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First Folk to Fine Arts Festival this week

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Wednesday, February 29. 2012

Optimism is building that Commerce’s inaugural Folk to Fine Arts Festival and Expo this week will draw a sizable crowd. The event takes place Friday through Sunday in the Commerce Civic Center. Organizers expect to have 30-35 artists on hand Friday evening (and some of them throughout the weekend), and more than 50 artists will be represented ... [Full Story »]

Chamber honors top students, teachers

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Wednesday, February 29. 2012

The top students and teachers of the Commerce, Jefferson and Jackson County school systems took center stage Monday evening as the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual STAR Student/Teacher, Teacher of the Year reception. The event, at the Commerce campus of Lanier Technical College, recognized four STAR students and their ... [Full Story »]

Minor traffic offenses lead to felony drug charges

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Wednesday, February 29. 2012

Traffic stops for two relatively minor violations resulted in a pair of drug-related felony arrests, according to the Commerce Police Department. Both happened on the Ila Road. In the first case, an officer pulled over a vehicle for a window tint violation at the intersection with U.S. 441. He found that the driver, Hubert Lee McElreath, 57, ... [Full Story »]

CHS: bettr than most on end-of-course tests

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Friday, February 24. 2012

Commerce High School students scored better than their peers across Georgia in first semester end-of-course tests for the 2011-12 school year. They bested the state mean score in seven of eight tests and had a higher passing rate than the Georgia average in all eight tests. CHS students fared worst in Math II, where their mean score was 407, ... [Full Story »]

CHS: better than most on end-of-course tests

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Friday, February 24. 2012

New name coming for part of Highway 98?

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Friday, February 24. 2012

A state representative is introducing a resolution to have singer-songwriter Ricky Fitzpatrick’s song “Highway 98” recognized as the official song of Hwy. 98 between Commerce and Danielsville and to rename the road between Commerce and Danielsville as the "Highway 98 by Ricky Fitzpatrick Highway." The estimated cost of the dedication is ... [Full Story »]

Early voting in presidential primaries under way

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Friday, February 24. 2012

Early voting for the March 6 Presidential Preference Primary is under way in the Jackson County Administrative Building, 67 Athens Street, Jefferson. Voters may cast a ballot from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on week days and voting in person will be also available this Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Voting in person will be available at the ... [Full Story »]

Lightning blamed for apartment fire

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Thursday, February 23. 2012

Lightning from a thunderstorm that swept across Commerce early Thursday morning is the likely cause of a fire that heavily damaged an 8-unit apartment building at 1191 South Elm Street. "One of the guys living upstairs said he heard a loud boom," said Commerce fire chief Keith Whitfield. Upon investigating, the tenant smelled smoke. When the ... [Full Story »]

Caterpillar may bring jobs here

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Wednesday, February 22. 2012

With all its industrial project announcements over the past three months, it appears Jackson County can cheer other area economic development successes as well. Such was the case last Friday when the state announced that Caterpillar was bringing a $200 million project and 1,400 jobs (by 2020) to Oconee and Clarke counties. Courtney Bernardi, ... [Full Story »]

Momentum building for art festival

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Wednesday, February 22. 2012

With a little more than a week before the Folk to Fine Art Festival and Expo at the Commerce Civic Center, organizers say momentum is building. The expo starts Friday night, March 2, and runs through Sunday, March 4 — a first of its kind event for both Commerce and the civic center that hopes to introduce the general public to a surprisingly ... [Full Story »]

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