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The board of directors of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce threw its support behind passage of the next round of Education Local Option Sales Tax (ELOST) Friday. The board voted unanimously to promote the passage of a March 15 referendum that could pump up to $100 million into the county’s three school systems over the next five ... [Full Story »] 

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When Sen. Frank Ginn was running for office last year, his critics often said that if Ginn were elected to the 47th District, his focus would only be to look after the interest of local governments, not average taxpayers. The basis for that argument was that as county administrator for Franklin County, Ginn was plugged into the local government ... [Full Story »] 

LVI, the military third-party logistics division of LION, has opened a distribution center in Pendergrass. The Pendergrass U.S. Army Third Party Logistics Distribution Center is the primary location for U.S. Army uniforms and associated clothing items under a contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support. The 265,000-square foot ... [Full Story »] 

A state review of erasures on a standardized test has cleared all schools in Jackson County — with the exception of Jefferson Academy, according to the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA). The agency last week released its results of a spring 2010 erasure analysis on the Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) — which is ... [Full Story »] 

Icy conditions across Jackson County led to 27 weather-related accidents Thursday morning, including a fatality in West Jackson. At 8:21 a.m., units from West Jackson Fire and Rescue and Jackson County EMS responded to 6281 Highway 332 to an auto accident with injuries. They found a vehicle with fire involvement and a trapped victim. The fire ... [Full Story »]