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A DISPUTE in the parking lot of a Hwy. 129 business is one of the incidents reported by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office this past week. Two deputies were sitting in the parking lot at a restaurant when they heard a commotion nearby. The officers approached the source of the noise and found several people in the parking lot of the adjacent ... [Full Story »] 

The Jackson County Board of Education will hold its next work session meeting at the school system’s central office on Thursday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. The group typically meets at the Gordon Street Center for its work sessions and regular voting meetings each month. The BOE will still meet at the Gordon Street Center, Jefferson, for its regular ... [Full Story »] 

BURGLARS BROKE into the concession stand at Memorial Field in Jefferson and stole soft drinks, according to an incident report filed at the Jefferson Police Department. Other incidents reported last week to the police department include the following: •theft at a Sycamore Street business when a woman’s purse was taken. Some of the items in ... [Full Story »] 

Jackson County’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in July, according to preliminary unadjusted data released Thursday by the Georgia Department of Labor. In June, Jackson County had an unemployment rate of 10.6 percent — higher than Barrow, Hall, Gwinnett, Banks, Madison and Clarke counties. That figure dropped to 10.3 percent in July, ... [Full Story »] 

Jefferson voters will go to the polls on Nov. 8 to cast their ballot on allowing the Sunday sale of alcohol, as well as the sale of distilled spirits in the city limits. The vote calling for the referendum on alcohol sales passed 4-1 with councilman Bosie Griffith voting against the action and Kathy DuBose, Steve Kinney, C.D. Kidd and Roy Plott ... [Full Story »]