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Pack of wild dogs spotted on Brockton Road

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Monday, April 30. 2012

The pack of wild dogs that killed five goats near Jefferson Elementary School on Thursday have now been spotted on the Brockton Road. “The last sighting is in the Brockton Road area where another goat was killed,” police chief Joe Wirthman said Monday morning. “We are now staking that area out. We are also getting a lot of calls about ... [Full Story »]

JPD searching for pack of wild dogs

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Thursday, April 26. 2012

Members of the Jefferson Police Department and Jackson County Animal Control are looking for a pack of apparently wild dogs near Jefferson schools that killed at least five goats on Thursday. The dogs reportedly attacked the goats in an enclosed fence area near Jefferson Academy and Jefferson Middle School. When confronted by several adults, ... [Full Story »]

BOE names new assistant superintendent, director

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Thursday, April 26. 2012

The Jackson County Board of Education named a current employee and a former employee to two positions in the central office during a brief called meeting on Thursday morning. Jamie Hitzges — principal at North Jackson Elementary School — was named assistant superintendent for finance and information services, effective June 1. He will ... [Full Story »]

Superintendent interviews to go forward

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Thursday, April 26. 2012

The Jackson County Board of Education will be allowed to proceed with its interviews Thursday of four candidates for superintendent of the school system. Judge Joe Booth ruled Wednesday that the BOE could proceed with the interviews after Mainstreet Newspapers sued to stop the process until the names of the final four candidates were released. ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson FFA competes in Forestry Field Day

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Wednesday, April 25. 2012

IN PREPARATION for upcoming forestry competitions, members of the Jefferson City FFA Chapter participated in the Oconee Invitational Forestry Field Day on March 20. Jefferson students competed among other senior and junior forestry divisions from many local chapters. The field day was a practice to prepare the teams for the area competition in ... [Full Story »]

Twenty-eight sentenced in Superior Court proceedings

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Wednesday, April 25. 2012

TWENTY-EIGHT PEOPLE were sentenced in recent Superior Court proceedings, including the following: •Douglas McDonald Makemson, DUI (reduced to reckless driving), $1,000 fine. •Jachelle R. Williamson, criminal trespass, $500 fine and 12 months probation. A charge of affray was dismissed. •Elisha Chivone Sickles, disruption of public school ... [Full Story »]

Crow to run for chairman

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Wednesday, April 25. 2012

Tom Crow announced this week that he plans to run for chairman of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. Crow currently serves as commissioner from District 1, which is the Jefferson area of the county. Commissioner Bruce Yates has also announced plans to run for chairman, a seat that is being vacated by Hunter Bicknell. Bicknell is running ... [Full Story »]

Herald files suit against BOE

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Tuesday, April 24. 2012

The Jackson Herald filed suit Tuesday against the Jackson County Board of Education over the board’s refusal to release the names of its finalists for the superintendent’s position. According to Georgia law, agencies are supposed to release the names of its top finalists for the position of an agency head. But BOE chairperson Lynn Wheeler ... [Full Story »]

Chamber group gives support to T-SPLOST

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Tuesday, April 24. 2012

As it has done with previous sales tax referendums, the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors voted without dissent last Friday to endorse passage of the 10-year T-SPLOST on July 31. President Shane Short argued the case before the directors, reminding them that passage of the 10-year transportation sales tax will bring ... [Full Story »]

BOE refuses to turn over superintendent search documents

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Monday, April 23. 2012

The Jackson County Board of Education continues to refuse to release the names of its top candidates for the superintendent’s position. Multiple efforts by The Jackson Herald over the last week to get the top candidates’ names have been denied by the BOE. In addition, the BOE said late last week that it intended to interview its top four ... [Full Story »]

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