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Maysville to query fire department costs

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Thursday, December 23. 2010

The City of Maysville’s 2011 budget is down 9.6 percent from last year, but the city will take a closer look at how the fire department spends money. The department made no cuts, keeping its budget the same as last year at $23,000, it was reported at a city council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 7. The city cut where it could in other departments, ... [Full Story »]

Dust explosion at business injures man

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Tuesday, December 21. 2010

A dust explosion at a Jefferson business sent one man with minor injuries to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. The explosion occurred at DSM Nutritional Products, Inc., located at 495 Jackson Concord, Jefferson. Officials ruled it a dust explosion and there were no flames. However, several large panels and one top story door were blown off and ... [Full Story »]

Former JCCHS coach under investigation

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Sunday, December 19. 2010

The former girls softball coach at Jackson County Comprehensive High School is reportedly under investigation for having a possible “inappropriate” relationship with a student. The coach, who was also a teacher at West Jackson Middle School, resigned Dec. 3. Officials close to the situation confirmed to Mainstreet Newspapers that a criminal ... [Full Story »]

Icy conditions cause 21 wrecks

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Thursday, December 16. 2010

A minor winter storm Wednesday night and early Thursday morning that brought icy conditions to some areas of Jackson County led to 21 wrecks and five roads being closed. The roads are all open now. “The road department started at 5 p.m. and worked through the night completing salting operation of county road,” EMS director Steve Nichols ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Stand firm on T-SPLOST projects

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Wednesday, December 15. 2010

If voters approve a new sales tax in 2012, the Northeast Georgia region will have $1.2 billion to spend on transportation projects (T-SPLOST). That’s a lot of money and a lot of potential for abuse, insider dealing and massive government waste. The key decision related to that effort will be to decide what projects that money will fund. ... [Full Story »]

Sixty charged by Jackson County Sheriff’s Office

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Wednesday, December 15. 2010

THE JACKSON County Sheriff’s Office arrested 60 people during the past week, including the following: •Cornelius Paul Aleman III, 37, homeless, battery and failure to appear. •Micah Joel Belcher, 44, 1265 Galilee Church Road, Jefferson, violation of parole. •Maranda Leigh Benton, 36, 4367 Highway 441, South, Nicholson, simple battery. ... [Full Story »]

Schools call for next round of E-SPLOST

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Wednesday, December 15. 2010

The three school systems in Jackson County have called for a vote in March 2011 on another round of sales tax funding for education. If approved by voters, the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST) could bring in up to $100 million in education funds for the three school systems to share over a five-year period, starting ... [Full Story »]

Ward named finalist for Augusta job

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Wednesday, December 15. 2010

Jefferson city manager John Ward has been named one of the three finalists for a job in Augusta. Ward is one of three candidates to be interviewed for the deputy administrator position, according to an Augusta newspaper. The other top candidates are Doug Smith, assistant city manger at Delray Beach, Fla., and William Shanahan, St. Mary’s city ... [Full Story »]

OPINION: Maybe it does take a village

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Thursday, December 9. 2010

Two recent controversies raise some interesting questions about the balance of parent-school responsibility. The controversy at East Jackson Comprehensive High School over a coach’s handling of his players’ vandalism left some people defending the coach by claiming the vandalism was really the fault of students’ parents who had not raised ... [Full Story »]

Arrests made in thefts

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Wednesday, December 8. 2010

ON NOVEMBER 24, the Jefferson Police Department arrested Cody Shules, 17; William Mitchell, 18; and Richard Dorian Mitchell, 39; for theft by taking (felony), criminal damage to property and possession of tools for the commission of a crime. All three were caught taking metal frame rollers from the Choo-Choo Build-It Mart, located at 274 ... [Full Story »]

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