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Jackson County will soon be introducing a prescription discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescriptions. The county has signed a contract to make free prescription discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that offers average savings of 24 percent off the ... [Full Story »] 

With fewer businesses participating and fewer people buying tickets to the 2010 Taste of Jackson/Business Showcase, the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for new ideas. Without offering any specifics, chamber president Shane Short advised his board of directors on Oct. 15 that some recommendations for changes will be ... [Full Story »] 

Elton Collins didn’t make many former co-workers at Community Bank and Trust happy on Feb. 1 when, in the wake of the FDIC’s takeover of the Cornelia-based bank, he made a prediction. “There’s some people in our company going to jail,” the former Jackson County president of CB&T said. “I know damn well they’re going to jail.” ... [Full Story »] 

As a graduation coach and teacher, Doug and Kim Wasden had learned about the unique environment at Eagle Ranch — a Christ-centered home for children in crisis. But it was when they decided to become potential house parents at Eagle Ranch that they had a simple prayer: “Lord, if you want us to come, sell our house.” Five days later, the ... [Full Story »] 

A truck driver extinguished a small blaze on Interstate 85, according to the West Jackson Fire Department. Firefighters initially arrived on one side of the interstate, but didn’t see a fire. Due to the cable barriers on I-85, they drove to the next exit and turned around, then stopped at the site of the fire. A truck driver had extinguished ... [Full Story »] 

A new traffic signal at Ga. Hwy. 347 and Thompson Mill Road/Spout Springs Road at Duncan’s Crossing in Braselton is currently in test or flash mode, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The activation of the new traffic signal in South Hall is the completion of a public private partnership with Georgia DOT, the Town of ... [Full Story »] 

Two brothers tried to cash checks from their father’s bank account - without his permission, according to Braselton police. The 51-year-old father went to SunTrust, located inside Publix on Ga. Hwy. 211, where he tried to close his bank account since he lost checks and other documents tied to the account. While there, a young man called the ... [Full Story »]