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Robbins named new Braselton public works director

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Wednesday, July 2. 2008
Ken Robbins is Braselton’s new public works director. The 58-year-old succeeds Paul Cheek, who retired on July 1. Robbins earned a bachelor’s degree in urban studies from Georgia State University. He completed the management development course at the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and holds a Class I water operator’s ... [Full Story »] 

Qualifying held for West Jackson fire board

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 2. 2008
Several people have qualified for elected positions on the West Jackson Fire Board. The fire board includes five elected officials, who are responsible for handling a fire tax in West Jackson. Posts 3, 4, and 5 will be on the Nov. 4 ballot, which is a non-partisan election. Incumbent Tim Sweat qualified for the Post 3 slot and Joel Keith ... [Full Story »] 

Visitor’s bureau adopts $279,000 budget for FY 09

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 2. 2008
The Braselton Visitor’s Bureau approved a 2009 fiscal year budget of $279,000 on Thursday. The budget is a 14 percent increase from the 2008 fiscal year budget of $237,500. The visitor’s bureau is responsible for a two percent hotel/motel tax for each room occupancy in the town’s three hotels. Braselton is predicting that those funds will ... [Full Story »] 

Visitor’s bureau adopts $279,000 budget for FY 09

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, July 2. 2008
The Braselton Visitor’s Bureau approved a 2009 fiscal year budget of $279,000 on Thursday. The budget is a 14 percent increase from the 2008 fiscal year budget of $237,500. The visitor’s bureau is responsible for a two percent hotel/motel tax for each room occupancy in the town’s three hotels. Braselton is predicting that ... [Full Story »] 

No opposition in election for area judges

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Wednesday, July 2. 2008
The State Court judge who represents Jackson County, as well as two of the three Superior Court judges, will serve another term after they were the only candidates to qualify. Jerry Gray will continue as the State Court judge, and Superior Court judges David Motes and Joe Booth will serve another term. Long-time Superior Court judge Robert ... [Full Story »] 

Hoschton council to meet July 2

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, June 27. 2008
The Hoschton City Council has changed its work session meeting date for July. The council’s work session will be held on Wednesday, July 2, at 7 p.m. The regular council meeting will still be held on Monday, July 7, at 7 p.m. The Hoschton City Council typically holds its regular council meetings on the first Monday of the month, with the ... [Full Story »] 

Outdoor watering restrictions to ease for some customers

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Thursday, June 26. 2008
Beginning Monday, customers of the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority can irrigate their yards from midnight to 10 a.m. one day a week. But they still won’t be able to wash their own cars. The Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority voted Tuesday afternoon, upon receipt of permission from the Environmental Protection Division, to ... [Full Story »] 

Police investigate report of peeping tom

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008
A woman told Braselton police that she suspected someone was staring at her while she was in her bedroom — only to see a man watching her. The woman said she was ironing clothes in the bedroom of her Democracy Drive residence when she got the feeling someone was staring at her. The woman looked out a window and saw a black male watching ... [Full Story »] 

Hoschton officer stops drunk driver near Jefferson

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008
A Hoschton officer spotted a drunk driver in Jefferson, while returning from the Jackson County Jail on Friday. The officer said he saw a vehicle stopped in the middle of Ga. Hwy. 15 and approached the vehicle to speak to the driver. The officer called out to the driver several times, but he didn’t respond. The driver continued to stare ... [Full Story »] 

Statham man killed in Gwinnett wreck

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Wednesday, June 25. 2008
A 28-year-old Statham man was killed in a motor vehicle accident early Saturday morning in Dacula in Gwinnett County. Gwinnett police said a 2004 Ford Ranger was traveling north on Old Fountain Road, near the intersection of Evergreen Eve Crossing, when the vehicle partially left the roadway as it was negotiating a curve. The driver, identified ... [Full Story »] 
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