Jackson deputy injured in car explosion

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, October 25. 2010
A Jackson County sheriff's deputy was injured Monday after his propane-fueled vehicle exploded while he was responding to a call. Around 6:30 a.m. JCSO Deputy Gary Cox was responding to a call at Hwy. 82 North of Jefferson. As he lit a cigarette, the vehicle burst into flames. He jumped from the vehicle while it was traveling around 50 miles ... [Full Story »] 

Governor to be at Systemax grand opening

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, October 13. 2010
Gov. Sonny Perdue will be in Jefferson Monday for the grand opening of Systemax, an electronics distribution center that brought 400 jobs to the area. The grand opening ceremony will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday at the new Systemax location off of Hwy. 129 and Hog Mountain Road in Jefferson. Systemax Inc. officials plan to eventually hire as ... [Full Story »] 

Judge Jerry Gray dies Friday

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Friday, October 8. 2010
Jackson County State Court Judge Jerry Gray died unexpectedly on Friday, according to one official. Gray, 58, was hoping to leave Athens Regional Medical Center this weekend after an unspecified surgery when he passed away, according to county clerk of courts Camie Thomas. The judge had a private practice before coming to the state court, ... [Full Story »] 

Planners nix smaller house plan

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BarrowJournal
Friday, September 24. 2010
The Winder Planning Board gave a thumbs down to Winder City Councilman David Maynard’s request to reduce the minimum square footage for a home built within the city limits. Citing concerns about the local tax base and continued growth in the Barrow County schools during a time when home values and real estate tax revenues are down, the ... [Full Story »] 

Peoples Bank fails; Carrollton bank to take ownership

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BarrowJournal
Saturday, September 18. 2010
The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance took possession of The Peoples Bank, Winder, Friday evening. Through an agreement with the FDIC, The Peoples Bank will be acquired by Community & Southern Bank, Carrollton. It was one of three banks to fail in Georgia this week. The Peoples Bank had total assets of $447.2 million and total ... [Full Story »] 

Federal funds may help school budgets

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, September 8. 2010
A new surge of federal stimulus money will soon trickle down to local school systems — but area superintendents are skeptical about spending the cash. President Obama signed the $10 billion federal Ed Jobs program into law in early August to save or create education jobs for the 2010-2011 school year. Georgia is getting $322.3 million from ... [Full Story »] 

Couple beaten by daughter, son-in-law

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, September 1. 2010
A COUPLE was injured in a domestic dispute last week after they say their daughter and son-in-law attacked them. The daughter, Billie Renee Higgenbotham, 33, and her husband, Timothy Ray Metcalf, 27, were both charged with aggravated assault, battery and interfering with a 911 call. The victims told a deputy with the Jackson County Sheriff’s ... [Full Story »] 

Foreclosures up 10 percent in NEGA over last year

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, August 25. 2010
Because of two years of recession and a collapsed real estate market, foreclosures in Northeast Georgia are continuing at a fast pace. For the first nine months of 2010, foreclosures in Barrow, Jackson, Madison and Banks counties are running ahead of 2009 at the same point. In Jackson County, foreclosures are up 10 percent year-to-date at ... [Full Story »] 

Jackson County couple survive Colombia plane crash

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Tuesday, August 17. 2010
A Jackson County couple are among the 130 people who survived a plane crash off the coast of Colombia on Monday morning. The couple, David and Carolina Bellino, P.J. Roberts Road, Jefferson, were on the plane headed to Colombia to visit Carolina’s family, Tim Tipton, administrative pastor, Chestnut Mountain Church, stated. The couple attend ... [Full Story »] 

Election results Aug. 10, 2010

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Tuesday, August 10. 2010
Election results for Tuesday's runoff election in Senate District 47 are here : Complete local balloting will be posted early Wednesday morning and in print editions.
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