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Bicknell, Smith win runoffs

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Tuesday, August 5. 2008
Hunter Bicknell is the new chairman of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners and Brad Smith is the new District Attorney for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit. For details, see this week's newspapers. Jackson County BOC Chairman Votes Hunter Bicknell 2648 Ron Johnson 1788 District Attorney (Jackson County results only) Votes Donna Sikes 2186 ... [Full Story »] 

Today's voting to decide BOC chairman, DA races

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Tuesday, August 5. 2008
It's almost over. The 2008 Primary Election runoffs will be decided today to determine Jackson County's new chairman of the board of commissioners and the District Attorney for the Piedmont Judicial Circuit. Both races are on the Republican ballot. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across Jackson County. Last week, some 827 people ... [Full Story »] 

Tues. voting to decide BOC chairman, DA

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, August 4. 2008
It's almost over. The 2008 Primary Election runoffs will be Tuesday, Aug. 5, and will determine who will be Jackson County's new chairman of the board of commissioners and who will become District Attorney. Both races are on the Republican ballot. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across Jackson County. Last week, some 827 people ... [Full Story »] 

Banks County Runoff

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Thursday, July 31. 2008
As of 7:20 p.m., with one of the 13 precincts reporting. Further updates will be made as results are announced by county officials. District Attorney (Banks County results only) Votes Donna Sikes 51 Brad Smith 60 [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL: BOC chairman's race important for Jackson County

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, July 30. 2008
Who should Jackson County elect as its top local official for the next four years? That is, in a nutshell, the essential question facing voters heading back to the polls to elect the Chairman of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. The position is arguably the most important in Jackson County, not because of its innate power, but rather ... [Full Story »] 

Stray dogs kill animals near Braselton; copper stolen in Maysville

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, July 30. 2008
An Ednaville Road, Braselton woman said four stray dogs killed her rooster and at least four of her rabbits. The rooster was valued at $10 and the rabbits at $5 each. A deputy later found the dogs. Two men told the deputy the dogs belonged to a previous resident on Ednaville Road, but the dogs were abandoned when they moved. Jackson County ... [Full Story »] 

Two injured in fire

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, July 30. 2008
Two people were injured Tuesday in a fire at Reckitt Benckiser, a manufacturer of household items, at I-85 in Jefferson. Mark Duke of the Jefferson Fire Department said the fire started on a fork lift where someone was unloading aerosol cans from a tractor trailer. The tractor trailer burned, but there was minimal damage to the building. Two ... [Full Story »] 

Students getting ready for opening of new school year

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Wednesday, July 30. 2008
Students will start back to school Friday, Aug. 1, in the Jefferson City School System for the 2008-2009 school year. An estimated 2,624 students are expected to be on hand. In the Jackson County School System, which starts back Aug. 7, some 530 additional students are expected to add growth to the system. The county school system will also ... [Full Story »] 

Advance voting under way; election day is next week

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Monday, July 28. 2008
Campaigning for two key races in Jackson County is getting intense as the runoff election gets closer. Advance voting for the Aug. 5 runoff is under way through Friday of this week at the Administrative Building in Jefferson from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election day will be Aug. 5 when polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To be decide on the ... [Full Story »] 

Jackson School system appealing AYP report for JCCHS

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JacksonHeraldTODAY
Friday, July 25. 2008
The Jackson County School System is appealing a state report saying one of its schools didn’t meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Jackson County Comprehensive High School was one of 37 high schools in Georgia that didn’t meet AYP because it didn’t achieve the required graduation rate. And because one school failed to meet AYP, the entire ... [Full Story »] 
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