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Jackson Countians to have many options in 2010 elections

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Sunday, February 28. 2010

Jackson County voters will have plenty on their political plates in 2010 between county, state and national elections. The primaries are July 20. All general and non-partisan elections are Nov. 2. Qualifying for the July primaries runs from April 26 at 9 a.m. to April 30 at noon. Qualifying for the November general elections and non-partisan ... [Full Story »]

Incidents reported last week in West Jackson to JCSO

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Sunday, February 28. 2010

Incidents reported to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office last week from the West Jackson area include the following: •traffic stop at a Ga. Hwy. 124, Braselton, address, where a driver was arrested for lying to a deputy about his name during a traffic stop. When the deputy learned the man’s real name, a background check showed that the ... [Full Story »]

Seven industrial prospects eyed county during month

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Friday, February 26. 2010

Seven new industrial prospects announced interest in Jackson County over the past month. “If the activity the past month is any indication, we should have a good year in Jackson County,” commented Shane Short, president of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, at a board meeting last Friday. That brings to 20 the number of projects ... [Full Story »]

Teen hospitalized after beating

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Friday, February 26. 2010

A Winder teen was hospitalized after being beaten for several hours by her parents. The juvenile, a Winder Barrow High School student, reported to the clinic as soon as she arrived at school the following day because she did not want to go to class with visible injuries on her face. The juvenile said her mother, Mirian Echeverria, 34, of 809 ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: Why can’t Braselton and Hoschton get along?

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Friday, February 26. 2010

Will any of us live long enough to witness the death of the animosity between Braselton and Hoschton? At its recent retreat meeting, Braselton officials said they wanted to be in a position to help neighboring Hoschton, which is going through a financial crisis. But some in Hoschton reacted bitterly to Braselton’s comments, saying the town ... [Full Story »]

Local governments to assist with Work Ready effort

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Friday, February 26. 2010

The CEOs of three local governments promised last Friday to help Jackson County meet its goal of becoming a certified Work Ready county. Hunter Bicknell, chairman of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners, and mayors Jim Joiner of Jefferson and Doug Haynie of Arcade agreed to have enough of their public employees take the Work Ready exams to ... [Full Story »]

Man hit with rake in dispute

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Friday, February 26. 2010

An Auburn man contacted the Sheriff’s Office after a dispute with another man over a girl turned physical. The victim claimed a romantic rival beat him with a rake after he went to the man’s Greentree Drive residence. The victim said he went to the man’s house because he heard that the man “wanted to jump on him.” The rake-wielding ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Tackling the deficit

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Friday, February 26. 2010

It only took a staggering $1.6 trillion to do it, but the federal deficit is finally garnering serious attention from Washington lawmakers. Last week, the President announced the creation of a bipartisan debt-reduction commission. This commission will, as Obama said, “attempt the impossible” in tackling a deficit that currently equals ... [Full Story »]

Chamber to promote SPLOST vote later in the year

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Wednesday, February 24. 2010

The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce signaled its intentions Friday of taking a lead role in promoting extension of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) in a vote later this year. By the time the current tax expires June 30, 2011, it will have brought in as much as $55 million to city and county governments. To keep the ... [Full Story »]

Marijuana odor leads to two men’s arrest

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Wednesday, February 24. 2010

The odor of marijuana coming from a vehicle during a traffic stop led to two men behind bars, according to Braselton police. An officer stopped a BMW on I-85 for a traffic violation and a background check of the license plate showed that it was registered to a Land Rover, according to an incident report. Three people in the vehicle were ... [Full Story »]

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