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Airport authority opposes T-SPLOST project

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Friday, June 29. 2012

When it comes to the T-SPLOST, the Jackson County Airport Authority has a clear message for voters: Its lone project on the list isn’t needed. In fact, the chairman of the airport authority went as far as saying on June 19 that if voters approve the new penny sales tax to fund transportation projects in the region, Jackson County shouldn’t ... [Full Story »]

Jackson County gets good jobs report

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Friday, June 29. 2012

The national economic outlook may look glum, but there’s some good news about jobs in Jackson County that may lift spirits, according to one official. Courtney Bernardi, director of economic development for the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, gave a recap of the job and investment forecast for the county on Thursday to the Jefferson ... [Full Story »]

Dad may be arrested after pool fight among kids

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Friday, June 29. 2012

A Hall County man faces arrest after holding the arms of a boy while his juvenile son punched him the stomach in a pool, according to Braselton police. The victim’s mother said the 42-year-old man held her child while allowing his son to hit the boy during a dispute about being splashed in a pool. The children were playing in the neighborhood ... [Full Story »]

Schools offer in-district transfer choices

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Thursday, June 28. 2012

The Jackson County School System has openings available at most of its schools for those in-district student who want to transfer under the rules of a state law. House Bill 251 (2009) allows parents and guardians who live in Jackson County to request to have their children enrolled in a school within the district other than the one they are ... [Full Story »]

Firefighters respond to incidents

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Thursday, June 28. 2012

The West Jackson Fire Department responded to the following incidents last week: •building fire at a Doe Ridge, Hoschton, address, where firefighters saw light smoke coming from a residence when they arrived. Firefighters entered the house through a basement and extinguished the blaze. •vehicle accident on Ga. Hwy. 124, Hoschton, where a ... [Full Story »]

Early deadlines set for next week’s newspaper

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Wednesday, June 27. 2012

MainStreet Newspapers — parent company of The Braselton News — will have early deadlines for the July 4 issue, due to the Independence Day holiday. Classified and display ads must be submitted by noon on Friday, June 29, for the July 4 issue. The usual deadline is noon on Mondays. School, social and church news announcements must be ... [Full Story »]

Tractor Supply to close Braselton facility

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Wednesday, June 27. 2012

Tractor Supply — the largest farm and ranch store chain in the U.S. — plans to close its Braselton distribution center, resulting in the loss of 170 area jobs. The Tennessee-based company announced Monday that it has outgrown its leased facility on Ga. Hwy. 124 in Barrow County and plans to relocate its operations to Macon. There, the ... [Full Story »]

Jackson County lays out plans to get more sales tax money

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Sunday, June 24. 2012

Jackson County leaders presented a proposal to city officials Tuesday that will give the county a larger percentage of local option sales tax (LOST) revenue. The county is proposing that it receive 63.3 percent of the sales tax revenue, which is one percent more than the county is currently getting. The remaining 36.7 percent would be divided ... [Full Story »]

Potential projects still considering county

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Sunday, June 24. 2012

Does Jackson County rank number one in Japan? That’s the take of Courtney Bernardi, the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce’s director of economic development. Giving a brief but very upbeat summation of economic development activity over the past month to the chamber’s board of directors last Friday, Bernardi said state officials on ... [Full Story »]

Two men fight at residence

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Saturday, June 23. 2012

Two men got into a fight on Henry Street in Braselton, according to police. The fight apparently started after the wife of one of the men parked her truck in the area, according to an incident report. A 30-year-old man then started yelling at a 24-year-old man and came at him in an aggressive manner. The 24-year-old man said he opened a truck ... [Full Story »]

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