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T-SPLOST list gets final approval

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Sunday, October 16. 2011

Leaders from 12 counties in Northeast Georgia formally approved a list on Thursday, Oct. 6, of 68 transportation projects they plan to fund over 10 years if voters in the region approve a referendum next July for a one-cent transportation special purpose local option sales tax (T-SPLOST). If passed district-wide, the counties expect to collect ... [Full Story »]

Area schools to get new assistant principals

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Saturday, October 15. 2011

The Jackson County School System is shuffling two assistant principal positions and two system-wide jobs in the wake of recently approving more money for personnel. The board of education approved a personnel list on Monday that includes shifting employees in the district for the current school year. Most of the positions had been cut in ... [Full Story »]

South Hall cities seeking funds for planning consortium

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Saturday, October 15. 2011

Braselton is once again joining other South Hall cities to apply for a federal grant that will fund $400,000 in regional planning resources. Along with Braselton, the cities of Buford, Flowery Branch and Oakwood are seeking a Sustainable Communities Planning Grant through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Last year, ... [Full Story »]

Man throws rock at repo company truck

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Saturday, October 15. 2011

A man repossessing another vehicle said a young man threw a rock at his vehicle, which damaged the windshield, according to an incident report from the Braselton Police Department. The man said as he was leaving The Vineyards subdivision after repossessing a vehicle, a young man walking along a street threw a rock at his windshield. The man ... [Full Story »]

JCCHS Wrestling Team Booster Club finances questioned

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Friday, October 14. 2011

A man that raised questions about funding assistant athletic directors at two area high schools told the Jackson County Board of Education about additional concerns for money tied to a wrestling booster club. Redd Howe, a former president of the Jackson County Comprehensive High School Touchdown Club, addressed the board about funds for the ... [Full Story »]

Jackson County BOE OKs $87.5 million budget

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Friday, October 14. 2011

The Jackson County Board of Education approved an $87.5 million budget on Monday for its 2012 fiscal year that will include more funding for personnel and fewer furlough days than once planned. The general fund budget estimates $83.4 million in revenue during the 2012 fiscal year — which started on July 1 and ends on June 30, 2012 — while ... [Full Story »]

Landlord reports arson at house

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Friday, October 14. 2011

A man said a former tenant of his rental property in Hoschton set a fire in the house, according to an incident report from the West Jackson Fire Department. The man came to the West Jackson Fire Department, where he told firefighters about the recent eviction of a tenant of his rental property on Ga. Hwy. 53. The man said he wanted to report ... [Full Story »]

Former Braselton mayor named to state board

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Thursday, October 13. 2011

Former Braselton Mayor Pat Graham has been appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal to the Georgia Rural Development Council, an advisory board for rural issues in the state. The Georgia Rural Development Council (GRDC) advocates for rural Georgia, champions new development opportunities and partners with public and private initiatives to strengthen rural ... [Full Story »]

BOC split on how to spend public safety funds

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Thursday, October 13. 2011

Sales tax funds allocated for public safety will be used to pay for radios for all of the fire departments in the county and an air compressor and lighting at the fire training facility. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners agreed Monday night to spend $120,000 for the radios, $20,000 for the air compressor and $20,000 for the lighting. ... [Full Story »]

Council approves smaller houses in subdivision

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Thursday, October 13. 2011

An agreement between residents in an existing subdivision and the development company that owns a large number of vacant lots got approval from the Braselton Town Council on Monday. Fairway Fund XII, LLC, wanted a change in zoning conditions for 56 lots it owns in the Bakers Farm subdivision to reduce the minimum square footage of new houses. ... [Full Story »]

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