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Missing Jackson County juvenile found in Maryland

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Thursday, January 31. 2013

A female juvenile missing from Jackson County since Dec. 2011, who was at one time thought to have been abducted, was located in Baltimore Maryland. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office working closely with National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Baltimore Police Department in Maryland, located the juvenile after a sighting ... [Full Story »]

Hamburger party turns physical, woman arrested for attacking hostess

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Wednesday, January 30. 2013

A Nicholson woman was charged with simple battery after a dispute over how to cook hamburgers at a Hampton Creek Road, Commerce, residence, reportedly turned physical last week. Shela Sharlyne Upadhyay, 37, was arrested for allegedly attacking the mother of her son’s pregnant girlfriend at the victim’s house. According to a Jackson County ... [Full Story »]

County schools not providing housing for new employees says superintendent

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Wednesday, January 30. 2013

Rumors that the Jackson County School System are providing houses for two new administrators are not true, said superintendent John Green. Green said Wednesday that the school-owned properties are being fixed for storage use and that one of the system's new hires had put some personal items one of the properties pending closure on a house he ... [Full Story »]

Tornado watch in place through 4 p.m.

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Wednesday, January 30. 2013

Jackson County and much of North Georgia is under a tornado watch through 4 p.m. today (Wednesday). Weather updates will be posted as they become available.

‘Missing’ man threatens deputy

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Wednesday, January 23. 2013

A missing Jefferson man was charged with criminal trespass after an incident where he reportedly threatened to kill the deputy that found him standing on an airplane at the Jackson County Airport. According to a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office incident report, Dutch Howard Alexander, 36, was arrested following the Jan. 14 incident when a ... [Full Story »]

Hardy slams fellow commissioners

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Wednesday, January 23. 2013

A newspaper ad purchased by board of commissioner Dwain Smith and BOC chairman Tom Crow alleging that someone in county government is “hiding money being spent” angered fellow commissioner Chas Hardy and led him to call for a meeting with all of the information being presented instead of “misinformation and half-truths.” “We are ... [Full Story »]

BOE sets 2013-2014 calendar

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Wednesday, January 16. 2013

The Jackson County Board of Education approved a school calendar for the 2013-2014 school year at its meeting Monday night. Students will begin classes on Aug. 8 with teachers starting on Aug. 1 for preplanning. The last day of classes will be May 23, 2014. Students will have vacation days on Sept. 2; Oct. 11 and 14; Nov. 27-29; Dec. 23-Jan 3; ... [Full Story »]

Fugitive arrested by sheriff’s office

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Wednesday, January 16. 2013

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a fugitive on Tuesday who was wanted on armed robbery charges. James Alvin Pressley, 32, Pendergrass, was arrested in Commerce after being located by an alert off-duty deputy who called for on-duty deputies to make the arrest. Pressley reportedly did resist arrest but was taken into custody after a ... [Full Story »]

BOE looking to create a 6th Grade school

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Wednesday, January 16. 2013

In a bid to make better use of its facilities, the Jackson County School System is considering a plan that would convert Kings Bridge Middle School into a 6th Grade academy designed to appeal to 6th Grade students from all over Jackson County. Although that idea is still in the planning stage, the Jackson County Board of Education will host two ... [Full Story »]

Nicholson home damaged in fire

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Tuesday, January 15. 2013

A Nicholson home was damaged in a fire on Tuesday that possibly may have been caused by a discarded cigarette. The Nicholson, South Jackson and Jackson County Correctional Institute fire departments responded to 53 Thunderwood Court, Nicholson, on a reported structure fire. Upon arrival, they found a single family residence with fire showing ... [Full Story »]

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