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Two injured in fire

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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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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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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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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 »]

Jefferson recreation dept. director resigns for new job

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Thursday, July 24. 2008

Jefferson recreation director Ben Dillard has resigned to take a similar position in Carrollton. His last day on the job will be July 30. “I have not made this decision without much anguish and soul searching, but I hope you will support me for being able to better provide for my wife and five children,” Dillard wrote in a letter posted on ... [Full Story »]

LETTER: Complains about health department staff

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Thursday, July 24. 2008

Dear Editor: My sister-in-law and I recently went to the Jackson County Health Department for a WIC appointment. As the economy is degrading, we were in need of a little help for my 5-month-old niece and both of my children. After so many letters have been written to you about the health department, I assumed things must have gotten better... ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson plans 12% gov’t growth in 2009

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Tuesday, July 22. 2008

The City of Jefferson is preparing its 2009 budget and as drafted, proposes an increase in city spending of around 12 percent. No hike in the city’s millage rate is anticipated, but due to growth in the town’s digest, the city projects to collect nearly $300,000, or 11 percent, more in property taxes with the current rate. The budget and ... [Full Story »]

Jefferson preparing 2009 budget

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Tuesday, July 22. 2008

The City of Jefferson is preparing its 2009 budget and as drafted, proposes an increase in city spending of around three percent. No hike in the city’s millage rate is anticipated, but due to growth in the town’s digest, the city projects to collect nearly $300,000, or 11 percent, more in property taxes with the current rate. The budget and ... [Full Story »]

Jackson County digest up 7.7%

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Friday, July 18. 2008

The rate of growth in Jackson County’s property tax digest dropped by one-third this year, but the 7.7 percent increase for 2008 was still higher than many expected. From 2006 to 2007, the county tax digest jumped a huge 22.7 percent and the two years before, 2005 to 2006, it climbed over 14 percent. With the housing bust and slowing economy, ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: Growth management key to major roads

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Thursday, July 17. 2008

It’s gone rather unnoticed to many, but a major road upgrade is just about complete in Jackson County. The 4-lane project from Arcade to Athens on Hwy. 129 is now open with two lanes in both directions, connecting Athens all the way to I-85 with a faster, safer road. This road upgrade may prove to have a big impact on Jackson County in the ... [Full Story »]

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