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A company that first looked at Jackson County about two years ago will locate a distribution center in Pendergrass. Courtney Bernardi, director of economic development for the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, briefed the chamber’s board of directors on an impending announcement at last Friday’s meeting. Bernardi told the board, ... [Full Story »] 

A 20-year-old Commerce woman told police that people she knows are using technology and social networking to damage her reputation. The woman walked into the police department and said a number of women were “spreading rumors” about her following an Oct. 13 dispute. One of them told a 19-year-old black female that she (the victim) had been ... [Full Story »] 

On second thought, it turns out that Commerce Middle School did meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The Georgia Department of Education released its amended AYP report last week and CMS, which had been cited in July for failing to meet AYP, has now met the standard. That means that all four Commerce ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce High School will celebrate homecoming Friday night during halftime of its football game with Prince Avenue. Five seniors are competing for the title of Miss Homecoming. They are are Hillary Gary, Lindsey Massey, Jackie McMahan, Haiden Nunn and Savannah Stancil. Candidates for Miss Junior include Haley Chestnut, Ann Drinkard, Olivia ... [Full Story »] 

For the want of a tag light two men face a total of nine charges, according to a Commerce Police Department report. An officer reported seeing at 3:30 one morning a heavily loaded truck go by with an inoperative tag light, so he pulled it over. When he ran the driver’s information, he learned that Jimmy Marlow, 43, 51 Merk Road, Maysville, ... [Full Story »] 

The Commerce Board of Education accepted a bid Monday night for the new track to be constructed on the Commerce Middle School campus. Sunbelt Systems submitted the low bid of $1,131,311, which includes the track and field, irrigation system, electrical system including lights, and fence, but not the cost of any bleachers. The bid also covers ... [Full Story »] 

The Jackson County School System is looking toward the next referendum on education sales tax revenue — possibly in 2011. The current education special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) expires in March 2012 and benefits all three school systems in Jackson County. “We cannot afford — we do not want — that thing to expire without ... [Full Story »]