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Election Results

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Wednesday, July 21. 2010

Shane Coley of Winder and Frank Ginn of Madison County are headed for a runoff in the State Senate District 47 race. Ginn led the contest strongly with around 45 percent of the vote while Coley had around 26 percent. Ginn carried Jackson County. In other local races, Steven Bryant won the Jackson County Board of Education seat for District 5. ... [Full Story »]

Braselton teen charged with rape

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Wednesday, July 21. 2010

A teenager is facing charges for allegedly raping another teenager in his Braselton subdivision, according to police. A 15-year-old male teenager was charged with child molestation, enticing a child and rape for the alleged rape of a female neighbor on Monday, July 12, police said. The incident took place at the suspect’s house. Braselton ... [Full Story »]

Election results posted live tonight

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Tuesday, July 20. 2010

Results of local elections, including the State Senate District 47 race and the District 5 BOE race, will be posted live tonight here at JacksonHeraldTODAY.com. Local results for the Governor's race will also be posted as soon as counting begins.

Election Results

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Tuesday, July 20. 2010

State Senate Race District 47 Republican Primary Jackson County (With XX precincts reporting) Doug Bower xx Shane Coley xx Kelley Gary Frank Ginn Barrow County (With xx precincts reporting) Doug Bower Shane Coley Kelley Gary Frank Ginn Oglethorpe County Doug Bower Shane Coley Kelley Gary Frank Ginn Madison County (With xx precincts reporting) ... [Full Story »]

Election set Tuesday

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Tuesday, July 20. 2010

Voters will go to the polls today to decide a slew of state elections, including a hot race for the District 47 State Senate seat. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The State Senate District 47 seat that covers Jackson County is a higlight race. On the ballot are: Kelley Gary, Shane Coley, Doug Bower and Frank Ginn, all Republicans, and ... [Full Story »]

Hotel damaged in flooding from heavy rains

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Saturday, July 17. 2010

Comfort Inn, located on Hwy. 129, Jefferson, was damaged by flooding caused by heavy rains on Friday. The Jefferson Fire Department was called to the hotel at 4880 Hwy. 129 North at the Comfort Inn on a report of a wall collapsing and flooding. Due to heavy rain in the area, a retaining wall collapsed causing a large amount of water and mud to ... [Full Story »]

Fire ruled cooking-related

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Saturday, July 17. 2010

Two people were reportedly killed Saturday morning in a fire at a two-story home on Johnson Mill Road that is believed to have been cooking-related. The state fire marshal's office has ruled the fire as accidental. Mary Nicole Cassell, 33, and Winter Wright, 9, died in the fire. Five other people, whose names have not been released, were ... [Full Story »]

Election set Tuesday

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Friday, July 16. 2010

Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday but only one local race will be on the ballot — the board of education seat that covers the western and northern end of the county. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Two voting precincts in Jackson County have changed locations. Voters in the Newtown Precinct will now vote at the ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: It was a false economy

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Thursday, July 15. 2010

What kind of economic future does Jackson County want? That question comes as the recession bumps along the apparent bottom. While a second downturn isn’t impossible, the economy appears to be stable for now; not improving, but stable. So will we see a return to the wild growth days of just a few years ago? Remember that time when everyone ... [Full Story »]

Schools show CRCT improvement

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Wednesday, July 14. 2010

For the most part, local students — like their peers across the state — made improvements in key Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT). Students in first through eighth grade are given the CRCT each spring to test their knowledge of the state’s curriculum, called the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS). According to school-level ... [Full Story »]

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