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‘Miracle baby’s’ family looking for lost dog after I-85 wreck

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Friday, August 12. 2011

For Sara Jackson, finding a beloved family dog would be a “second” miracle in the wake of a devastating accident on Interstate 85. That wreck would lead to her husband’s passing, but also the miraculous discovery of her baby — still in his car seat — unharmed in the median of the interstate, just north of Braselton. The family’s ... [Full Story »]

Unlocked car in Hoscton leads to iPod theft

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Friday, August 12. 2011

If there’s a lesson one Jackson County deputy tried to get across to a driver, it’s not to leave his car unlocked with the keys in the vehicle — especially with more thefts from vehicles reported recently. A deputy reported that when he noticed that the interior lights were on in a vehicle parked at a Hoschton residence, he checked it and ... [Full Story »]

Qualifying set for city elections

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Thursday, August 11. 2011

Qualifying for two council seats in Braselton and three in Hoschton will be held in less than three weeks 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 ... [Full Story »]

School board approves more money for paving project

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Thursday, August 11. 2011

The Jackson County Board of Education will spend more sales tax revenue to complete a paving project at West Jackson Middle School. Since August 2010, the board has approved three rounds of using Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) revenue to fund the repaving of the bus loop at WJMS. Those requests have totaled more than $19,700. ... [Full Story »]

School enrollment numbers not accurate

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Wednesday, August 10. 2011

For the Jackson County School System, the number of students enrolled in the district so far this school year just don’t add up. “We are a little bit concerned that we’re not getting real good numbers,” said superintendent Shannon Adams at Monday’s board of education meeting. As of Monday, the Jackson County School System may not have ... [Full Story »]

IDA to offer bond financing for distribution center

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Wednesday, August 10. 2011

Members of the Jackson County Industrial Development Authority agreed last week to offer bond financing to a company considering three Jackson County sites for a distribution center. The company, whose representatives say it would employ 300-plus workers, is also looking at sites in five other states, said IDA chairman Scott Martin. The IDA ... [Full Story »]

Braselton council remembers 'first lady' of Commerce

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Wednesday, August 10. 2011

Paula Niven Hardy, wife of Commerce Mayor Charles L. Hardy Jr., died Sunday morning at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, following an extended illness. Hardy is also the mother of Jackson County Commissioner Chas Hardy. She was retired after teaching first grade for 32 years at Commerce Elementary School (now Commerce Primary ... [Full Story »]

Coins on display taken from library

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Wednesday, August 10. 2011

Someone stole Mexican coins on display at the Braselton Library, according to an incident report. A library employee told Braselton police that a patron found a broken picture frame under a chair in the back of the facility. The frame contained six Mexican coins that was on loan to the library and displayed on top of a bookshelf. The employee ... [Full Story »]

School system to add back four furlough days

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Monday, August 8. 2011

In yet another reversal, the Jackson County School System will eliminate four of 10 planned employee furlough days from the 2011-2012 school year. The district will now have six furlough days. Superintendent Shannon Adams told school system employees in an e-mail on Thursday that after counting the budget numbers for its recently-completed 2011 ... [Full Story »]

Authority determined to keep out trespassers

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Sunday, August 7. 2011

The owners of the Bear Creek Reservoir are prepared to spend up to $12,000 to keep the good old boys from partying, fishing, drinking and getting into mischief on reservoir property. It seems that someone has discovered a honey hole in the Middle Oconee River near the pumps that bring river water into the reservoir. Some late-night trespassing, ... [Full Story »]

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