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Explosion in home sends Winder man to hospital

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Friday, January 8. 2010

A Winder man was transported to Barrow Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries after a propane tank exploded inside his home. Winder Police and emergency services personnel were dispatched to 10 South Williams Street at approximately 3 a.m. on Jan. 1 in reference to a home explosion. Officers arrived to find the front door ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: A danger of dithering

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Friday, January 8. 2010

As noted in stories elsewhere in this edition, the Town of Hoschton continues to face a leaky budget. One councilman estimated the city is spending about $10,000 more per month than it is getting from revenues. So the city’s new city council can’t afford — literally — to delay in making additional cuts in spending. The danger here, ... [Full Story »]

Plans for downtown project to be unveiled

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Friday, January 8. 2010

An open house next week will give insight to Braselton’s downtown streetscape improvement project. The Town of Braselton — through the Braselton Downtown Development Authority (DDA) — will hold a public hearing open house for phase one of the project. The event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 14, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the courtroom of ... [Full Story »]

Arsonist starts multiple fires

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Friday, January 8. 2010

Fire investigators are currently working to identify a New Year’s Eve partygoer believed to have set multiple fires inside an Auburn home. Gwinnett County firefighters were dispatched to the 2000 block of Tulip Petal Road at 4:19 a.m. on Jan. 1. When the first fire truck arrived, several people were found standing outside along with a ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: More Americans ‘clinging’ to guns

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Friday, January 8. 2010

“And it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” - Presidential candidate Barack Hussein Obama. Well I guess working-class Americans are even more bitter now than they ... [Full Story »]

A danger of dithering

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Thursday, January 7. 2010

The Town of Hoschton continues to face a leaky budget. One councilman estimated the city is spending about $10,000 more per month than it is getting from revenues. So the city’s new city council can’t afford — literally — to delay in making additional cuts in spending. The danger here, however, is that often new boards and councils want ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: A danger of dithering

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Thursday, January 7. 2010

Sweet tea debate leads to three-person fight

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Wednesday, January 6. 2010

An argument about sweet tea led to a three-person fight, according to Braselton police. A man told police that he and a 22-year-old woman got into an argument about sweet tea, according to an incident report. The man said the woman “got in my face,” pushed him down and started hitting him. The man said he hit the woman with his walking cane ... [Full Story »]

Storage building permit denied

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Wednesday, January 6. 2010

The Hoschton City Council denied a request on Monday that could have led to construction of a self-storage building. The council denied Greg Reidling’s request for a building permit after he failed to attend three public meetings in which the proposal was on the agenda. Council members and planning commission members — who recommended ... [Full Story »]

Braselton named top high-growth area in U.S.

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Tuesday, January 5. 2010

The Gadberry Group — a Little Rock-based research firm — has named Braselton first in the nation for notable high-growth areas for 2009. Braselton was given the top spot in the U.S. above other cities that are suburbs of Houston, Nashville, Sacramento, Dallas, Phoenix and the Raleigh-Durham triangle. “The number-one spot went to ... [Full Story »]

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