Entries by JacksonHeraldTODAY

Police close vandalism probe

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Wednesday, November 17. 2010
No criminal charges will be filed in the vandalism at a locker room at the Jefferson High School Memorial Stadium following a football game against East Jackson Comprehensive High School. The Jefferson Police Department closed its investigation after JHS officials decided not to pursue charges against East Jackson players or coaches over the ... [Full Story »] 

Voters say ‘yes’ to SPLOST

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Tuesday, November 2. 2010
Jackson County voters approved another round of Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST), according to Tuesday’s election results. With 16 of 16 precincts reporting late Tuesday night, 56.8 percent of voters said "yes" to SPLOST, while 43.1 percent said "no." More than 15,400 ballots had been counted — except for 805 absentee ... [Full Story »] 

Tampering led to deputy’s car explosion

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, October 28. 2010
An investigation into the cause of a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office propane-fueled car explosion was caused by “manual tampering” of a safety device on the vehicle and an improper manipulation of a fitting during maintenance, officials said Thursday. The department will continue to use the propane vehicles, they said. Deputy Gary Cox was ... [Full Story »] 

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 »] 

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 »] 
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