Marley Brown went into the new Jackson County High School with an open mind.
The Gwinnett County Board of Education unanimously approved Calvin J. Watts as the next superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) on Friday (July 30), according to a press release from the school district.
The mass COVID-19 vaccination site at University of North Georgia’s Gainesville Campus will administer its last dose on Friday, July 30.
The new 293,700 square-foot Jackson County High School, located in Hoschton, opened its doors to an estimated 1,620 students this morning for the first day of classes.
FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this summer.
The Jackson County government had a banner year in 2020 from a financial standpoint.
The Hall County School District (HCSD) has shared its COVID-19 quarantine protocols for the 2021-22 school year.
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- ‘Pretty incredible’: Students react to new JCHS building on first day of classes Friday
- Calvin J. Watts approved as Gwinnett County Schools superintendent
- Community mass vaccination site to close at month’s end as planned
- National emergency testing slated for Aug. 11
- County ends 2020 with strong financial position
- West Jackson Elementary announces morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up changes
- Hall Co. Schools share COVID quarantine protocols
- With school starting Friday, teachers excited for new era of JCHS
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For 17 years, Jackson County High School math teacher Steven Bowles made a left turn out of his subdivision to drive to work.
Brad Hill has always enjoyed lending a helping hand.
In response to the latest guidance for K-12 schools issued on Tuesday (July 27) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Gwinnett County Public Schools has updated its back-to-school plans to require masks, according to a press release from the school district.
The Braselton Planning Commission recommended approval of a rezoning and annexation for a proposed 55-and-up community on Thompson Mill Rd. but only OK’d some of the variance requests attached to it.
The Hall County School District released a statement on Friday (July 23) saying that masks would be optional for the 2021-22 school year.
The Delta variant has already caused COVID-19 surges in other states, and it’s reached Georgia now. The Northeast Georgia Physicians Group (NGPG) is hosting a July 28 event to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to those 12 years of age and older who still need the shot. The NGPC is urging those…
Jackson EMC’s communication department recently earned multiple awards from the Cooperative Communicators Association (CCA) for a variety of communication pieces developed for members and employees.
Mainstreet Newspapers' co-publisher Mike Buffington was named president of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors during the group's conference July 17.
Braselton will celebrate its 105th anniversary with an Aug. 21 reception and art exhibit reflecting the town’s history.
July 19 was mostly a bad night for developers in Jackson County as the Jackson County Board of Commissioners voted to deny rezoning bids for two controversial residential projects in West Jackson and one smaller project near Commerce.
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The Braselton’s brothers’ motto for their downtown store was that one could buy anything needed “from the cradle to the grave.”
Braselton town officials reported a sewage spill of more than 40,000 gallons into a waterway on Friday (July 16).
Several large capital project acquisitions were approved by the Jackson County Board of Commissioners on July 19.
In a 4-1 vote, the Hoschton City Council voted July 19 to approve rezoning for a townhome community along Hwy. 53, but denied a proposed convenience store with a fast-food restaurant and drive-thru in a narrower 3-2 vote.
The City of Hoschton and the Jackson County School System have agreed to install speed-monitoring cameras in the school zone of West Jackson Elementary School off Hwy. 53 in downtown Hoschton.
Rapper Lil Durk’s Braselton home in Chateau Elan Estates was the target of an attempted home invasion recently, according multiple reports.
The Gwinnett County Board of Education voted 5-0 at its Thursday (July 15) meeting to approve Calvin Watts — a former Gwinnett County Public Schools assistant superintendent and current superintendent of Kent School District in Washington state — as its sole finalist for superintendent. He w…
The addition of a multi-million dollar civic center is expected to have a significant impact on downtown Braselton, but the completion of the venue will come a little later than anticipated.
According to a report in Multi-Housing News, Passco Cos. LLC has acquired Noble Vines at Braselton — a 248-unit garden-style property — for $69 million. The sellers were Claret Communities and The Ardent Cos.
Rockefeller Group announced Thursday (July 15) that it has sold a 222,618-square-foot speculative distribution center in Braselton to Cabot Properties.
An initial environmental study of a proposed high-speed passenger train from Atlanta to Charlotte chose the most southern route for the train, the Greenfield Alternative, a route that would take the train through Madison, Jackson and Barrow counties in northeast Georgia.
A request — rejected by the Barrow County Board of Commissioners last fall — to rezone land in unincorporated Hoschton for a large mixed-use development of apartments, townhomes and commercial space will be reconsidered by the board next month under a settlement agreement between the county …
Hoschton is now in the farmers market business.
Both the Braselton Planning Commission and the Braselton Town Council will hold public hearings on rezoning and annexation requests for a proposed 144-unit, 55-and-up community on 27.3 acres in the Duncan Corners area in Hall County.
Two more locations in Braselton will sell alcohol, including a national restaurant chain.
Braselton downtown leaders are considering how — if possible — to utilize a tiny but historic space.
At the first of three public hearings being held as part of the process for setting the millage rate, Gwinnett County Public Schools recommended a change to lower the proposed millage rate that the School Board will vote on at its July 15 business meeting.
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners (BOC) is considering keeping the general fund millage rate the same as last year at 6.95 mills and will hold two more public hearings for residents to comment.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announced the design-build team for the I-85 Widening Phase III project, which will expand I-85 from two to three lanes in both directions from Hwy. 129 to Hwy. 441.
Hall County tax commissioner Darla Eden has appointed Richard Steele as chief deputy tax commissioner of Hall County. Steele served as tax commissioner in Gwinnett County from 2011-2020, chief deputy tax commissioner prior to 2011 and has experience in various management capacities in the office.
Tickets sell out for Aug. 12 Wine Walk, second event set for Sept. 9
Gwinnett County firefighters responded to a report of a house fire on July 8 at the 133 block of Lester Woods Ct in Lilburn where a dog was found and removed from the home.
The Jackson County Board of Education approved the following personnel moves at its July 12 meeting:
Jackson County Water and Sewage Authority manager Eric Klerk discussed a problem of statewide sludge dumping brought on after landfills began raising tipping fees. The higher fees were reportedly due to stricter EPA restrictions and rising fuel costs.
Ben Munro will be taking the helm as editor of The Braselton News starting Aug. 1.
The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld a key part of a lawsuit filed by a group of homeowners against WS CE Resort Owner, a part of Wheelock Street Capital which owns Chateau Elan.
Bradley Hill has been named Hoschton’s chief of police. The move will take effect Aug. 2 upon the official reactivation of the city’s police department.
An archeological greenspace park, a new administrative building and buying the remainder of the Gordon Street Center were among the topics discussed during a day-long meeting of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners last week.
Hwy. 332 between Pendergrass and the Braselton area was slated to reopen early this week.
Starting July 4, unemployed Georgians now have to submit evidence they’re looking for work to the state Department of Labor.
Georgia citizens want new congressional and legislative district maps that are fair, transparent and drawn without regard to politics.
The Barrow County Health Department will offer free COVID vaccines in the Braselton Community Room on July 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Plans for a farmers market in Hoschton are under way.
A request for a large subdivision in West Jackson crossed a hurdle last week.
The Braselton Cancer Center held its ribbon-cutting ceremony June 24 at Medical Plaza 1, next to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton.
Braselton is seeking input on its first public art master plan.
Members of the newly-formed Hoschton Downtown Development Authority were sworn in on Monday, June 28. Pictured are: Hoschton City Council member Tracy Carswell, Mayor Pro Tem Adam Ledbetter, DDA Chair Sri Kumar, DDA Co-chair Tracey Carden, Shawn Adams, Tracy Jordan, Joe Vogt and Mayor Shanno…
Twenty-one physicians from Georgia Urology rank among Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors, including Dr. Brent A. Sharpe. The "Top Doctors" were recognized in "Atlanta" magazine’s July issue.
COVID cases remained low across Northeast Georgia Health System this week.
The Gwinnett County Board of Education (GCBOE) will hold three public hearings as part of its process for setting the millage rate.
Jackson County is growing, along with the length of time spent in recent zoning meetings.
The landscape of college sports in Georgia is about to change forever.
The Justice Department sued the state of Georgia Friday over passage of an election reform law it claims violates the 1965 Voting Rights Act by intentionally discriminating against Black voters.
Stephanie Clower was tired of feeling self-conscious, tired of the gnawing frustrations and doubts that had been part of her life for almost 50 years. She was tired of fad diets and aesthetic medical procedures.
The Hall County Board of Commissioners recently adopted its FY22 budget and set millage rates.
Gwinnett Clean & Beautiful recently announced that plans are underway for a first of its kind event in October. As a Keep America Beautiful affiliate, GC&B has been tapped to host and co-create “Connecting People and Places: A Community Conversation” – an environmental town hall inte…
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) will suspend construction-related closures on interstate highways starting Friday, July 2. Additionally, Georgia DOT will limit lane closures on state routes that directly serve major tourist and recreation centers. The holiday schedule …
The Hall County School District recently announced that board member, Mark Pettitt, has been elected to the Georgia School Boards Association Board of Directors for District 9. The election took place yesterday afternoon at a District 9 GSBA meeting. Pettitt received 81.25% of the vote.
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