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Off-beat incidents top most-read crime stories on website in 2009

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Wednesday, December 30. 2009

Whether it’s weird, wacky or just seems plain pathetic, some of the most read crime stories on our website — www.BraseltonNewsTODAY.com — were the ones that raised a few eyebrows in 2009. A sampling of the some of the most viewed crime stories on our website includes the following from Braselton, Hoschton and Jackson County. —Kerri ... [Full Story »]

Missing man found, released

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Wednesday, December 30. 2009

A missing South Carolina man found in Braselton was released by police after investigators in the neighboring state didn’t want him held by police. On Christmas morning, Braselton police were told that a missing man from South Carolina was at a BP gas station on Ga. Hwy. 211, according to an incident report. An officer checked on the man, ... [Full Story »]

Hoschton shakeups dominate 2009

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Wednesday, December 30. 2009

Top stories of 2009. Unprecedented number of changes in Hoschton If there’s one word to sum up Hoschton in 2009, it’s “change.” From the political changes — such as a new council and the city’s first female mayor — to physical changes — such as the relocation of a century-old building to a downtown spot — Hoschton has seen an ... [Full Story »]

Five industries looking at Jackson

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Sunday, December 27. 2009

Five new industrial prospects revealed interest in locating facilities in Jackson County during the past week. “In the past week, we’ve seen a significant increase in activity,” Shane Short, president of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, told the county’s Industrial Development Authority last Friday. That brings to 48 the ... [Full Story »]

House moving causes small gas leak

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Sunday, December 27. 2009

A company moving an old house in Braselton broke a natural gas line and caused a small gas leak, according to the West Jackson Fire Department. The house was being moved from the intersection of Jesse Cronic Road and Broadway Avenue (Ga. Hwy. 124) when the moving company hit a natural gas line that fed the house, according to an incident ... [Full Story »]

BOC approves funds for lights at Hoschton Park

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Friday, December 25. 2009

The new recreation fields in West Jackson will soon have lights following action by the Jackson County Board of Commission Monday night. The BOC agreed to allocate $274,908 in special purpose local option sales tax revenue for recreation to fund the project. Recreation director Rick Sanders spoke on the request and said it will make the ball ... [Full Story »]

Driver forgets to trash drugs in vehicle

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Friday, December 25. 2009

A Hoschton man told deputies that the drugs, needles and other narcotic-related items found in his vehicle were just trash that he forgot to toss, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. A deputy said he stopped a 1994 Chevy Silverado at a gas station on Ga. Hwy. 124 after it nearly caused an accident. The driver, Dwight Neil Burris ... [Full Story »]

Town council approves bonds for projects

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Friday, December 25. 2009

The Braselton Town Council approved $10.2 million in revenue water and sewer bonds during a called meeting on Monday. The move came a day before a validation hearing at the Jackson County Courthouse for the bonds, which will help fund several water and sewer projects. Braselton had initially anticipated issuing $11.2 million in bonds, but it ... [Full Story »]

Storage facility gets OK from planners

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Friday, December 25. 2009

The Hoschton Planning Commission approved a request that could lead to a self-storage facility in the city’s downtown development overlay district. Greg Reidling, Braselton, is seeking a building permit for a 41,250 square-foot climate-controlled storage facility on 0.89 acres that is currently used for a produce stand on Ga. Hwy. 53. The ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: The cry of freedom

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Friday, December 25. 2009

We live in a world torn asunder by religious strife and persecution; of rulers and the ruled; of the oppressor and the oppressed. Not so different from the world in which a baby was born 20 centuries ago. The birth of Christ was indeed the birth of a new religious movement later to be called “Christianity.” But Christ’s impact also flowed ... [Full Story »]

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