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This weekend in Braselton and Hoschton...

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Thursday, November 10. 2011

This weekend will include the annual Lighting of the Tree in downtown Braselton, a veterans appreciation program in Hoschton and a holiday market at the Hoschton Depot. For more details, see below. Lighting of the Tree set Saturday night The annual Lighting of the Tree in Braselton will be held this Saturday, Nov. 12, from 5:30-7 p.m. in ... [Full Story »]

Ga. Hwy. 347 to be constructed with new Braselton hospital in mind

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Thursday, November 10. 2011

When construction starts on the widening and realignment of Ga. Hwy. 347 (Thompson Mill Road) in South Hall, the first phase will serve a new hospital in Braselton. The Georgia Department of Transportation expects to start construction on the 7.9-mile project — from Ga. Hwy. 211 to Interstate 985 — in late summer 2012. The agency may seek ... [Full Story »]

Road work on Hwy. 211, Hwy. 124 expected to start in spring 2012

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Thursday, November 10. 2011

The Georgia Department of Transportation has awarded a $5.2 million contract for the major overhaul of the intersection of Ga. Hwy. 211 and Ga. Hwy. 124 in Braselton. CW Matthews Contracting of Marietta will be the primary contractor for the federal project — which is slated to begin in spring 2012. Construction is expected to be completed ... [Full Story »]

BOC chairman to run for Congress

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Wednesday, November 9. 2011

Jackson County Board of Commissioners Chairman Hunter Bicknell announced Monday afternoon that he plans to enter the race to represent the newly-created 9th Congressional District in Northeast Georgia. Bicknell, who lives in Traditions of Braselton, has served as BOC chairman since 2009 and recently he led a roundtable of local officials who ... [Full Story »]

Hoschton council approves costs for proposed budget

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Wednesday, November 9. 2011

Before it starts inking in the details of its proposed 2012 budget, the Hoschton City Council gave its city clerk approval to add some new items to the document. Cindy clerk Cindy George had asked the council to consider 11 potential items to its 2012 general fund budget — with some of those items coming to Hoschton as donation requests from ... [Full Story »]

Sister’s lying causes problems for woman

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Wednesday, November 9. 2011

A Braselton woman told police that she believes that her sister has given police officers in Athens her name when the sister is stopped on a traffic violation, according to an incident report. The sister had given the Braselton woman’s name and date of birth on more than one occasion in Athens and the woman believed that she recently did it ... [Full Story »]

Voters say ‘yes’ to Sunday alcohol sales

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Tuesday, November 8. 2011

Voters in Braselton and Hoschton voted overwhelmingly to allow stores to sell alcohol on Sundays — although voter turnout for the special election on Tuesday was light to moderate in the neighboring cities. In Braselton, 220 people who cast a ballot in Tuesday’s special election voted in favor of allowing stores to sell beer, wine and ... [Full Story »]

Chamber to drop ‘Megafest,’ examine fundraising events

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Sunday, November 6. 2011

“Megafest came and it went,” explained Shane Short, executive director of the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, reporting on the group’s inaugural event held Oct. 15 at Gresham Motorsports Park. And Megafest will not be back. “It was a nice day and a nice event, but it was down from what we expected it to be,” Short told his ... [Full Story »]

Drug Take-Back Day nets 40-45 pounds of medications

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Friday, November 4. 2011

Judging by the success of Braselton’s participation in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, the town’s police department may consider hosting a similar effort throughout the year, according to assistant chief Lou Solis. The one-day event was sponsored by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as an initiative to ... [Full Story »]

I-85 closed for hours after wrong-way driver causes wreck

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Friday, November 4. 2011

A wrong-way driver on Interstate 85 in Braselton was critically injured in a wreck with three other vehicles early Friday morning, according to police chief Terry Esco. The Buford woman — whose name has not been released — entered the northbound lane of I-85 at Ga. Hwy. 53 and tried to drive southbound. She hit one tractor-trailer truck, ... [Full Story »]

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