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Governor: Expect more big jobs announcements

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Friday, April 20. 2012

Coming off several major jobs announcements, Gov. Nathan Deal promised local Republicans gathered in Jefferson on Friday that more good news on the employment front is coming to Georgia. Touting his economic record since he took office in 2011, Deal gave Republicans in the new 9th Congressional district a recap of some of those jobs-creation ... [Full Story »]

39 sentenced in State Court

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Friday, April 20. 2012

Thirty-nine people were sentenced in recent State Court proceedings, including the following: •Guy Carthern, no insurance, $750 fine and 12 months probation. •Michael Franklin Baker, speeding, $179 fine. •Cynthia Brock, failure to maintain lane, $213 fine and 12 months probation. A charge of improper left turn was dismissed. •Brenda ... [Full Story »]

Scenes from the EJCHS Junior-Senior Prom Saturday, April 14, 2012

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Thursday, April 19. 2012

Sunday sales vote coming up for Jackson County

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Wednesday, April 18. 2012

Should stores in unincorporated Jackson County be allowed to sell alcohol on Sundays? Voters will make that call on July 31, thanks to action taken Monday night by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. The board approved a resolution putting the matter on the ballot at the time of the general primary elections. The issue affects only ... [Full Story »]

Spring cleaning coming to downtown Saturday

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Wednesday, April 18. 2012

Seventy-five or more volunteers will descend upon downtown Commerce Saturday morning for the city’s annual cleanup and planting day. “I would guess we will have 75-plus people,” said Mark McCannon, chairman of the Downtown Development Authority, which puts on the event. “There are multiple flowerbeds to be planted, parking lots we’re ... [Full Story »]

Threats land local man in jail

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Wednesday, April 18. 2012

A man who made threats to physically harm workers at a local medical office made the mistake of showing up at the office while an officer was talking to staff about the threats, according to the Commerce Police Department. The officer’s report said that the manager of the Family Foot Care Center, Hospital Road, told him that Anthony Columbel, ... [Full Story »]

Daisies on the water tank in Nicholson

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Friday, April 13. 2012

Daisies are back in style in Nicholson. After weeks of back and forth votes, the Nicholson Water Authority (NWA) said “yes” to painting daisies on the new water tank. In a 2-1 vote, the NWA approved a design that that will include a band of daisies near the top of the tank, the words “Nicholson Water” underneath the daisies, and ... [Full Story »]

New formula makes graduation rates lower

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Friday, April 13. 2012

Using a new formula, graduation rates for area schools dropped in revised figures released by the Georgia Department of Education on Tuesday. For years, Georgia has been using a formula to determine graduation rates that some critics have said doesn’t fairly reflect all dropout students. That formula — called the leaver rate — included ... [Full Story »]

Sheriff's deputies make 54 arrests

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Friday, April 13. 2012

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office charged 54 people last week, including the following: •Jimmy Dale Bennett, 57, 2182 Adams Clarke Road, Commerce, probation violation. •Robert Eugene Huff, 44, 23 Huff Hill Road, Commerce, child support violation. •Michael Lamar Ransom, 27, 179 Scott Road, Athens, theft by receiving stolen property. ... [Full Story »]

Slowing down: Jackson no longer among fastest growing

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Wednesday, April 11. 2012

Just three years after being named by the Census Bureau as one of the fastest-growing counties in the nation, Jackson County didn’t even break the top 100 in a list released on Thursday. In 2009, Census data estimates put Jackson County at 25th in the U.S. among the fastest-growing populations between 2007 and 2008. Neighboring Barrow County ... [Full Story »]

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