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Early voting under way

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Wednesday, October 17. 2012

Early voting for the Nov. 6 General Election is now under way at the Jackson County Administrative Building, 67 Athens Street in Jefferson. Hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Nov. 2. After less than two days, more than 500 people have already cast ballots. Early voting will also be offered Oct. 29-Nov. 2 at the ... [Full Story »]

USPS to cut hours at Nicholson Post Office

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Wednesday, October 17. 2012

The U.S. Postal Service will hold a “community meeting” in the lobby of the Nicholson Post Office at noon on Thursday, Oct. 25, to take comment on cutting back operations at the post office. The meeting follows distribution of a survey in which Nicholson postal patrons were asked to select one of four choices regarding future service at the ... [Full Story »]

Were those pills vitamins or drugs?

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Wednesday, October 17. 2012

Were those pills found in a plastic bag in a 37-year-old woman’s pocketbook Vitamin B-12 to be taken for a heart condition or drugs intended for misuse? The Commerce Police Department arrest report of Brandi Flanagan, 37, of 35 Terry Dee Lane, Colbert, did not resolve that question. Flanagan faces charges of drugs to be kept in their original ... [Full Story »]

Early voting starts Monday

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Friday, October 12. 2012

Early voting for the Nov. 6 General Election begins on Monday at the Jackson County Administrative Building, 67 Athens Street in Jefferson. Hours will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Nov. 2. Early voting will also be offered Oct. 29-Nov. 2 at the Commerce Recreation Department office at 204 Carson Street and at the ... [Full Story »]

City schools end fiscal year with $115,000 deficit

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Friday, October 12. 2012

A $900,000 cut in state funding and increased costs for health insurance last school year used up all reserve funds and carved a $115,000 deficit for the Commerce Board of Education. Finance director Ann Stokey told the board Monday night that a plan is under way to eliminate the deficit. A major part of the plan is the 1.25-mill increase in ... [Full Story »]

Volunteers clean up waterways

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Friday, October 12. 2012

Local streams in the vicinity of the East Jackson Park in Nicholson are cleaner this week after 41 volunteers removed litter and debris in the local effort of Rivers Alive on Saturday, Oct. 6. Under the Adopt A Stream Program, Jackson County participated in a cleanup last spring of the Mulberry River, but it’s a relatively new event for ... [Full Story »]

Images from the 2012 Autumn Leaf Festival

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Friday, October 12. 2012

Sheriff's deputies make 29 arrests

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Thursday, October 11. 2012

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office charged 29 people last week, including the following: •Wade Steven Mitchell, 24, 161 Church Street, Nicholson, probation violation. •Johnny Ray Palmer, 31, 212 Cooper Bridge Road, Braselton, failure to appear. •Shane Allen Powell, 20, 719 Brumbalow Road, Pendergrass, simple assault and disorderly ... [Full Story »]

Commerce hires a city manager

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Wednesday, October 10. 2012

A search that began in March ended Monday night when the Commerce City Council voted to hire Peter J. Pyrzenski as its fourth city manager. The vote was unanimous. Mayor Clark Hill recounted the “long and arduous process. This council has been dedicated since a retreat I called in March to find a new city manager,” he said. “… to help ... [Full Story »]

County keeps tax rates (almost) flat

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Wednesday, October 10. 2012

Utilizing $1.5 million in reserve funds and increasing the cost of using the county ambulance service helped the Jackson County Board of Commissioners balance its 2013 budget with virtually no change in property tax rates. The board met briefly last Thursday morning to approve the 2012 property tax rates and the $63.8 million 2013 budget. The ... [Full Story »]

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