring room had several people coming and ... [Full Story »] 

Firefighters respond to vehicle accidents

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, March 4. 2009
The West Jackson Fire Department responded to the following vehicle accidents last week: •I-85, where one lane was shut down on Saturday. Two people involved in the accident refused medical treatment. •Zion Church Road, where a vehicle fire was reported on Thursday. When firefighters arrived, they didn’t see anything coming from a SUV ... [Full Story »] 
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