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County, Jefferson to seek $1 million grant for historic courthouse restoration work

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Wednesday, December 8. 2010

Jackson County and Jefferson governments are joining together to seek a $1 million grant to go toward the historic courthouse renovation project. The money would be use for sidewalks around the courthouse and interior work. The board of commissioners voted Monday night to seek the grant. Jefferson city manager John Ward and county planning ... [Full Story »]

Perry, Primm get State Court recommendation

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Wednesday, December 8. 2010

Attorneys Jeffrey Perry and Nicholas Primm received a recommendation by the Judicial Nominating Commission Wednesday for Gov. Sonny Perdue to consider as Jackson County's new State Court Judge. Perry is with The Perry Law Firm, P.C. and Primm is with Bradford & Primm, LLC. The governor is to name a replacement for the late Judge Jerry Gray, ... [Full Story »]

Chamber raises $2,000 for Christmas dinner

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Monday, December 6. 2010

The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce raised more than $2,000 last Wednesday morning to help fund a Dec. 23 Christmas dinner for down-and-out Jackson County residents. Kurt Kilgore of Rockabilly Auction, Commerce, helped attendees get into the spending spirit as he auctioned off items donated by chamber members at the group’s December ... [Full Story »]

Is U.S. crying ‘wolf?’

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Thursday, December 2. 2010

It remains to be seen if any of the leaks of U.S. State Department cables will do real damage to the country. Gathered by WikiLeaks, an online firm, the leaked data follows an earlier release of military documents regarding U.S. forces in the Middle East. While the release of such documents can do harm, it’s also true that the government ... [Full Story »]

Maysville vandalism reported

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Wednesday, December 1. 2010

VANDALISM AT a Maysville residence is among the incidents reported last week to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. A Golden Nugget Way resident said that someone broke into the residence through the basement door, poured motor oil on the floor and used white spray paint to put an obscene phrase on a mirror. The vandal also went upstairs and ... [Full Story »]

Photos taken through Dec. 10

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Wednesday, December 1. 2010

Photos will be taken through Friday, Dec. 10, for the 44th annual kids’ section which will be printed in The Jackson Herald, The Banks County News and The Commerce News. The cost is $5 per small photo (one child) and $10 per larger photo (two or more children). Photos and payment may be dropped off at any of the newspaper offices. Submissions ... [Full Story »]

Holiday events coming up this weekend

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Wednesday, December 1. 2010

The Christmas season will officially arrive in Jackson County this weekend with several holiday events planned to celebrate this special time of year. JEFFERSON In Jefferson, “Downtown in December” will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3. The event will include musicians performing, free horse-drawn carriage rides, visits and ... [Full Story »]

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