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Oakwood approves bid for Braselton sewer connection project

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Wednesday, December 16. 2009

The Oakwood City Council approved a bid on Monday to build a new wastewater pump station — a step needed to connect to Braselton’s sewer system. The Oakwood council selected the low bidder Allsouth Construction, Inc. of Covington for the $1.122 million project. Construction of the 1 million gallon per day Oakwood pump station on Martin Road ... [Full Story »]

County system 4th worst financially in state

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Wednesday, December 16. 2009

The Jackson County School System has the fourth weakest financial condition out of all 180 school systems in the state of Georgia. The JCSS was $908,000 in the red at the end of FY2009. Only three other school systems in the state are deeper in the hole in terms of raw dollars — Laurens County at $2.8 million, Peach County at $1.5 million and ... [Full Story »]

Hoschton chief submits resignation letter

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Wednesday, December 16. 2009

Besides looking for a new city clerk, Hoschton officials will also need to fill the position of police chief. Jeremy Howell — who has served as police chief since June — submitted his resignation on Friday to city hall. His last day with the Hoschton Police Department will be Monday, Jan. 4. Howell is an eight-year veteran of the Hoschton ... [Full Story »]

Woman raising money for local animal shelter

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Sunday, December 13. 2009

For Christine (Chris) Latona, Braselton, unemployment had one major upside – plenty of time for charity work. It’s how she got involved with the newly-established Hall County Animal Shelter. She’s on an endeavor to raise $4,500 dollars in hopes to provide the shelter with 70 large beds. The 13,000-square-foot building opened in October ... [Full Story »]

House guests take jewelry, medicine according to JCSO

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Sunday, December 13. 2009

A Braselton woman said two people staying at her house for the evening stole jewelry and prescription medicine, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The woman said she let the two people stay at her house because her church was going to help them with their electric bills and other items, according to an incident report. But when ... [Full Story »]

Sports complex slated for 2010 opening

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Friday, December 11. 2009

A new sports complex is on the horizon in Hoschton and Barrow County. The former director of planning and development for the county, Guy Herring, said that the complex could bring 400,000 tourists to the area its first year, with potential to bring in 800,000 by its fifth year. Signature Park will be located at 1675 Highway 211 Northwest, ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: More stability needed for recovery

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Friday, December 11. 2009

So whom do you believe: The economists who cheerlead that the economic recession is over, or your gut that tells you things are still bad economically? It’s difficult to know what to believe about the economy. The stock market is up and big financial firms are back to their old way of doing business. Some economists are also singing that a ... [Full Story »]

Swine flu vaccine available during clinic

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Friday, December 11. 2009

With more than 2,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine in hand, the Jackson County Health Department will hold a free swine flu clinic Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Commerce clinic. For the first time, the vaccine will be available to anyone who wants it. “We still want the people who are high risk to get it, but anyone can get it,” said Beth ... [Full Story »]

Vehicle blaze leads to closure

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Friday, December 11. 2009

A fully-engulfed vehicle led emergency workers to close several lanes of Interstate 85 in Braselton, according to the West Jackson Fire Department. The engine of a vehicle was fully involved with flames when firefighters arrived to the scene on Nov. 28, according to an incident report. One northbound lane of the interstate was closed and the ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Ignoring the will of the people

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Friday, December 11. 2009

Can elected officials completely ignore the wishes of their constituents and escape being cast out of office? Last week, despite overwhelming voter sentiment against the measure, citizens in neighboring Gwinnett County were slapped with a 21 percent increase in the county portion of their property taxes. Earlier this year, Gwinnett taxpayers ... [Full Story »]

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