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Burglar offers to build wheelchair ramp

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Friday, April 24. 2009

A man offering to build a wheelchair ramp for a woman entered her house while she was home alone, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was at her Doster Road, Jefferson, house, when she heard someone pulling on the front door. A few seconds later, the man walked into her residence through another door that had been ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: Case highlights school overreaching

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Friday, April 24. 2009

This week’s hearing in the U.S. Supreme Court over a school’s strip search of a middle school student could change the tone of the “war on drugs” in the U.S. In 2003, a 13-year-old student at an Arizona school was suspected of having ibuprofen tablets at school. She was taken into a school office and told to strip to her underwear, then ... [Full Story »]

Accident shuts down I-85

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Thursday, April 23. 2009

A tractor-trailer truck carrying other vehicles overturned on I-85, near Chateau Elan on Thursday morning. The truck was traveling on I-85, when it overturned onto both southbound lanes near Ga. Hwy. 211, according to Scott Dakin of the Barrow County Fire and Emergency Services. The 10:45 a.m. accident closed down the southbound lanes of the ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Thanks for support of Art Trax

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Thursday, April 23. 2009

Dear Editor: The third annual Art Trax in downtown Hoschton on Saturday, April 18, was a major success. Great artists sold numerous art pieces and several wonderful individuals and groups performed throughout the extraordinary day. The citizens of Hoschton should be grateful to the group of volunteers, under the leadership of Robin Wyatt, who ... [Full Story »]

Richardson announces run for Braselton mayor

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

The first candidate in Braselton’s mayoral election has officially thrown his hat into the political ring. Town council member Ralph Richardson Jr. announced Monday that he will seek the mayor’s seat in the November general election. Richardson has served on the Braselton Town Council since 2003. Meanwhile, Pat Graham said Tuesday that she ... [Full Story »]

BOC takes action on Zion Church Road project

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

A proposed realignment and name change for Zion Church Road was approved Monday by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. This project will move the Zion Church Road access back from the I-85 ramp to tie the road in further down Hwy. 53. The intersection of Hwy. 124 and Zion Church Road, as well as the Maddox Road and Tom White Road ... [Full Story »]

Man says others promised cash for fake checks

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

The story of a man charged with forgery by Braselton police sounds similar to several arrests in November 2008. An employee at Community Bank & Trust on Spout Springs Road told police that a man tried to cash a fake check on Wednesday, April 15. The man gave the teller his Georgia ID card and Social Security card before leaving the bank. An ... [Full Story »]

Child locked in vehicle at Braselton gas station

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Wednesday, April 22. 2009

A small child was locked in a vehicle at a Braselton gas station, according to the West Jackson Fire Department. The child was buckled in a car seat, while the vehicle keys were in the console area. Firefighters told the vehicle’s driver that they couldn’t enter the vehicle without force. The driver then called OnStar, and several minutes ... [Full Story »]

Braselton Library store, café gets new name

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Sunday, April 19. 2009

The new name for the Braselton Library’s store and café comes from a Hoschton woman with similar experience. Mary Forrest, who lives in the Whittaker Downs subdivision, was named the winner of the Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library’s contest to name the library’s store and café. “I saw it (in the newspaper) and I just had ... [Full Story »]

Bond rating rises for Braselton

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Saturday, April 18. 2009

Standard and Poor’s — the bond rating agency which rates more than 80 percent of the nation’s municipal and corporate bonds — raised the Town of Braselton’s rating from BBB+ to A- in March. The rating is for the town’s water and sewerage system revenue bonds. In assigning a rating for revenue bonds, the major rating agencies assess ... [Full Story »]

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