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The failure earlier this year of Community Bank & Trust sent shockwaves through the area. Although based in nearby Cornelia, CB&T had extensive branches in Jackson, Barrow and other Northeast Georgia communities. CB&T continues to exist, the bank having been purchased by a South Carolina firm. Still, the bank’s failure in January was a ... [Full Story »] 

Jefferson Police Department officer Stephen Taylor, who got into a bar fight while off duty, was fired Thursday following an internal investigation. He was charged earlier with one count of misdemeanor battery in connection with the incident. Taylor had been on administrative leave without pay after being involved in an altercation at Mike’s ... [Full Story »] 

The failure earlier this year of Community Bank & Trust sent shockwaves through the area. Although based in nearby Cornelia, CB&T had extensive branches in Jackson, Barrow and other Northeast Georgia communities. CB&T continues to exist, the bank having been purchased by a South Carolina firm. Still, the bank’s failure in January was a ... [Full Story »] 

After months of having to enact spending resolutions to continue operation of the school system, the Jefferson school board was finally able to approve a $17.25 million budget Thursday. The budget is down 2.2 percent from the $17.63 million Jefferson Schools spent last year. The 2010-2011 spending plan calls for $139,000 — or 2.3 percent — ... [Full Story »] 

An Elrod Avenue man said his cell phone fell from his pocket and was damaged after a dog chased him while he was riding his bike. According to the incident report filed at the Jefferson Police Department, the man said a small dog began to chase him and tried to bite him which caused him to fall off of the bike. He said the cell phone fell from ... [Full Story »] 

A JEFFERSON woman saw a couple stealing a ceiling fan from a vacant home in River Glen Subdivision last week, according to an incident report filed with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The woman said when she returned home, she saw a silver Ford Expedition in the driveway of the vacant home. She said she could see inside the home and ... [Full Story »]