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Before stealing beer from area store,woman gives contact information for a job

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Friday, December 16. 2011

If you’re going to steal beer from a convenience store, perhaps you shouldn’t first give the clerk your name and phone numbers for a potential job at the store. That’s essentially what happened at a BP gas station on Ga. Hwy. 124 in Jefferson, where an employee said a woman came into the store asking about a job opening, according to an ... [Full Story »]

Supporters defend ex-head football coach

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Friday, December 16. 2011

Parents and former students rallied behind an ex-head football coach — who recently resigned from his athletic position at Jackson County Comprehensive High School. Coach Billy Kirk announced two weeks ago that after a five-year run at JCCHS — where he compiled a 12-37-1 record — that he was resigning as head football coach of the ... [Full Story »]

Kubota to expand local facility, add 200 jobs

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Friday, December 16. 2011

Jackson County has landed another major industry with a planned $73 million new Kubota factory that will make compact tractors. The move will create 200 additional jobs. The announcement comes on the heels of an announcement that Bed Bath & Beyond will open a $46.5 million fulfillment center in the Jefferson area that will employ 900 people and ... [Full Story »]

Toyota plant makes plans with IDA to expand

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Friday, December 16. 2011

Gov. Nathan Deal has had a lot to say about economic development in Jackson County over the past three weeks, but he missed not one but two quiet announcements of industrial expansion. Deal proudly announced the late November decision by Bed Bath & Beyond to locate an “e-fulfillment center” in Pendergrass that will bring 900 jobs over four ... [Full Story »]

Braselton approves request for potential mixed-use project

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Thursday, December 15. 2011

The Braselton Town Council gave its approval on Monday for a key piece of property in South Hall to potentially become the site of a mixed-use development. Spout Springs Partners LLC asked that its 17.89 acres at the intersection of Thompson Mill Road and Spout Springs Road — in an area dubbed “Duncan’s Crossing” — get a new future ... [Full Story »]

Drunk woman found walking in street

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Thursday, December 15. 2011

A woman who drank too much at a residence was found walking near a busy intersection, where a witness tried to help her, according to an incident report from the Braselton Police Department. A witness told police that he found a woman — identified as Shayna Mishell Kay, 30, of 3136 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta — walking in the roadway near ... [Full Story »]

Braselton LifePath plans under review by DOT

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Sunday, December 11. 2011

Most of the initial design plans for Braselton’s LifePath are in the hands of engineers at the Georgia Department of Transportation, according to the administrator of the Braselton CID. “They’ve got it (and) it’s under review,” said Guy Herring, administrator of the Braselton Community Improvement District (CID). The CID board of ... [Full Story »]

BOC to make appointments to agencies in January

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Sunday, December 11. 2011

The Jackson County Board of Commissioners will be making appointments to several agencies during January, including the airport authority, planning commission and industrial development authority. At the BOC meeting Monday night, the list of appointments to be made was presented. The commissioners encouraged members of the public who are ... [Full Story »]

Firefighters free man trapped in overturned truck on I-85

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Sunday, December 11. 2011

West Jackson firefighters extricated a man whose truck overturned and landed on top of a guard rail on Interstate 85, according to an incident report. Firefighters said it took a while to get the man out of the vehicle because of the severity of the entrapment, which happened on Tuesday, Nov. 29. The windshield of the vehicle was removed, but ... [Full Story »]

Sunday alcohol sales to start Dec. 18 in Hoschton

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Saturday, December 10. 2011

Starting next Sunday, customers in Hoschton will be able to buy beer and wine in stores on Sundays. The Hoschton City Council on Monday certified the results of a Nov. 8 special election that asked voters if the city should allow stores to sell beer and wine on Sundays. Voters overwhelmingly approved the proposal by 65 percent of those who cast ... [Full Story »]

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