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Developer pitches large project to JCWSA

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Saturday, December 10. 2011

A developer proposing to annex more than 1,600 acres into Arcade for a project that would include 4,000 residential units plus commercial and industrial space pitched the project to the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority on Thursday, Dec. 1, as an economic development initiative. Arcade and the Walton Group want the authority to sell ... [Full Story »]

Vaughan announces candidacy for sheriff

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Saturday, December 10. 2011

Greg Vaughan has announced his candidacy as a Republican candidate for sheriff of Jackson County. His announcement includes the following: “I began my law enforcement career in 1992 with the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office. In 1995, I went to work for the Lawrenceville Police Department; I was assigned to the traffic division, the DUI Task ... [Full Story »]

Hoschton council tables adoption of budgets until Jan. 9

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Friday, December 9. 2011

The Hoschton City Council will wait until it flushes out new water and sewer rates for customers before it adopts its 2012 budgets. After public hearings on Thursday and Monday, the council was expected to adopt its 2012 general fund, water and sewer fund, and capital projects budgets on Monday night. However, that decision will be done in ... [Full Story »]

Republicans say BOC is ‘dragging’ on reapportionment

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Friday, December 9. 2011

Jackson County Republican leaders seem to think the board of commissioners isn’t moving quickly enough to get its districts redrawn. Although the BOC has been working for several months on a redistricting plan, it has not yet adopted a new map. Because of growth since 2000, the current BOC districts are badly out of population balance. And ... [Full Story »]

Braselton zoning board to meet about warehouse, office proposal

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Friday, December 9. 2011

A company is seeking a variance from Braselton’s development code to allow it to develop a property along Interstate 85 for warehouses, distributions centers and offices. The Braselton Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing on the request on Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. Rochester and Associates, Inc., is making the request for TMH ... [Full Story »]

Man taken to hospital after shooting, drinking incident

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Friday, December 9. 2011

A Hoschton man who claimed that he was drinking vodka and “just doing some shooting” was taken to a hospital for a mental evaluation after deputies said it was obvious that he was shooting in all directions in his house. A neighbor initially called 911 to report that someone was shooting firearms on Marshall Clark Road, according to an ... [Full Story »]

Mayor, council member spar over ordinance changes

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Thursday, December 8. 2011

To say that a heated conversation on Thursday between Hoschton’s mayor and a council member about a zoning ordinance change got uncomfortable may be an understatement. The talk between the elected officials, at times, got simply nasty during the public meeting. “Sandie…Sandie, watch yourself in this meeting,” Mayor Erma Denney warned ... [Full Story »]

Officials debate abstaining from vote on proposal

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Thursday, December 8. 2011

[EDITOR’S NOTE: The almost 10-minute conversation on Thursday begins after city attorney Thomas Mitchell explains the proposed zoning ordinance changes. Mayor Erma Denney, and council members Sandie Romer, Theresa Kenerly, Jim Higginbottom, Jim Cleveland and Scott Butler speak at points, as well. To read the story about this discussion, visit ... [Full Story »]

Bills to rise for water authority customers

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Thursday, December 8. 2011

The average residential water customer will see his bill go up $2.35 a month if the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority approves its proposed budget Thursday night. The authority will meet at 6 p.m. in its building on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Jefferson. The budget depends upon a 6.12-percent increase that will be achieved by ... [Full Story »]

Former Braselton court clerk pleads guilty to theft

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Wednesday, December 7. 2011

Braselton’s former court clerk will serve three years in jail and another 13 years on probation after she entered a guilty plea on Thursday for stealing money from the town’s municipal court. Becky Skelton, 50, initially pled not guilty to charges that she stole at least $17,000 from the town’s municipal court dating back to 2004. She was ... [Full Story »]

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