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Folk to Fine Arts Festival & Expo this weekend

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Wednesday, February 27. 2013

Commerce will be a hub for art and artists this weekend as the second annual Folk to Fine Arts Festival and Expo takes place Friday through Sunday at the Commerce Civic Center. The number of booths from artists and galleries is up nearly 50 percent over last year, and more than 60 artists will be represented either in person or by galleries ... [Full Story »]

Jackson BOE sets hearings on school consolidation

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Wednesday, February 27. 2013

Two public hearings are planned by the Jackson County Board of Education on plans to relocate South Jackson Elementary School next year into the current Kings Bridge Middle School facility. The hearings are set for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, and Monday, March 11, in the gymnasium at Jackson County Comprehensive High School. The public is ... [Full Story »]

Meeting set to 'clear air' on allegations

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Friday, February 22. 2013

Is the county “hiding” expenses on the West Jackson EMS station? Is it improperly using SPLOST money? At the request of commissioner Chas Hardy, the Jackson County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday night at 6:30 at the courthouse to discuss allegations made by chairman Tom Crow and member Dwain Smith in a series of newspaper ads. Crow ... [Full Story »]

Weaving, lack of seat belt lead to DUI charge

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Friday, February 22. 2013

Inability to stay in the driving lane and a seat belt violation led Commerce police to charge a Hood Street man with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol on Homer Road last Thursday night. An officer on Homer Road observed a vehicle driven by Johnny Edward Bagwell, 52, of 84 Hood Street, Commerce failing to maintain a lane on a curve, ... [Full Story »]

Big bills ahead from regional reservoir

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Friday, February 22. 2013

Members of the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority got a wake-up call last Thursday about major costs over the upcoming years for capital improvements at the Bear Creek Reservoir. Manager Eric Klerk briefed the authority on the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority’s capital funding plan, which includes a new monthly assessment to cover ... [Full Story »]

County schools proceeding toward facilities consolidation

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Wednesday, February 20. 2013

The Jackson County School System is moving forward with plans to consolidate some school facilities next year in a bid to save money and make better use of school buildings. In an announcement posted to the system Web site Tuesday, superintendent John Green said the system will proceed with several steps, including: •adding a wing onto West ... [Full Story »]

Prospect said to be eying Business Park

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Wednesday, February 20. 2013

The director of economic development for the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce reported that she “feels good” about a handful of the industrial projects considering the county. One of them, she said, is looking at the Commerce 85 Business Park. “Unfortunately, they’re not looking at the building,” Courtney Bernardi told the ... [Full Story »]

6 teens charged in sexual assault

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Wednesday, February 20. 2013

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office investigators and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have completed the investigation of an incident regarding an alleged sexual assault of a juvenile that led to the arrests of six people. The victim’s mother reported that several teenage boys drove the juvenile victim to a residence off the Jefferson Road ... [Full Story »]

Benton aims to cut schools' fuel costs

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Friday, February 15. 2013

If Rep. Tommy Benton gets his way, local school systems will no longer have to pay excise taxes on fuel for their buses and other vehicles. Benton (R-Jefferson), a retired schoolteacher, introduced House Bill 211 last week to help school systems save a few dollars in transportation costs. While he had no estimates on the potential savings for ... [Full Story »]

Storm spotter training planned

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Friday, February 15. 2013

The National Weather Service, Jackson County emergency management, Banks County emergency management and Jackson County SkyWarn will present a free SkyWarn storm spotter training class Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Jackson County Fire Training Center, located at 64 Fowler Dr., Jefferson. For more information, visit ... [Full Story »]

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