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The highlight (or lowlight) of the legislative session for the Georgia House of Representatives is expected Thursday. That’s when the House will vote on the fiscal year 2011 budget, according to Rep. Tommy Benton. And, he says, don’t look for much old-fashioned pork. “I hear it will be pretty bare bones,” said Benton. “I don’t know ... [Full Story »] 

A four-year-old Hoschton boy was injured when his father accidentally drove a riding lawnmower over him, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The boy’s father said he was cutting grass at an Old Wick Trail address on March 24, when his son came over to him because something had fallen off his bicycle, according to an incident ... [Full Story »] 

A man suspected of stabbing two people in Sandy Springs was arrested on Friday in Braselton, according to police. Kenneth Dunn Horton, 19, Fairburn, was wanted in the Friday morning incident in which he stole a car after assaulting two people, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . A statewide lookout was posted for Horton and the ... [Full Story »] 

If there’s a key problem with revitalizing downtown Braselton it’s the lack of building space for new tenants. And without vacant space to welcome the next restaurant, retail shop or even coffee shop, Braselton is facing a challenge to draw new businesses — and visitors — to its downtown. The newly-established Braselton Downtown ... [Full Story »] 

A Nicholson woman was sentenced to 12 months probation, as well as given a $1,000 fine and 200 hours of community service, Monday morning in the September 2008 death of an infant in her foster care. Wendy Osborne, 30, was sentenced on one count of involuntary manslaughter, a misdemeanor charge, in the death of 9-month-old Jessica Scovil. The ... [Full Story »] 

Timing is everything. With more companies showing interest in locating in Jackson County than at any point over the past couple of years, the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce is moving to strengthen its economic development effort. The chamber’s board of directors voted Friday to reorganize the chamber staff — including the addition ... [Full Story »] 

As of Tuesday night, BJC Medical Center in Commerce became a privately owned company. The long anticipated sale to Restoration Healthcare Commerce LLC closed Tuesday in the law offices of Balch & Bingham in Atlanta, pushed forward eight days by the passage of the federal health care overhaul legislation Sunday by the House of Representatives. ... [Full Story »]