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Commerce High School juniors who took the Georgia High School Graduation Test for the first time this year had fewer failures than their counterparts both statewide and locally. While students are allowed to take the tests several times before graduation, the first-time GHSGT results are used as a barometer to see where students stand as they ... [Full Story »] 

Judge Joe Booth has cleared the way for Jackson County to proceed with its suit against the group that owns the Bear Creek Reservoir. If the county prevails and if Jackson County’s analysis is correct, members of the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority are in for a shock. Jackson County filed suit because experts it hired determined that the ... [Full Story »] 

A Commerce convenience store cashed more than $7,900 in forged checks last Thursday, according to the Commerce Police Department. Police responded to The Corner Station, Washington Street, twice that afternoon. In the first incident, the owner told police his son had cashed eight “bad checks” valued at $3,459, for a group of Latinos. Police ... [Full Story »]