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New welcome sign dedicated in city

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Sunday, February 6. 2011

The Hoschton Women’s Civic Club dedicated a new “Welcome to Hoschton” sign on Ga. Hwy. 53 at the south city limit on Saturday. The Hoschton Women’s Club has a long history of welcome signs. There is an entry in the April 10, 1972, city council meeting minutes book noting that the club asked permission of the city council to erect a ... [Full Story »]

Woman tries to stab man in vehicle

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Friday, February 4. 2011

A man jumped out of a car after his lover tried to stab him with a pocket knife during an argument, according to Braselton police. The 29-year-old Jefferson man told police that he and the mother of his child — identified as Julie Lynn Sanders, 20, of Jefferson — were at a McDonald’s in Hamilton Mill when she got mad at him for looking ... [Full Story »]

COLUMN: Barrow BOC leadership not living up to the task

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Friday, February 4. 2011

“Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – Lord Acton It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the county commission in action, but I went to the meeting on Jan. 31 to see how the latest airport authority hoopla would fall out. At issue was chairman Danny Yearwood’s veto of commissioner Ben Hendrix’s re-appointment ... [Full Story »]

Chamber axes Taste Of Jackson for new projects

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Wednesday, February 2. 2011

The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce scrapped its Taste of Jackson/Business Showcase, the annual fall event at the Commerce Civic Center that has long been the chamber’s biggest fund-raiser. That move was part of approval last Friday morning of a new “program of action” that includes two new projects — a wings cook-off at YearOne ... [Full Story »]

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