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Systemax, Aldi to locate to new facilities in Jefferson

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Sunday, September 12. 2010

Two businesses opening within the next six months in the Jefferson area will bring almost 500 jobs to the county. Systemax Inc. and Aldi will both be open for business by spring of next year. Systemax Inc. will initially hire 400 people, with as many as 700 to be eventually hired, at its distribution center at 235 Hog Mountain Road. The ... [Full Story »]

Vandiver named president of Lanier Tech

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Sunday, September 12. 2010

Ron Jackson, commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia, announced last week his selection of Russell Vandiver as the new president of Lanier Technical College. Jackson made the announcement Thursday after his choice of Vandiver was approved by the state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia during the ... [Full Story »]

Parents blame teen for financial problems

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Sunday, September 12. 2010

A teenager claimed that her parents tossed her out of their West Jackson home after blaming her for their financial problems, according to an incident report by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The teenager — who said she had recently been diagnosed with cancer — found her parents arguing when she arrived at her house in Traditions of ... [Full Story »]

Audit: Legal settlement kept city afloat in 2009

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Friday, September 10. 2010

A legal settlement kept Hoschton financially afloat by the end of 2009 — otherwise, it would have had a $76,700 deficit, according to the city’s audit. The 2009 audit shows that Hoschton’s revenue for its general fund budget topped $535,900 — but its expenses surpassed $612,700. A $746,300 legal settlement that Hoschton received in ... [Full Story »]

Norton says county needs more affordable housing

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Friday, September 10. 2010

If Jackson County wants to pull out of its economic slump, it must build more affordable houses, said Gainesville-based realtor Frank Norton Jr. Norton spoke last Wednesday to the membership of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, whose president, Shane Short, said Norton has “a vast knowledge of real estate and economic ... [Full Story »]

Search for fire chief on hold

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Friday, September 10. 2010

Less than a month after Barrow County terminated the employment of newly hired fire chief Donald Towne, the search for his replacement has been put on hold. Following Towne’s dismissal last month, the Barrow County Board of Commissioners decided to begin a new search for a permanent chief rather than turning to the next choice on the ... [Full Story »]

Several fires spotted at construction project site

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Friday, September 10. 2010

West Jackson firefighters battled several blazes related to the clearing of land for a road construction project in Braselton, according to incident reports. The small fires were reported on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 1-2, and were located in the area for the widening and realignment of Zion Church Road. In the initial fires reported on ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: IRS seeking stooges

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Friday, September 10. 2010

What does a massive government agency employing roughly a 100,000 people do when it finds itself incapable of doing the job for which it was created? Force citizens to do the job for them. By using these stooges, the IRS hopes to bring in additional funds to pay for health care reform. By now, everyone knows that Obamacare is just chocked full ... [Full Story »]

Agri-Cycle owner gives facility closure plan to EPD

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Wednesday, September 8. 2010

After submitting a court-ordered closure plan, Agri-Cycle’s owner has potentially avoided jail time. Richard Harville was recently ordered by a Jackson County Superior Court judge to submit a closure plan to the Georgia Environmental Protection Department (EPD) detailing how he’d remove all waste within 90 days from the former Talmo ... [Full Story »]

Neighbor dispute calls for multiple police visits

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Wednesday, September 8. 2010

A dispute between neighbors while one resident was in the hospital sent Braselton police to the residences at least three times in recent days, according to incident reports. A woman on Ga. Hwy. 53 initially told police that her neighbor had abandoned her three children — ages 14, two and one — at home alone for several days. The oldest ... [Full Story »]

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