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Beautification incentive proposed for Nicholson

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Friday, February 3. 2012

New Nicholson City Council member Jan Webster would like to see the town brightened up and she is proposing a “yard of the season” program to encourage city residents to clean up and decorate their yards. At the work session Thursday night Webster said that she would personally provide a $100 gift certificate to an area restaurant to the ... [Full Story »]

City Lights Festival out; July 4th fireworks on

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Friday, February 3. 2012

The Commerce Downtown Development Authority is going to do something new this summer. It will hold its Independence Day fireworks display on — Independence Day. For the last 15 years at least, the city fireworks show was part of the City Lights Festival held at least a week before July 4. Last year it was on June 25. But having decided to ... [Full Story »]

2 charged in theft of power shopping cart

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Friday, February 3. 2012

A man and a juvenile boy face theft by taking charges after they allegedly loaded an electric grocery shopping cart into their truck and drove away. The mistake they made, according to the Commerce Police Department, was stealing it from a store across the street from where they lived. Police were called to Quality Foods, Maysville Road, where ... [Full Story »]

Man sought after pepper-spraying officer

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Thursday, February 2. 2012

The Commerce Police Department has issued arrest warrants for a 42-year-old Commerce man who allegedly emptied a canister of pepper spray into the face of an officer the night of Wednesday, Jan. 25. Brantley Kip Cowart, 196 Leachman Road, fled the area, but in a tussle with an officer — in which the officer also dropped his firearm — Cowart ... [Full Story »]

Reservoir full, but restrictions remain

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Wednesday, February 1. 2012

Fall and winter rains have refilled the Bear Creek Reservoir, but restrictions implemented last fall on those who use the water remain in place. As of Jan. 25, the lake was just an inch below full pool, according to Hill Baughman of J & G Services, which manages the 505-acre reservoir and its water plant for the Upper Oconee Basin Water ... [Full Story »]

New traffic signal operational

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Wednesday, February 1. 2012

The Georgia Department of Transportation was due to complete the installation of a new traffic signal at State Route 98 (Maysville Road) and B. Wilson Road on Tuesday. The light is the final phase of a project that provided a westbound left-turn lane for the Quality Foods Shopping Center and left-turn lanes for B. Wilson Road and King Road. The ... [Full Story »]

Toyota to build $350 million Jackson plant

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Wednesday, February 1. 2012

Jackson County just landed its biggest economic development project in county history. Gov. Nathan Deal announced Tuesday that Toyota Industries Corp. will establish Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America (TICA) in a 600,000-square foot building it will erect on the 152-acre tract in Valentine Farms Industrial Park next to its TD Automotive ... [Full Story »]

Failure to appear catches up to 4

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Friday, January 27. 2012

Four people got first-hand experience during the past week in why it pays to show up for a court date, according to the Commerce Police Department. Two were charged with driving with a suspended license for failure to appear for previous offenses and two were picked up on warrants for failure to appear. When someone does not appear in court and ... [Full Story »]

Reception sends former mayor out in style

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Friday, January 27. 2012

Former Commerce Mayor Charles L. “Buzzie” Hardy Jr. got a retirement sendoff last week that included people most likely to appreciate his service — his fellow mayors. Seven mayors — many of them longtime friends — came to the city-hosted reception last Thursday at the Commerce Civic Center to help local residents show appreciation for ... [Full Story »]

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