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Bear Creek provides 3 billion gallons of water

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Sunday, April 3. 2011

The Bear Creek Reservoir in Jackson County remained at full pool all of 2010 while providing over 3 billion gallons of water for residents of Jackson, Barrow, Clarke and Oconee counties. The owners of the reservoir — the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority — accepted last Wednesday the 2010 annual report highlighting the year’s statistics. ... [Full Story »]

Pile of grass clippings leads to multiple fires

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Sunday, April 3. 2011

A small pile of grass in a backyard led West Jackson firefighters to make three trips to a Braselton residence last week, according to incident reports. West Jackson firefighters initially went to the New Liberty Way residence, where a home-owner said there was an outdoor fire the previous night and the area was still smoking, according to an ... [Full Story »]

Star of award-winning film answers questions from WJMS students

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Saturday, April 2. 2011

Darius Weems may have a hard life — but he’s celebrating and enjoying it, despite his terminal illness Born with a fatal genetic disorder — Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) — Weems’ 7,000-mile journey from Athens to Los Angeles in 2005 later became a multi-award winning documentary, “Darius Goes West.” On Monday, Weems stopped ... [Full Story »]

Legal battle stalls town’s reuse water plans

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Saturday, April 2. 2011

A legal dispute with Gwinnett County and its cities is stifling the expansion of Braselton’s reuse water effort. In fact, the years-long battle recently led the town to lose a $1.2 million federal stimulus grant it received for additional reuse water lines, according to Braselton officials. “If there’s not a valid service delivery service ... [Full Story »]

Truck driver hits barrier at Hoschton gas station

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Saturday, April 2. 2011

A suspect who damaged a barrier at gas station left the scene without telling anyone, according to an incident report from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. An employee at a BP gas station on Ga. Hwy. 53, Hoschton, said a man driving a truck with a trailer hit a concrete barrier by a gas pump and left the scene. The employee gave a deputy ... [Full Story »]

Official reports on potential new companies for county

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Friday, April 1. 2011

With three months into 2011, some 33 companies have come to Jackson County scouting out possible sites for new facilities. “That’s huge for us,” Courtney Bernardi, director of economic development of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, said. Bernardi recently spoke briefly to the chamber’s board of directors, updating the board ... [Full Story »]

Police stop possible scrap metal thieves

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Friday, April 1. 2011

Braselton police stopped a truck after receiving calls that its passengers may have stolen scrap metal from a business, according to an incident report. Jackson County emergency dispatchers initially told an officer that people were seen taking scrap metal from a business on Broadway Avenue (Ga. Hwy. 124). A former Braselton officer also called ... [Full Story »]

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