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Cash, drugs found during traffic stop

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Thursday, March 8. 2012

Braselton police seized a large amount of cash during a traffic stop on Interstate 85 in which two people were arrested on drug charges, according to an incident report. An officer initially stopped a vehicle for driving 89 m.p.h. on the interstate. When the officer was walking to the stopped vehicle, the driver started to drive forward. The ... [Full Story »]

Legislators slated to get state budget this week

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Wednesday, March 7. 2012

Activity in the Georgia House of Representatives was due to climax today (Wednesday), which is “crossover day” in the General Assembly. “That’s probably going to be the busiest day of the year,” Rep. Tommy Benton (R-Jefferson) explained Monday. “Bills that don’t pass the house Wednesday (Day 30 of the 40-day legislative session) ... [Full Story »]

FDIC files suit against Freedom Bank directors

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Wednesday, March 7. 2012

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. filed suit last week in U.S. District Court against former directors and officers of Commerce based Freedom Bank, which failed in 2009. FDIC seeks more than $11 million from a dozen defendants it says were grossly negligent in regard to bank loans. The Commerce bank, which also had offices in Jefferson, Banks ... [Full Story »]

Town hall meeting planned March 15 at Hoschton Depot

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Tuesday, March 6. 2012

Jackson County commissioner Bruce Yates will host a town hall meeting on Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m., at the Hoschton Depot. The public meeting will feature a county manager review of 2011 and an outlook for 2012. Yates represents the West Jackson area (District 3) on the Jackson County Board of Commissioners.

Town council, groups to discuss downtown plans

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Monday, March 5. 2012

The Braselton Town Council will hold its annual planning retreat on Friday, March 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Braselton Community Room, located in the rear of the Braselton Police and Municipal Court Building. From 1-4 p.m., the town council will be joined by members of the Braselton Downtown Development Authority, the Braselton Urban ... [Full Story »]

Firefighters help extinguish house fire on Moon’s Bridge Rd.

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Sunday, March 4. 2012

The West Jackson Fire Department helped extinguish a blaze at a Moon’s Bridge Road residence on Sunday, Feb. 19, according to an incident report. West Jackson firefighters said when they arrived at the Jefferson residence around 9:20 p.m., the house was fully involved in flames. The West Jackson Fire Department used approximately 6,000 ... [Full Story »]

Area high school students improve math scores

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Saturday, March 3. 2012

Most Jackson County students continued to show some improvement in Math on the state’s End of Course Testing (EOCT) last fall. According to EOCT results released last week from Jackson County’s four high schools, fewer students failed Math 1 and Math 2 during the fall semester than failed last spring or in the fall of 2010. Jefferson High ... [Full Story »]

Woman shows photos, reads poetry to deputy

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Saturday, March 3. 2012

Before allowing a deputy to leave her house, a Jefferson woman insisted that he look at photos of her grandchildren and listen to poetry, according to incident report from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The woman had called 911 to report seeing a suspicious person in a wooded area behind her house on Ga. Hwy. 124. She described the man ... [Full Story »]

Middle schools looking at uniform dress code policy

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Friday, March 2. 2012

The Jackson County School System’s three middle schools are each considering a proposal requiring their students to follow a uniform dress code policy — possibly starting next school year. Administrators at East Jackson Middle School, West Jackson Middle School and Kings Bridge Middle School are at various points in the discussion process ... [Full Story »]

Ex-Agri-Cycle owner found guilty of theft in Upson County

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Friday, March 2. 2012

The former owner of Agri-Cycle in Talmo is seeking a new trial after he was recently found guilty of illegally dumping wastewater in a facility owned by the City of Thomaston. Agri-Cycle was administratively dissolved in August 2011 — just weeks before Harville was arrested in Upson County on a single charge of theft by receiving, according ... [Full Story »]

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