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Local schools honored for performance on tests

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Thursday, January 19. 2012

Gov. Nathan Deal has honored several schools in Jackson County for improvement and achievement on state test scores during the 2010-2011 school year. The schools are some of the 370 public schools in Georgia that were recognized under Georgia’s Single Statewide Accountability System (SSAS), developed by the Governor’s Office of Student ... [Full Story »]

Firefighters help remove trees after storm

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Wednesday, January 18. 2012

The West Jackson Fire Department helped remove several trees from roadways, following a storm on Thursday night, according to incident reports. A tree was removed from the roadway at the intersection of Ga. Hwy. 53 and Ga. Hwy. 332, Hoschton, where firefighters cut the limbs that were blocking the roadway and cleared them from the area. Another ... [Full Story »]

Celebration heralds local MLK event

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Wednesday, January 18. 2012

After the scripture readings and prayers, pledges to Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of freedom, and one moving spiritual after another, Avery Niles spoke. The warden of the Hall County Correctional Institution opened his keynote address with statistics. Of the 55,057 inmates in the Georgia Department of Corrections system through Jan. 13, ... [Full Story »]

Graham to run for Barrow commission chairman

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Wednesday, January 18. 2012

Former Braselton Mayor Pat Graham has announced her candidacy for chairman of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners. “I am seeking the office of Chairman to provide the positive leadership our County needs in order to secure a brighter future for our citizens,” Graham said in a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon. Graham — who lives ... [Full Story »]

Armed robberies reported at house, store

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Monday, January 16. 2012

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two unrelated armed robberies that occurred on Thursday night in West Jackson. In the first incident, a woman on New Cut Road, Braselton, said two masked men entered her residence and demanded money while pointing a gun at those in the house. The woman said she was sitting on her couch when ... [Full Story »]

Online survey to be used in superintendent search

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Sunday, January 15. 2012

The Jackson County School System is seeking comments from the community on what it wants in the district’s next superintendent. “We really would like to have as much participation as we can with the community, parents, staff and faculty,” said Kathy Elrod, assistant superintendent for human resources Superintendent Shannon Adams announced ... [Full Story »]

Small outbuilding damaged by fire

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Sunday, January 15. 2012

A small outbuilding was heavily damaged by fire last week, according to an incident report from the West Jackson Fire Department. When firefighters arrived at the Ga. Hwy. 60, Hoschton, property on Jan. 3, the outbuilding was fully involved in flames. The surrounding brush fire was extinguished with hand tools and water. After the fire was ... [Full Story »]

Braselton businesses to pay $500 late fine for licenses

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Saturday, January 14. 2012

Three businesses in Braselton that didn’t pay their occupational taxes by a deadline will also have to pay a $500 late fine, the town council decided on Monday. Braselton Tile, Shear Envy and Travel Related Services (also known as Goss Getaways) didn’t pay their business occupational taxes by a Dec. 31 deadline and were charged a $500 late ... [Full Story »]

Jackson County looks at moving correctional institute

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Friday, January 13. 2012

Jackson County officials are considering moving the correctional institute out of the state building that once housed the I.W. Davis Detention Center and back into its former location. The county has over 80 inmates a day that do not get assigned to work crews and it’s costing the county over $3,600 per day to house them without getting any ... [Full Story »]

New water, sewer rates in city approved in Hoschton

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Friday, January 13. 2012

Hoschton will ring in 2012 with revamped water and sewer rates for both residential and commercial properties. City leaders passed the schedule with a 5-1 vote Monday with council member Sandie Romer voting against the proposal. The council said the new rate plan merges ideas from two consultants it called upon to help decide this year’s ... [Full Story »]

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