Entries from May 2010

Jefferson netters’ year ends against Westminster

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, May 5. 2010
After a strong season, the Jefferson boys’ netters saw their year come to a close this week with a loss to Westminster Tuesday evening. The week started out strong, as the Dragons downed Greater Atlanta Christian 3-0 to advance to the top 8 in class AA play. Singles players Zach Bost, Blair Buffington and Ben Daniel picked up the victory, ... [Full Story »] 

City faces $460,000 revenue gap

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, May 5. 2010
The Commerce City Council got its first look at a draft of a 2010-11 city budget, and it isn’t pretty. The council, three members of whom have not been through the budget process before, faces the unpleasant task of closing a $461,000 revenue gap in the General Fund to balance the budget. The document contains no electric or gas rate ... [Full Story »] 

Local option sales tax revenue up over 2009

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, May 5. 2010
It’s a little early to call it a trend, but for the first two months of 2010, Jackson County’s proceeds from the local option sales tax are well ahead of the 2009 pace. Fiscal analyst Logan Propes reports that the county has taken in $187,057 more for the first two months of 2010 than for January and February of 2009, an increase of 27 ... [Full Story »] 

No politicians' booths at City Lights Festival

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, May 5. 2010
Several members of the Commerce Downtown Development Authority appear to favor letting politicians purchase booths at the June 26 City Lights Festival. The idea was that since the politicians “will be there anyway” to encourage them to rent booth space. That’s a horrible idea, counter to what the festival is all about. Politicians of all ... [Full Story »] 

BOC considers increasing garbage fee at transfer station

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, May 5. 2010
A proposal to increase the fee for solid waste disposal at the county transfer station is being considered by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. At a meeting Monday night, the BOC discussed increasing the per ton disposal charge from $45 to $46.14. If approved, this would be effective as of June 1. The BOC will vote on the proposal when ... [Full Story »] 

Vehicle set on bricks after wheels, rims taken

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, May 5. 2010
Whoever took the pricey wheels and rims from a Braselton man’s car, left the vehicle resting on bricks, according to police. A man told Braselton police that sometime during the night of Wednesday, April 26, someone stole the four wheels and rims from his Infiniti M35, according to an incident report. The wheels and rims were valued at ... [Full Story »] 

Dixon lectures media on closed meetings

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BarrowJournal
Wednesday, May 5. 2010
Winder city councilman Bob Dixon had a message for the local media Monday night — I’m right and you’re wrong. Dixon took issue with a recent Barrow Journal column by publisher Mike Buffington that called the city to task for having held budget committee meetings without prior public notice being given as outlined in the Georgia Open ... [Full Story »] 

Watkins Heads To State For Girls

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, May 5. 2010
After being delayed by two days, the East Jackson Lady Eagles finally got to take part in the finals of the girls’ 8-AA region track meet at EJCHS last Wednesday. In the end, the Lady Eagles placed fifth, scoring 43 points to overall winner North Oconee’s 228. Jefferson placed second with 101.5 points, followed by Rabun County (69) and ... [Full Story »] 

Twelve State Bound For CHS

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, May 5. 2010
The Commerce Tigers qualified six for next week’s state track meet in Jefferson. On May 13, the Commerce boys will head to Jefferson to compete in the triple jump, 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay, 100m dash, 110m hurdles and 200m run. The Lady Tigers head to Albany to compete in their state meet on Thursday where they will compete in the shot ... [Full Story »] 

Lord not returning as HC

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, May 5. 2010
The Banks County diamond Leopards secured their third consecutive winning season this year on the field and the stage is set for next season as the Leopards return several players, but the fate of the team will rest on another coach’s shoulders as head coach Joe Lord announced he is stepping down. “After 10 years of coaching high school ... [Full Story »] 
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