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Braselton council to hold budget hearing

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Friday, May 30. 2008
The Braselton Town Council will hold a public hearing on its proposed FYE 2009 budget on Thursday, June 5, at 4 p.m. Braselton ‘s general fund budget is slated to rise six percent — from $2.8 million in 2008 to $2.9 million in 2009. However, the town’s water and sewer fund budget is expected to slide 22 percent from $8.7 ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton visitor’s bureau to meet June 10

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Friday, May 30. 2008
The Braselton Visitor’s Bureau Authority will hold a public hearing to discuss its proposed FYE 2009 budget on Tuesday, June 10, at 4 p.m. The town’s visitor’s bureau manages a two percent hotel/motel tax. Braselton also has a three percent hotel/motel tax that is accounted in the town’s general fund budget. ... [Full Story »] 

Water suppliers to officially ask EPD to lift restrictions

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, May 29. 2008
Officials of the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority will soon make official application to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division to get the level four drought restrictions lifted. Water suppliers in North Georgia last week received the official form from EPD to make such requests. “We have Bill Martellow out of our Athens office ... [Full Story »] 

Expert: Reservoirs needed to provide for Northeast Ga. growth

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, May 29. 2008
The key to sustaining Northeast Georgia’s growth hinges on opening new reservoirs, according to one expert. Pat Stevens, chief environmental engineer for the Atlanta Regional Commission, spoke last week at the Jackson County roundtable meeting at Chateau Elan. The group included Jackson County commissioners, city leaders, state ... [Full Story »] 

CRAWFORD: Where does this end?

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, May 29. 2008
You will hear a lot said between now and November on the issue of America’s ongoing role in Iraq. Is it time to wind down the war and bring the troops home, as Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, has been saying? Or should we maintain a presence there for the next 100 years, as Sen. John McCain, the presumptive ... [Full Story »] 

TESTEMENT: Life includes difficult losses

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, May 29. 2008
They say life events, like the seasons, come and go on a cycle. After graduating from high school, most of my friends went on to earn their college degrees. We started our careers at the same time. We got married at the same time. And we started having children at the same. It’s a cycle among our friends that we’ve shared through ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Comments on limiting free speech

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Thursday, May 29. 2008
Dear Editor: I read with great concern the recent article, “Citizen says BOE limiting ‘free speech.’” Therefore, I would like to applaud Redd Howe for his boldness in standing up and making this an issue. It is an issue, for me at least. Our taxes continue to go higher and higher and what kind of response do we get from ... [Full Story »] 

Items stolen from vehicles parked in Braselton

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, May 28. 2008
A number of vehicles were vandalized last week, according to the Braselton Police Department. Three people reported that someone entered their vehicles parked at various restaurants in Braselton. The suspects entered the vehicles by breaking a window, according to incident reports. The first incident occurred on Tuesday, May 20, at the Cracker ... [Full Story »] 

Hoschton man ‘forgets’ about marijuana hidden inside vehicle

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, May 28. 2008
A driver in Hoschton told police that he forgot about the three stashes of marijuana hidden in his vehicle. Clinton Tyler Lamb, 25, of Hoschton, was stopped by police on Ga. Hwy. 332 on Sunday for a traffic violation. Police said his vehicle’s registration expired six days prior to the traffic stop. An officer said Lamb appeared to have been ... [Full Story »] 

Hoschton man ‘forgets’ about marijuana hidden inside vehicle

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BraseltonNewsTODAY
Wednesday, May 28. 2008
A driver in Hoschton told police that he forgot about the three stashes of marijuana hidden in his vehicle. Clinton Tyler Lamb, 25, of Hoschton, was stopped by police on Ga. Hwy. 332 on Sunday for a traffic violation. Police said his vehicle’s registration expired six days prior to the traffic stop. An officer said Lamb appeared to have ... [Full Story »] 
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