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Mangum wins sheriff; Moore new probate judge

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Tuesday, August 21. 2012

Janis Mangum will be Jackson County's new sheriff on Jan. 1 and Sherry Moore will be the county's new probate judge. With 16 of the 16 precincts reporting, the Aug. 21 election runoff results are: SHERIFF Ramone Gilbert--3155 Janis Mangum--5117 (62%) PROBATE JUDGE Sherry Moore--5371 (65%) Donna Sikes--2898 9TH DISTRICT, U.S. REP. Doug ... [Full Story »]

It's election day! Results to be posted tonight

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Tuesday, August 21. 2012

Voters will go to the polls today (Tuesday) to elect a sheriff and probate judge. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Results will be posted here tonight at they are counted. Candidates in the runoff election are: •Sheriff — Ramone Gilbert and Janis Mangum. •Probate Judge — Sherry Moore and Donna Sikes. •U.S. Representative, ... [Full Story »]

Short resigns as chamber president

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Monday, August 20. 2012

The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking a new president after Shane Short resigned on Wednesday, Aug. 15. “Shane approached me last Friday and expressed his desire to resign from the chamber,” reported chamber chairman Keith Johnson Friday morning to his board of directors. Johnson said the chamber’s Executive Committee met ... [Full Story »]

Election coming up Tuesday

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Thursday, August 16. 2012

Voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to elect a sheriff and probate judge. Early voting is being held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week at the Administrative Building in Jefferson. There will be no Saturday voting. On Election Day, on Aug. 21, the polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Candidates in the ... [Full Story »]

Atlanta man arrested after bomb threat

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Wednesday, August 15. 2012

A LATE afternoon bomb threat at South Jackson Elementary School lead to after-school students and teachers to be evacuated from the building on Wednesday, Aug. 8, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. There was no bomb found at SJES or Kings Bridge Middle School, which was also searched as a precaution. James Lee Wilkes, 51, ... [Full Story »]

Reception for Tom Plank to be held Saturday

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Wednesday, August 15. 2012

Galilee Christian Church will host a reception for pastor Tom Plank from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, in the church family life center. Plank will be retiring on Sept. 16 after serving 50 years as minister. At the Aug. 18 event, there will be a brief program at 2:00 p.m. with local dignitaries speaking. The remainder of the time both ... [Full Story »]

School system enrollment at 7,128 students

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Wednesday, August 15. 2012

Five days after the Jackson County School System started its new school year, district enrollment numbers show that 7,128 students are taking classes. Superintendent John Green said he expects more students to enroll in the district — possibly bringing the count to 7,300 pupils by Labor Day. For the full story, see the Aug. 15 issue of The ...

Editor's request

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Tuesday, August 14. 2012

The election runoffs will be taking place in the coming week and there is a lot of interest in these political races in Jackson County. So far, all the races have been mostly focused on the issues and qualifications of the various candidates. We ask that while there may be strong opinions and debate on this website, please keep those debates ... [Full Story »]

Early voting to start Wednesday

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Tuesday, August 14. 2012

Early voting started Wednesday in Jackson County and will be held through Friday. Early voting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at the Administrative Building in Jefferson. There will be no Saturday voting. On Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 21, polls in the county will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Three races will ... [Full Story »]

Still not known when early voting will be held

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Monday, August 13. 2012

As of Monday, Jackson County election officials still did not know when early voting would begin. There has been a delay because ballots have not yet been sent to the voter registrar’s office. Election superintendent Lori Wurtz said Monday that she does not know when early voting will be held. For more information, call the county voter ...

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