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City council declines to re-elect Greg Perry to planning board

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Wednesday, September 14. 2011

The Commerce City Council decided not to reappoint Greg Perry to the Commerce Planning Commission Monday night, but it took no action to name a successor. Perry chairs the planning commission. His term expired in August. Ward 4 councilman Clark Hill made the motion to re-appoint Perry, who also lives in Ward 4. He got a second from Mark ... [Full Story »]

Art in the Park Festival Saturday, Sunday

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Wednesday, September 14. 2011

The 21st annual Art in the Park festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17-18, at Hurricane Shoals Park near Maysville. The festival hours will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. A 5K Mill Race will be Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. The race will start and end in Heritage Village. The festival ... [Full Story »]

Decision to ride in car without brake light turns bad

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Wednesday, September 14. 2011

A man in possession of 30 grams of methamphetamine picked the wrong person to ride with, according to the Commerce Police Department. Police charged Jeremy Kent Adams, 38, of 313 New Bethel Road, Commerce, with possession of methamphetamine and trafficking methamphetamine after an officer pulled over the vehicle in which Adams was riding for a ... [Full Story »]

Water retractions coming up

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Saturday, September 10. 2011

People who get their drinking water from the Bear Creek Reservoir will soon face some restrictions on the outdoor use of water. Both the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority, which owns the reservoir, and the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority petitioned the EPD last week to begin restricting outdoor water use. They expect to get EPD ... [Full Story »]

Water resrictions coming up

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Saturday, September 10. 2011

Water restrictions coming up

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Saturday, September 10. 2011

Two charged with shoplifting

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Friday, September 9. 2011

A Nicholson man and a Commerce woman face shoplifting charges after separate incidents during the past week, according to the Commerce Police Department. Steve Dwight Canup, 42, 1767 Old Kings Bridge Road, Nicholson, was charged after Ingles store personnel allegedly saw him stealing items. \According to the incident report, an employee told ... [Full Story »]

Jackson deputies make 20 arrests

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Friday, September 9. 2011

Twenty people were charged by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office last week, including the following: •Brandon Lee Davidson, 26, 1155 Creesy Patch Road, Cornelia; violation of the Georgia controlled substances act, duty of driver to stop at or return to scene of accident. •Patricia Garcia, 38, 3622 Windyhill Drive, Gainesville; violation ... [Full Story »]

Wreck at road construction site injures three

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Thursday, September 8. 2011

Three people, one of them a Jackson County employee, were injured Thursday afternoon in a three-vehicle wreck at a road construction site on Hwy. 15 between Commerce and Jefferson. The driver of a Dodge Avenger said she was slowing down for the flag man at the construction site when she noticed in her rear-view mirror a Chevy Blazer speeding ... [Full Story »]

Water authority wants to halt two rezonings

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Wednesday, September 7. 2011

The Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority doesn’t usually get involved in zoning matters before the county commissioners, but it’s about to make an exception. The authority expects to approve a letter when it meets this Thursday night at 6:30 asking the board of commissioners to “hold off” on changes sought for parcels in two West ... [Full Story »]

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