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NINETEEN band and chorus students from Jackson County Comprehensive High School were recently inducted into the Tri-M International Music and Academic Honor Society. Tri-M (Modern Music Masters) is sponsored by the National Association for Music Education to recognize outstanding musicianship and academic achievement among high school students. ... [Full Story »] 

Beer and wine sales are allowed in Jefferson on Sundays following approval Monday night by the city council of an ordinance outlining the guidelines. The action follows approvals by Jefferson voters in the recent town election, in a 368-246 vote, to allow Sunday sales. The ordinance states that alcohol sales will only be allowed in retail ... [Full Story »] 

An apparent love triangle in Hoschton lead to a husband allegedly stabbing his wife’s boyfriend before the husband was hit by a vehicle by a motorist who was trying to stop what he believed was an attempted murder in a street, according to an incident report. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has charged the husband, Phillip Stone ... [Full Story »] 

THIRTY-THREE people were indicted by a recent Jackson County Grand Jury. They are: •Kimberly Deann Bailey, burglary, possession of marijuana and theft by taking. •Stantez Law, burglary, possession of marijuana and theft by taking. •Redale Marques Wilson, burglary, possession of marijuana and theft by taking. •Talmadge Auvin Bailey III, ... [Full Story »] 

The Jefferson Board of Education central office will relocate this week. The BOE discussed plans, at Thursday’s monthly meeting to close on the Wood Brothers & Scott Surveying building on Storey Lane on Nov. 14 and begin moving the central office staff on Nov. 15 and continue through Friday, Nov. 18. The BOE will continue to meet monthly ... [Full Story »]