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Property owner disputing land with Hoschton

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Friday, March 6. 2009

An old building recently moved to downtown Hoschton is causing one property owner’s family and city officials to dig into decades-old land records. The Hoschton Historical Commission moved the century-old Darby Building to the “Hoschton Historical Commons” near a city playground in January. The building was located behind the Hoschton ... [Full Story »]

Suspect making harassing calls apologizes

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Friday, March 6. 2009

An intoxicated man who was making harassing phone calls to a woman talked to a Hoschton police officer during one call — and later called back to apologize. A woman told police on Saturday that someone was calling her house and making rude comments and using extreme profanity, according to an incident report. While speaking with the woman at ... [Full Story »]

EDITORIAL: Good, bad and ugly

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Friday, March 6. 2009

It’s a good thing that Hoschton leaders plan to start their 2010 budget process early. The economic decline combined with the town’s inability to control its expenses has created a financial nightmare for city officials. But if some officials want to move on the budget early as a pretext to give them more time to sell citizens on ... [Full Story »]

BRIDGES: Obama should not support wiretapping

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Friday, March 6. 2009

Items from my political notebook as we struggle to reach spring: A big thumbs down to President Obama for his decision to support legislation granting legal immunity to telecommunications companies that cooperated with the Bush administration’s program of wiretapping without warrants. Anyone who values personal freedom has long criticized ... [Full Story »]

School make-up days announced

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Thursday, March 5. 2009

The Jackson County School System will use two planned student holidays as make-up days for the recent snow days. The district will use a teacher planning day — Friday, March 13 — and the first day of Spring Break — Monday, April 6 — as the snow make-up days. The school system canceled classes on March 2-3, following a winter storm that ... [Full Story »]

FBI to fund improvements at Braselton firing range

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009

The FBI will fund improvements to Braselton’s firing range that should resolve noise and safety issues raised by neighbors in Hoschton. Town manager Jennifer Dees said Wednesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has agreed to fund changes at the firing range to insulate sound and convert the facility to an indoor firing range. The news ... [Full Story »]

More money being poured into Hoschton sewer plant

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009

Hoschton’s problem-plagued sewer treatment plant is about to cost the city even more money. The city council voted Monday to ask the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) for an additional $299,000 loan to make more changes to the Hoschton plant. The move comes after Hoschton has already asked the state agency for at least $6.1 ... [Full Story »]

Braselton holds first public workshop on plan

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009

It’s a document that consultants say will craft Braselton’s direction for the next 20 years and will address some of the town’s top issues. And for some residents attending a public workshop on Tuesday, those top issues center on revitalizing historic downtown Braselton, re-aligning Thompson Mill Road from Ga. Hwy. 211 to Spout Springs ... [Full Story »]

Imaging center offers high-tech in spa setting

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009

Instead of wearing embarrassing hospital gowns for outpatient imaging services, a new facility in Braselton will offer heated spa robes for guests. And there’s also relaxing music and healthy food available in the cozy waiting rooms that look more like a spa than a medical office. Northeast Georgia Health System has opened its new Imaging ... [Full Story »]

TVs stolen from two hotel rooms

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Wednesday, March 4. 2009

A Braselton hotel employee told police that two flat screen televisions were taken from two rooms on Monday. An employee at the Best Western Inn on Zion Church Road said two 32-inch flat screen televisions were taken from two rooms while a housekeeping crew was cleaning rooms. The employee said a neighboring room had several people coming and ... [Full Story »]

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