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Rep. Tommy Benton’s bill requiring that antifreeze sold in Georgia have a bitter taste has passed the House, but whether it will clear the Senate is another matter. Benton (R-Jefferson) represents the 31st House District, which comprises most of Jackson and small portions of Barrow and Hall counties. The antifreeze legislation is the result ... [Full Story »] 

The Commerce Police Department has identified three suspects arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged meth operation in a house at 260 Spring Street. Police raided the small brown frame house early Tuesday morning. Detective Sgt. Steve Condor said officers received a tip that methamphetamine was being sold from the house. After gathering ... [Full Story »] 

The Commerce Police Department has identified three suspects arrested Tuesday in connection with an alleged meth operation in a house at 260 Spring Street. Police raided the small brown frame house early Tuesday morning. Detective Sgt. Steve Condor said officers received a tip that methamphetamine was being sold from the house. After gathering ... [Full Story »] 

Correction: A committee working to promote the extension of the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (E-SPLOST) for the county’s three school systems will meet Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Jefferson Clubhouse. The meeting is not designed to be open to the public as previously posted and as published in The Commerce News ... [Full Story »] 

The superintendents of the three school systems in Jackson County used the Feb. 2 chamber of commerce meeting to plug the March 15 referendum on extending the education special purpose local option sales tax (E-SPLOST). The tax proposal is written in a way that the schools could divvy up as much as $100 million — although it is generally ... [Full Story »] 

Businesses or individuals who administer tattoos or do body piercing may soon be regulated by the Jackson County Board of Health. Meeting last Wednesday, the board voted to hold a public hearing on a date yet to be announced on a proposed 26-page set of rules and regulations. Following the hearing, the board intends to present the rules, with ... [Full Story »]