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Jackson County hires a new manager

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Friday, September 30. 2011

The Jackson County Board of Commissioners’ search for a new county manager ended Friday afternoon. In a unanimous vote, the commissioners hired Kevin Poe, who will be 51 in November, to fill the position. He is currently the Floyd County manager, a position he’s held for 17 years. Poe will be paid $140,000 and will begin work no later than ... [Full Story »]

City reservoir full; Bear Creek falling

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Friday, September 30. 2011

Rainfall filled the Commerce reservoir last week, but the level of the Bear Creek Regional Reservoir continues to fall. “The reservoir went back to 697.6,” observed Bryan Harbin, Commerce’s director of water and sewer operations. The number refers to the height of the lake’s surface in feet above sea level. Harbin said 697.6 is full for ... [Full Story »]

Jobless rate creeps up to 10.4%

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Friday, September 30. 2011

Jackson County’s unemployment rate crept up a tenth of a percent between July and August, according to figures released last week by the Georgia Department of Labor. The DOL put the county’s jobless rate at 10.4 percent for August, compared to 10.3 percent in July. Georgia’s jobless rate for the same period fell two-tenths of a percent to ... [Full Story »]

Candidate reports theft of signs

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Friday, September 30. 2011

A Broad Street, Nicholson, woman reportedly took down a campaign sign placed on the city right-of-way in front of her house, according to an incident report filed at the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The candidate reported that he replaced the sign a day or so later, but the sign was taken down again and, this time, was cut into several ... [Full Story »]

City tax rate up ever so slightly

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Wednesday, September 28. 2011

The Commerce City Council voted to raise the property tax rate ever so slightly Monday night, but with so many residential re-evaluations, most city residents will probably find their property tax bills slightly lower than they were last year. By a unanimous vote, the council set the 2011 rate at 2.306 mills — 1.6 one-hundredths of a mill ... [Full Story »]

Autumn Leaf Festival is this weekend

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Wednesday, September 28. 2011

Maysville will use one of the oldest festivals in Northeast Georgia this weekend to try to set a world record. At the peak of the Autumn Leaf Festival Friday through Sunday, officials will again try to garner 2,000 hugs in a single hour to establish Maysville as the friendliest town in the world in the “Guinness book of World Records.” ... [Full Story »]

City police make 6 cases on I-85

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Wednesday, September 28. 2011

Commerce police officers made six cases while patrolling Interstate 85 this past week. Among them were three charges of misdemeanor possession of marijuana, all made by the same officer. Those charged include: •Larry Dale Turner Jr., 32, 113 Dusty Road, Greenwood, SC, who was a passenger in a vehicle pulled over for tailgating on I-85. ... [Full Story »]

New water restrictions start Saturday

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Wednesday, September 28. 2011

Local residents who get their water from the Bear Creek Reservoir will face additional restrictions on outdoor watering starting Saturday. Water customers of the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority, Jefferson, Hoschton and Braselton will be able to irrigate lawns and landscapes only one day a week — Saturdays for those whose addresses ... [Full Story »]

SAT scores fall again at CHS

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Friday, September 23. 2011

Only two local high schools surpassed the state average — 1,431 — on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) administered in the 2010-11 school year, according to the Georgia Department of Education. Commerce High School posted an average score of 1,345, 86 points below the state average and 51 points lower than the previous year. East Jackson ... [Full Story »]

EPD OKs outdoor water use restrictions

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Friday, September 23. 2011

Jackson County residents whose water comes from the Bear Creek Reservoir are now subject to restrictions on the use of outdoor water, including an odd-even schedule. The Environmental Protection Division late last week finally gave the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority — and its four member counties (Jackson, Barrow, Clarke and Oconee) ... [Full Story »]

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