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During the November city election, Pendergrass residents will get the chance to vote on the sale of packaged alcohol on Sunday. At the monthly council meeting on June 28, the council voted unanimously to put a referendum on the ballot to give the city’s residents the opportunity to make a decision on this issue. Council member John Pethel ... [Full Story »] 

A woman was parked at Wal-Mart just after midnight on July 4 when she was robbed by a man who said he had a gun. The victim said she was in her car with her two children waiting for her husband, who was in the store, when a man tapped on her window, according to Banks County Sheriff Charles Chapman. She said she opened the window and the man, ... [Full Story »] 

The City of Jefferson finished 2010 in the black, according to the town’s recently released audit. The city’s General Fund took in $6.7 million on the year and netted $761,000, pushing the city’s reserves up to $3.5 million. The city’s water and sewer funds ended the year with a $45,900 net on operating revenues of $4.6 million. The ... [Full Story »]