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Commerce up for $100,000 federal grant

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Wednesday, June 30. 2010

The city of Commerce received notice Monday that it stands to win a $100,000 federal grant to help it obtain land for a new park. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources board announced this week that Commerce is among 14 cities and counties recommended for $1 million in federal Land and Water Conservation Fund grants administered by the ... [Full Story »]

Jobless rate holds at 10.7%

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Wednesday, June 30. 2010

Jackson County’s unemployment rate held at 10.7 percent in May, according to figures from the Georgia Department of Labor. Meanwhile, Georgia’s jobless rate inched up to 9.9 percent in May, compared to 9.8 percent in April. Other area counties and their unemployment rates include: •Barrow, 10 percent, down from 10.2 in April •Clarke, ... [Full Story »]

Independence Day is really July 2

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Wednesday, June 30. 2010

By Hasco Craver Stop the band. Hold the speeches. Take down the banners and snuff out the fireworks. Independence Day is not the Fourth of July. No one seems to know how it happened, but for well over 200 years we’ve been celebrating our independence from Britain on the wrong day. American Independence was declared on July 2, not July 4. ... [Full Story »]

Plenty of alcohol in fridge but nothing for kids

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Wednesday, June 30. 2010

A call that resulted in an arrest for public drunkenness could have much deeper ramifications, according to a report filed by the Commerce Police Department. An officer charged Tina Lynn Coleman, 40, of 29 Cotton Street with public drunkenness and drinking in public after responding to a call at a Cotton Street address. There, occupants of one ... [Full Story »]

Jackson deputies arrest 28

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Friday, June 25. 2010

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 28 people during the past week, including the following: •Joshua Damien Maddox, 20, 675 Windy Hill Road, Jefferson, forgery. •Lisa Michelle Benavides, 37, 3540 Gilleland Extension, Lot 3, Gainesville, suspended registration and no proof of insurance. •Shelly Leighann Kittle, 17, 654 West ... [Full Story »]

Census estimate: growth slower in Commerce

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Friday, June 25. 2010

Over the past decade, all cities in Jackson County have experienced at least double-digit population growth, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And two of those cities — Braselton and Jefferson — have seen the number of residents in their towns grow by triple-digit numbers since 2000. Commerce, on the other hand, had the second-lowest ... [Full Story »]

Civic center to mark 20th anniversary

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Friday, June 25. 2010

Since it opened in 1990, more than 400,000 people have attended events from church services to weddings, from tool shows to high school proms at the Commerce Civic Center. To mark the 20th anniversary of the founding of the civic center, Lauren “Bubba” McDonald, who was the first to envision its potential and who talked the Wrangler Company ... [Full Story »]

City Lights Festival is Saturday

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Wednesday, June 23. 2010

There will be plenty to do and a lot to eat all day long in downtown Commerce Saturday. The Commerce Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) 14th annual City Lights Festival will crank up at 7 a.m. with the farmers’ market and close down after the fireworks demonstration that night. In between, the festival offers the Star Chase 5K Road Race ... [Full Story »]

City, county govt's closed Friday for furloughs

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Wednesday, June 23. 2010

Employees of Commerce and Jackson County will get a three-day weekend this week. Non-emergency employees of both governments will be off Friday for furlough days designed to help trim spending. This is the last furlough day on the calendar for Commerce, which scheduled one a month through June to help balance the budget for the current fiscal ... [Full Story »]

Fox that bit child positive for rabies

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Wednesday, June 23. 2010

A fox that bit a 6-year-old boy last week as the boy rode his bicycle has been declared positive for rabies. The 6-year-old, not seriously injured by the bite, was taken immediately after the incident to an Athens hospital where post-exposure treatment for rabies was started. Commerce police officers shot the fox, which had taken refuge under a ... [Full Story »]

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