Thurs. a.m. chase goes through Jackson County

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, April 23. 2009
A chase of armed robbery suspects from an incident in Franklin County went through Jackson County Thursday morning around 8:30 a.m. The chase began on I-85 with Banks County, City of Commerce, City of Jefferson and Jackson County Deputies in pursuit of a gray Infiniti. The car eventually got off I-85 and headed south on Hwy. 129, reaching a ... [Full Story »] 

Diamond Tigers Prepare For Doubleheader Thursday

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, April 23. 2009
The Commerce baseball Tigers picked up two wins last week. Commerce defeated Social Circle on Tuesday and Towns County Thursday. This week, Commerce will host a doubleheader against region opponent Tallulah Falls starting at 4:30 p.m., Thursday afternoon. Tallulah Falls has yet to pick up a region win and is 2-8 overall while Commerce is 12-6 ... [Full Story »] 

Cagle opens the door for a tidal wave of candidates

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BanksNewsTODAY
Thursday, April 23. 2009
BY TOM CRAWFORD Just when you thought you had the next governor’s race all figured out, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle decides to mess everything up. Cagle had been the early frontrunner for governor and was still considered the man to beat, even after he failed to broker a deal in the General Assembly for a transportation funding tax. He consistently ... [Full Story »] 

Banks begins post-season Fri.

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Thursday, April 23. 2009
After a three game slump to end the regular season, the Diamond Leopards will look to pull together and stay strong in the post-season. Coach Joe Lord’s Leopards will advance to the post-season on the road Friday. Due to the North subregion still playing, it is undetermined who Banks County will play in the first round. “It will more than ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Thanks for support of Art Trax

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, April 23. 2009
Dear Editor: The third annual Art Trax in downtown Hoschton on Saturday, April 18, was a major success. Great artists sold numerous art pieces and several wonderful individuals and groups performed throughout the extraordinary day. The citizens of Hoschton should be grateful to the group of volunteers, under the leadership of Robin Wyatt, who ... [Full Story »] 

JHS girls tennis team wins 1st round of state; boys to play Thursday

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, April 22. 2009
The Jefferson High School girls tennis team won its first round of state play Wednesday, slamming Rockmart 5-0 at Jefferson. The JHS boys will face Model Thursday afternoon for its first round of state playoffs. Both teams won the Region 8-AA trophy.

City should rethink increase in 'technology surcharge'

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 22. 2009
Effective May 1, motorists in Commerce will pay an additional $8 on top of any traffic (or other) citation issued by the city police. Proceeds will be used to upgrade computers at the police department. Given the current recession, this does not seem like an appropriate time to add yet another surcharge to the cost of traffic (or other) ... [Full Story »] 

JHS wins subregion title

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MainStreetNewsSPORTS
Wednesday, April 22. 2009
The Jefferson Dragons ended their season in high style this week by winning four games and becoming the subregion champions. Jefferson will host round one of the region 8-AA tournament on Friday with a double header. Should the two teams split the games, a deciding game will be played on Saturday. Jefferson’s round one opponent had not been ... [Full Story »] 

3 prospects looking at Commerce sites

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 22. 2009
Seven new industrial projects are looking at Jackson County this month, companies that would provide from 30 to 800 jobs if they wind up locating here. Three of them are considering sites in Commerce. “Maybe we’ve finally hit bottom and things have turned around,” commented Shane Short, president of the Jackson County Area Chamber of ... [Full Story »] 

Gym demolished to make way for new CHS

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CommerceNewsTODAY
Wednesday, April 22. 2009
The old Commerce High School gym was demolished this week as site work continues for the new CHS. By the end of the week, all that will be left of the gym will be a bare spot of ground as all of the debris is trucked to a C & D landfill. Workers have also cleared the woods at the corner of Minish and Lakeview drives, where a sedimentation ... [Full Story »] 
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