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Tuesday, July 31. 2012

Get election results from our sister websites: For Jackson County: http://www.jacksonheraldtoday.com/ For Barrow County: http://www.barrowjournal.com/ For total state and regional votes — such as T-SPLOST and the 9th Congressional District — visit the secretary of state's website at http://www.sos.georgia.gov/

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Tuesday, July 31. 2012

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Tuesday, July 31. 2012

Primary election is today; Follow us tonight for election results

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Tuesday, July 31. 2012

The fate of T-SPLOST and some key Jackson County races — such as sheriff and county commission chairman — will be decided today during the primary election. Polls are now open until 7 p.m. Those working at polls in Braselton reported a heavy volume early this morning. In recent weeks, early voting has also been busier than previous ... [Full Story »]

Firefighter injured during large house fire

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Monday, July 30. 2012

A West Jackson firefighter was sent to a hospital for heat exhaustion during a large fire that destroyed a house on Sunday in the Clover Mill subdivision. Firefighter Michael Becker was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where he was treated and released on Sunday. The incident started when a fire was reported at a two-story house on ... [Full Story »]

Teenager flown to hospital with head injury

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Monday, July 30. 2012

A 16-year-old was flown to an Atlanta hospital on Saturday, after receiving a head injury after being hit by a car in Braselton, according to Jackson County public safety director Steve Nichols. Emergency responders were told that the incident involved a car and a pedestrian. When they arrived at the incident location. on Ga. Hwy. 124 around ... [Full Story »]

Sheriff, BOC chairman race to be on ballot for Tuesday's primary election

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Monday, July 30. 2012

Although early voting in Georgia has changed the dynamics of county elections, the final push this election season will be Tuesday, July 31, for a host of local and state contests. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Highlighting the Jackson County balloting will be the race for Sheriff, which has seven candidates vying for the position of ... [Full Story »]

RaceTrac makes plans to open on Ga. Hwy. 53

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Sunday, July 29. 2012

RaceTrac wants to build a gas station and convenience store next to Cracker Barrel in Braselton — but the company also wants to get waivers from the town’s requirements for signs and landscaping. The Braselton Zoning Board of Appeals will hear the variance requests from RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc. (c/o Mahaffey Pickens Tucker) on Thursday, ... [Full Story »]

T-SPLOST to decide on transportation projects

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Saturday, July 28. 2012

Among the items confronting voters next Tuesday during the General Primary Election will be the referendum on the creation of a 10-year one-cent sales tax in Jackson and 11 other counties to fund transportation projects. Similar referenda are being conducted in other districts across Georgia. T-SPLOST (Transportation Special Purpose Local ... [Full Story »]

Yates favors moving EMS station closer to WJ area

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Friday, July 27. 2012

Citing population shifts in recent years, Jackson County commissioner Bruce Yates is advocating moving an ambulance station closer to West Jackson. “We don’t have as much coverage, in my opinion, on the west side,” he told an audience during one of his quarterly town hall meetings on Thursday in Hoschton. Jackson County currently has six ... [Full Story »]

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