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EDITORIAL: BJC bailout a difficult sale to make

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Friday, May 8. 2009

One of Jackson County’s leading institutions is bleeding. Monday night, BJC Medical Center asked the Jackson County Board of Commissioners to guarantee over $6 million in survival loans. Although phrased in the niceties of business-speak, the essential message from BJC was that without the money, and the county assuming future loan payments, ... [Full Story »]

Woman victim of armed robbery

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Wednesday, May 6. 2009

A Commerce woman was driving on Hwy. 98 at Steve Reynolds Blvd. last week when she was the victim of an armed robbery. The woman, who was upset and crying when officers were called to the scene, said a dark colored car “shaped like a Crown Victoria” stopped in front of her. When she stopped, a man ran from the car and came up to her window ... [Full Story »]

Fi fa notices being published this week

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Wednesday, May 6. 2009

Some 188 pieces of property in Jackson County are being issued fi fa notices this week to collect back taxes, or the property will be sold by the county on June 2. The total amount of back taxes owed on the tracts is $472,800. Over half of that is taxes owed on lots in the Traditions of Braselton subdivision. The past due taxes are mostly due ... [Full Story »]

'66 addition torn off old courthouse

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Monday, May 4. 2009

The 1966 addition to the Jackson County Historic Courthouse was torn down Monday afternoon as work began on restoring the building. The addition had been built for office space, but it never fit the character of the courthouse. For the complete story, see the May 6 issue of The Jackson Herald.

Sales taxes down 36% in February

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Friday, May 1. 2009

Jackson County sales tax revenues dropped by over a third in February from the year before. For the month, the county netted only $305,400 in local option sales taxes, down 36 percent — $169,600 — from February 2008. It was the lowest monthly amount in five years in Jackson County. Not since February 2004 has the county seen such a small ... [Full Story »]

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