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The annual Taste of Jackson/Business Showcase will be held this Thursday from 5:00 to 8 p.m. at the Commerce Civic Center. The event features area restaurants and caterers offering samples of their food and booths from businesses and non-profit groups explaining the goods or services they honor. Numerous door prizes, including a grand prize ... [Full Story »] 

The Georgia State Patrol’s Specialized Accident Reconstruction Team (SART) is trying to figure out exactly what caused the wreck last Wednesday night that killed two Madison County residents and injured five other people. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a 1999 Mercury Cougar traveling east on Hwy. 326 pulled into the path of a 2006 ... [Full Story »] 

The Commerce Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has a plan for managing parking in downtown Commerce. Whether the city council will adopt the plan is another matter. Keith Ariail, who chairs the DDA’s Design Committee, submitted the committee’s proposed parking ordinance to the full DDA last Wednesday and said it will be presented to ... [Full Story »] 

Jackson County’s unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percent during August, according to the Georgia Department of Labor. Jackson’s jobless rate was 11.0 percent, down from 11.1 in July. Georgia’s rate however crept up a tenth of a percent to 10.3 percent. Other area counties and their latest unemployment rates include: •Barrow, 10.3 ... [Full Story »] 

A Commerce man told police that his mother threatened to murder him and his wife and raise their children herself, according to an incident report. The Highland Estates resident, a 26-year-old white male, said he was bathing his kids when the phone rang. Later, he listened to the message, in which his mother told him “he was a sorry person ... [Full Story »]