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COLUMN: The simpler, but harder days

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Friday, April 10. 2009

About once a month, I get a large envelope from my grandmother in Texas. Stuffed inside the envelope are various newspaper and magazine articles. It’s her long-distance way of reminding me what I should be doing. There are articles about finances... general reminders each season on when to plant certain fruits and vegetables.... advice on how ... [Full Story »]

Braselton gets $50,000 state grant

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Thursday, April 9. 2009

Braselton has been awarded a $50,000 state grant to enhance the interstate exit at Ga. Hwy. 211 in Barrow County. The town wants to plant various trees, shrubs and ornamental grass at the interstate interchange next to Chateau Elan. The project is expected to cost $78,000 — with the state grant funding $50,000 and the town’s visitor’s ... [Full Story »]

FBI looking at plans for Braselton firing range

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Wednesday, April 8. 2009

The engineering plans to enclose Braselton’s firing range are in the hands of the FBI, according to the town’s manager. Jennifer Dees said engineers recently completed a concept plan to enclose the town’s Todd Helcher Memorial firing range, located within Braselton’s wastewater reclamation facility property off Josh Pirkle Road. The ... [Full Story »]

Delinquent Hoschton businesses face penalties

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Wednesday, April 8. 2009

Hoschton businesses who haven’t paid their license renewal fees are being warned — the city council will show no mercy come Thursday, April 16. That’s the day after all businesses in the city limits must pay their annual license renewals. By April 1, 118 businesses in Hoschton paid their renewal fees — but 11 businesses didn’t pay the ... [Full Story »]

Census workers to start address data collection this week

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Sunday, April 5. 2009

The first step for the 2010 Census begins this week — when workers start collecting address information The Census Bureau will update more than 145 million addresses across the nation in preparation of the 2010 Census. In Northeast Georgia, about 1,000 in-field and office Census workers based from an office in Gainesville are preparing to ... [Full Story »]

Company reps mock woman claiming fraud

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Sunday, April 5. 2009

A Hoschton woman who was duped by a television commercial was later mocked by representatives of a company, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The woman told the sheriff’s office that she ordered a $149 “body shaper ball” featured in a television commercial. When the woman received a package from the company, it contained ... [Full Story »]

EPD: Hoschton must publish report on 2006 water system violation

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Friday, April 3. 2009

It may have taken almost three years — but the Georgia Environmental Protection (EPD) says Hoschton must publish a notice about a water system violation that occurred in 2006, according to city officials. Hoschton recently posted a letter on its website from the state agency explaining a water system violation that occurred between July 1, ... [Full Story »]

Juveniles ‘done’ with stolen vehicle

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Friday, April 3. 2009

The man who left his keys in the ignition of his Range Rover — and had it stolen at a Braselton convenience store — learned that some juveniles decided to return the vehicle. ld police that someone stole his 2002 Range Rover while it was parked at a fuel pump at the Golden Pantry on Ga. Hwy. 53. The man left the keys in the ignition. As the ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: White House lawn to be a used car lot?

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Friday, April 3. 2009

With this week’s action by the Obama administration to take over General Motors, Detroit has moved into the White House. As one pundit observed, President Obama is now running a massive car lot. There are at least a dozen different views points about GM’s problems and the wisdom — or folly — of this week’s action to embroil the ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Newspapers vital to American health

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Friday, April 3. 2009

Publishers across America have spent the past decade trying to prove that they “get it” when it comes to the Web. Nobody wants to look like a technological stick in the mud. And so newspapers have tried to show that they’re up to the task of providing information in a new medium. But how do you survive financially when you make free ... [Full Story »]

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