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Some schools still holding off on taking pre-k applications

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Friday, March 18. 2011

Although Gov. Nathan Deal has signed off on changes to the state’s lottery-funded pre-kindergarten program, some schools are still awaiting final word on a few issues before taking applications. The Jackson County School System isn’t taking pre-k applications for the 2011-2012 school year until officials learn more about the revamped ... [Full Story »]

Benton submits local legislation for election changes

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Friday, March 18. 2011

Rep. Tommy Benton introduced legislation last week that would make future elections of the chief magistrate judge and the probate judge nonpartisan. The legislation came at the request of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. Unlike most local legislation that is passed as a matter of courtesy, this bill will go on the House calendar ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson seeks grant for MLK Jr. Drive improvement project

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Thursday, March 17. 2011

The City of Jefferson moved forward Monday night in applying for a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant for improvements to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The project would include four-foot sidewalks; drainage improvements, including curb and gutters; paving, widening and resurfacing; grading; and erosion control and grassing. The total ... [Full Story »]

Twenty-two sentenced in State Court proceedings

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Thursday, March 17. 2011

TWENTY-TWO people were sentenced in recent State Court proceedings, including the following: •Angela Ruth Anderson, speeding, $196 fine. •Deborah Lynn Deaton, failure to yield with entering or crossing a roadway, $143 fine. •Lisa Demeritte, speeding, $136 fine. •Paul Wesley Estes, speeding, $150 fine. •Kyle Phillip Franklin, speeding, ... [Full Story »]

County BOE gets first look at proposed budget

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Thursday, March 17. 2011

The Jackson County School System will likely continue to have a shortened school year for teachers as the district tries to maintain its financial bottom line next year. The Jackson County Board of Education got its first look on Monday at the proposed 2012 fiscal budget, which starts on July 1. The board is expected to adopt a tentative budget ... [Full Story »]

ELOST passes 1,305-569

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

Jackson County voters overwhelmingly voted Tuesday in favor of renewing the education local option sales tax (ELOST). The referendum passed in a 1,305-569 vote with 70 percent of the voters casting a ballot in favor of the one-cent sales tax. The sales tax could bring up to $100 million to the three school systems over the next five years. ... [Full Story »]

Neighbors try to find source of gunshots

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

Could someone be firing a cannon or another large weapon in the West Jackson area? A man living at a Fairway Park Drive address in the Traditions of Braselton subdivision told a Jackson County deputy that he has heard a lot of gunfire recently and possibly explosions coming from the area of nearby Jackson Trail Road. The man said he pinpointed ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson Schools to again seek class size waiver

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

THE JEFFERSON School System will again seek class size leniency – if needed -- for 2011-2012 as the state continues to relax its maximum class size requirements to help local school boards operating under tight budgets. For a system to be granted this waiver, a resolution must be approved by a local board. The Jefferson Board of Education ... [Full Story »]

BOE approves funds for new SMART Boards

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Wednesday, March 16. 2011

The Jackson County School System will spend almost a half million dollars in sales tax revenue to update and install new interactive whiteboards in classrooms across the district. The board of education approved spending $461,000 of Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds earmarked for technology on Monday for purchasing or ... [Full Story »]

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Monday, March 14. 2011

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