Entries from August 2011

Newspaper office closed because of carbon monoxide leak

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Friday, August 5. 2011
The Jackson Herald office in downtown Jefferson remains closed on Friday, as firefighters determine the source of a carbon monoxide leak inside the building. When employees arrived at the Lee Street office early Friday morning, they noticed that carbon monoxide (CO2) sensors inside the building were sounding. The Jefferson Fire Department has ... [Full Story »] 

Newspaper office reopens after carbon monoxide leak

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Friday, August 5. 2011
The Jackson Herald office in downtown Jefferson was closed Friday morning, as firefighters tried to determine the source of a carbon monoxide leak inside the building. The office is now open. When employees arrived at the Lee Street office early Friday morning, they noticed that carbon monoxide (CO2) sensors inside the building were sounding. ... [Full Story »] 

Part of old building demolished after debate

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 5. 2011
It may not have been a pretty sight in downtown Hoschton, but Karen Steinichen believes a nearly century-old tin building was a diamond in the rough. That’s one of the reasons that she has fought the city’s efforts to get her to demolish the building. “It really looked more like a barn than any kind of a commercial building,” she said. ... [Full Story »] 

Tax abatement wasn’t a good deal for Barrow County

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, August 5. 2011
Employing tax abatements to lure private investment into a community is not always a bad thing. Despite the tax implications, sometimes using abatements can help create new jobs or create a synergy of investment that grows into the future. But abatements should be done wisely and logically. That is not the case in Barrow County’s tax ... [Full Story »] 

BOC agrees for Jefferson to handle county inspections

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 5. 2011
Jackson County leaders agreed Monday on a proposal to contract to use the City of Jefferson’s building inspector to handle building inspections for the county. At an earlier board of commission meeting, planning director Gina Mitsdarffer presented a plan to contract with the City of Jefferson to use its building inspector, Danny Atkins, on an ... [Full Story »] 

CRCT retests improve area schools’ results

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 5. 2011
After counting the retest results of the CRCT, some schools in Jackson County can now brag that all of their students in some grades passed portions of the state-mandated test. The Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) is given to all students in third through eighth grades, but students in certain grades are required to pass the test in ... [Full Story »] 

Late filing fees likely to be waived

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, August 5. 2011
Local officials facing hundreds or even thousands of dollars in fines for missing one or more of the state’s deadlines for filing 2011 campaign and personal financial reports may get a reprieve. Patrick Millsaps, a Camilla attorney who chairs the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, told the Barrow Journal this ... [Full Story »] 

Schools prep for nearly 13,000 students

Posted by
BarrowJournal
Friday, August 5. 2011
The first day of a new school year is right around the corner and school leaders are expecting nearly 13,000 students when school doors open next week. Barrow County students will start the 2011-12 school year Monday, Aug. 8, at 7:45 a.m. to 2:25 p.m. for elementary school students; 8:20 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. for high school students; and 8:35 a.m. ... [Full Story »] 

BOC agrees for Jefferson to handle county inspections

Posted by
JacksonHeraldTODAY
Friday, August 5. 2011
Jackson County leaders agreed Monday on a proposal to contract to use the City of Jefferson’s building inspector to handle building inspections for the county. At an earlier board of commission meeting, planning director Gina Mitsdarffer presented a plan to contract with the City of Jefferson to use its building inspector, Danny Atkins, on an ... [Full Story »] 

Man says deceased man’s family is harassing him

Posted by
BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, August 5. 2011
A man involved in a pedestrian accident that killed another man said he is being harassed by the deceased man’s family, according to an incident report from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The Braselton man said that about two months ago, he struck another man with his vehicle as the victim was walking along a road. The Braselton man ... [Full Story »] 
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