The Northeast Atlanta Metro Association Realtors was recently awarded $1,500 from the Georgia Realtors’ 2020 COVID-19 Community Outreach Grant.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, area families have been faced with many challenges including food insecurity. The crisis has also taken a toll on farmers within the community as they have been unable to sell their produce.
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $89,302 in grants during its July meeting, including $42,500 to organizations serving area residents. Grants included:
The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce will honor local public safety personnel during its annual Hometown Hero Appreciation Luncheon. The 2020 event is planned Aug. 25 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jefferson Civic Center.
Jackson County Comprehensive High School principal Jason Wester congratulated Jason Charles Crowthers at graduation with an elbow bump as social distancing guidelines were in place due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Local graduations were postponed several times before finally being scheduled …
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Senator Butch Miller honored Braselton’s Tony Funari with a Senate resolution citing his many years of public and community service. The resolution was presented at a recent Braselton Rotary Club meeting.
Elachee Nature Science Center has decided to cancel its upcoming 2020 Snake Day. The event was initially planned Sept. 12.
Marine Sgt. Terry T. Miller, an aircraft ordnance technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266, attaches the base of an M2 machine gun mount to the back ramp of an MV-22B Osprey during the squadron’s deployment for training at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan. The pu…
The City of Hoschton plans its third annual Back to School Bash on Saturday, July 18, from 6-8 p.m.
The Braselton Farmers Market in downtown continues on Fridays.
Elachee Nature Science Center plans a number of upcoming events. Details include:
The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting its photo contest. The deadline in July 15.
Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution from around the world recently gathered for their annual convention. In a historic first, they gathered entirely online for the Virtual 129th DAR Continental Congress.
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $40,000 in grants during its June meeting, including $26,500 to organizations serving area residents. Grants included:
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The Braselton Woman's Club recently presented a check to the Braselton Library. "For almost one hundred years, one focus of the Braselton Woman's Club is to serve our community by promoting education. In this effort, the club has a long history of providing financial support to our local lib…
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center recently concluded its first virtual In Their Shoes 10K walk/run. The annual event honors and remembers community members diagnosed with cancer.
A free webinar is coming up on financial management and planning.
Several local nonprofits will receive grant funding through the COVID-19 Community Response Fund, hosted by the Athens Area Community Foundation in partnership with United Way of Northeast Georgia.
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $139,150 in grants during its May meeting, including $105,150 to organizations serving area residents. Grants included:
Tickets for the Braselton West Wine Hop will go on sale Monday, June 8.
The Piedmont Regional Library System has announced plans for the Summer Reading Program.
Buy Local Braselton and the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new apparel retailer, Style-Your-Way.
The upcoming June 2020 Oconee Rivers Audubon Society annual picnic has been cancelled in an effort to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
The Greater Hall Chamber's 112th annual meeting and gala is planned for Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Chattahoochee Country Club in Gainesville.
The Town of Braselton is seeking artists to submit designs to beautify the five doors located in the corridor of the historic Braselton Brothers Department Store Building.
The Rotary Club of Braselton recently donated $1,000 to the North Gwinnett Co-Op. The co-op offers food to people in need in Buford, Sugar Hill and Braselton. Pictured at the check presentation are: Braselton Rotary president Sam Wilson, Braselton Rotary president-elect Hardy Johnson, execut…
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $100,000 in emergency funding grants to organizations responding to the impacts of COVID-19 and $10,000 in grant funds to a virtual academic enrichment program during its April meeting, including $100,000 to organizations serving …
Elachee Nature Science Center announced recently the organization will proceed with Camp Elachee 2020, rolling out a modified schedule and participation format.
Gary Ousley was born in the middle of the Great Depression, but says the current impact of the virus has been "terrible."
The Jackson County Community Outreach (JCCO) has rescheduled its 2020 scholarship interviews due to the prior schedule interruption because of COVID-19, states organization president Jim Scott.
The University of Georgia and local county UGA Cooperative Extension offices are generating a variety of resources to support families, farmers and business owners during this challenging time.
Several local people recently teamed up to feed the staff at Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton. Free Chapel Braselton pastor Blake Hamon reached out to Chad Bingham of Bingham Insurance about the possibility. Bingham worked with NGMC Braselton public relations manager Michelle Zimme…
Michael Kane and Patsy of Star Barks Inn recently visited Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton to deliver 200 sugar cookies to staff as a “thank you” for taking care of the community during the Coronavirus pandemic. The cookies, designed by Lee’s Custom Cookies in Flowery Branch, fe…
Kendall Sims has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Jackson County.
Piedmont Regional Library System has a number of online resources available to library card holders.
As a result of growing community needs in response to the Coronavirus health emergency, the Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors held a special meeting March 31 to review applications for emergency support.
The April 2 meeting of the Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library has been cancelled. The meeting will be rescheduled.
Georgia’s 15th annual Youth Birding Competition has been postponed from April 24-25 to Aug. 29-30.
Madelyn Lytle has always had a heart for service. So when she learned of the shortage of face masks due to the COVID-19 outbreak, she decided to help.
Georgia Farm Bureau is offering the Certified Farm Market Passport program for the second year.
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $77,500 in grants during its February meeting, including $62,500 to organizations serving area residents. Grants included:
Braselton has cancelled its Rivers Alive event scheduled for April 11.
ROCK EAGLE 4-H CENTER — Jackson County 4-H members recently participated in the District Project Achievement (DPA) event held at the Rock Eagle 4-H Center.
The Ninth District Opportunity, Inc., offers cooling help for the elderly and medically homebound in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White counties.
The City of Hoschton is accepting donation items for tornado relief efforts in Nashville, Tenn.
The fourth annual Paddy’s Day PathFest is Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Town of Braselton and Barrow County will host a Rivers Alive clean-up event on Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The annual meeting of the Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library will be held Thursday, April 2, at 5 p.m. The meeting will be in the community room of the Braselton Library. The public is invited to attend. Shown from (top left) are: Linda Martin, Sheryl Munch, Joanne Gentile, Debbie…
The Community Place of Braselton recently opened its facility at 2345 Thompson Mill Rd. with a ribbon cutting hosted by Buy Local Braselton.
Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce expects 1,000 visitors to kick-off the new GeoCache trail. On Saturday, April 4, at 9 a.m., 1,000 visitors are expected to gather at the new Jackson County Agricultural Center to kick off a new GeoCache Trail. Spearheaded by the Jackson County Area Cha…
The final restoration phase of the Jackson County Historic Courthouse is almost complete.
Piedmont Healthcare’s community benefit program has made more than $500,000 in community benefit awards.
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total $91,504 in grants during its January meeting, including $42,304 to organizations serving area residents. Grants included:
The Jackson County Community Outreach (JCCO) has announced the appointment of Joe Hicks, District Manager-Jefferson, Jackson EMC and Yolanda Cornelius, IT and Finance Manager, TJX HomeGoods Distribution, Jefferson to the JCCO Advisory Committee effective February 13, 2020.
The Braselton Library recently celebrated Dental Health Month with young library patrons with a special visit from "Miss Sparkles the tooth fairy," a pediatric dental hygienist, who read a book and offered tips for good dental health.
The February Braselton’s farmers market is set for Friday, Feb. 21, from 4-6 p.m.
Oconee Rivers Audubon Society president, Lauren Gingerella, will discuss her work developing a conservation strategy for Wilson’s Plovers when the Oconee Rivers Audubon Society holds its next meeting. The group will meet March 6 at 7 p.m. at Sandy Creek Nature Center.
The Jackson County Community Outreach (JCCO) will award $30,000 in scholarships to Jackson County area high school graduates in the following JCCO categories: JCCO Traditional Regular scholarships - $1,000 each, JCCO Tech College Industrial Scholarships - $2,000 each, Tom Lewis Leadership Sc…
Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch's 2020 ADVANCE Youth Camp will be held June 1-5 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Tree House, Inc. will host its 22nd annual “A Night of Hope for Children” on Friday, March 20, at 6 p.m. at The Venue at Friendship Springs. Presented by Akins, this entertaining evening is an opportunity to help raise funds to reduce the impact and occurrence of child abuse in Barrow, B…
Visiting Angels recently handed out three bouquets and three balloons to clients for Valentine's Day.
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