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Disruptive customer causes problems

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Wednesday, August 31. 2011

The employees of a Hoschton convenience store want to ban a rowdy customer, who continues to cause problems at the business, according to an incident report from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. A female employee at Zack’s Too on Ga. Hwy. 53 said the store has been experiencing trouble, thefts and other problems from a male customer. ... [Full Story »]

Incumbents qualify for Braselton election

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Tuesday, August 30. 2011

By the end of the second day of qualifying on Tuesday, only incumbents had filed paperwork for two Braselton town council seats on the ballot for November’s general election. Tony Funari, a real estate agent who has lived in Braselton for 17 years, qualified for the District 3 seat on the Braselton Town Council on Monday. He has served on the ... [Full Story »]

Zoning appeals board to meet

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Monday, August 29. 2011

The Braselton Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. to discuss one request for a variance. B&M Paint and Body, Inc., is seeking a relief from the town’s development code on certain provisions about automotive repair. The proposed use is an automobile paint and body shop. The property is located at ... [Full Story »]

Qualifying set this week in cities

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Monday, August 29. 2011

Qualifying for two council seats in Braselton and three in Hoschton will be held this week in the cities. Those council seats — along with a referendum on whether to allow Sunday alcohol sales in the cities — will be on the general election ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 8. In Braselton, qualifying for the town election will be held Monday ... [Full Story »]

Firefighters respond to incidents

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Sunday, August 28. 2011

The West Jackson Fire Department responded to the following incidents last week: •transport vehicle fire on I-85, where a tractor-trailer truck driver said his vehicle was smoking because a clamp that held an oil line had failed. The driver was waiting for a service truck to repair his vehicle. •vehicle accident on Ga. Hwy. 124, Hoschton, ... [Full Story »]

Proposal to shrink size of new houses is postponed

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Saturday, August 27. 2011

A request from a company to reduce the minimal square footage of new houses in a subdivision will be heard by the Braselton Planning Commission in September. The commission was set to hear the request on Monday, but a company that owns most of the undeveloped lots in the Bakers Farm subdivision in Braselton asked that the proposal be heard next ... [Full Story »]

Many graduates unprepared for college course-work

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Saturday, August 27. 2011

Roughly a quarter — or less — of Jackson County high school graduates are ready for college-level coursework, according to results from an optional test. Like statewide results, recently-released school-level ACT reports show that many graduates may not have the skills needed for success for the first year of college coursework. The ACT is ... [Full Story »]

Jackson schools mostly strong in Math on EOCT

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Saturday, August 27. 2011

While many Georgia high school students are struggling with the new state Math curriculum, students in Jackson County overall did fairly well in last spring’s End of Course Test (EOCT) in those tests. Both Commerce High School and Jefferson High School were in the top one-third of Georgia high schools in Math 1, while all four high schools in ... [Full Story »]

Director: Plenty of prospects still remain for Jackson County

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Friday, August 26. 2011

Although no new companies have announced plans to locate in Jackson County since January, industries continue to show an interest in sites here, according to the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce. Courtney Bernardi, the chamber’s director of economic development, told her board of directors last Friday morning that five new prospects ... [Full Story »]

Road fix to help with traffic at West Jackson schools

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Friday, August 26. 2011

Come the end of fall, an intersection that leads to two Jackson County schools will be rerouted to improve safety and traffic issues in the area. Jackson County is realigning a portion of Gum Springs Church Road to a new intersection with Ga. Hwy. 124, near the Magnolia Pointe subdivision. The existing intersection is the main entry point for ... [Full Story »]

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