Full funding of student enrollment growth after a year of budget cuts would come as a great relief to Georgia’s public schools, the state’s top K-12 education official said Tuesday.
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Hoschton has two council seats up for election this year, along with the mayor's seat.
Lauren W. “Bubba” McDonald was recently sworn-in as Public Service Commissioner at a ceremony held in Jackson County.
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center recently opened one of the state’s first infusion centers to administer Bamlanivimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment for high-risk patients diagnosed w…
Maysville city leaders took the first step at the January city council meeting to make improvements to some roads in the town.
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Eunice Saunders, 97, died Monday, January 11, 2021.
Mary Frances Buice, 81, wife of the late Doyle Boyd Buice, die…
JEFFERSON - Dan Barron, 77, was welcomed into heaven on Sunday…
Jackson County defensive lineman Andrew King was named Class AAAAA all-state honorable mention by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Three Commerce football players recently were recently named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s all-state football team.
Jefferson star Malaki Starks was named the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Class AAAA Offensive Player of the Year as part of the publication’s recently-released all-state football team.
The East Jackson girls' basketball team moved to 2-0 in Region 8-AAA play with a 56-49 home win over Hart County Wednesday (Jan. 20).
It wasn’t a matter of if the 3-pointers would fall, just more of when.
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- State budget looks to restore school funding
- Jackson County Master Gardener Extension volunteer awarded silver star
- Hoschton sets qualifying details for Nov. 2 election
- Adams makes president's list
- McDonald sworn-in at Jackson County Courthouse
- Piedmont Athens opens infusion center for COVID-19 antibody treatment
- Koster selected as student leader for Girls Empowering Movement program
- Georgia lawmakers brace for fight over mail-in voting
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Two Pennsylvania men were recently arrested after a chase in Braselton.
A North Jackson man reported damage to property on Brothers Rd., Pendergrass, recently.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) and other agencies reported the following arrests in the county:
Four people were recently arrested on drug-related charges after authorities executed a search warrant at a Banks Crossing hotel.
Five people were recently arrested after authorities executed a search warrant at a Commerce address, finding methamphetamine and prescription pills.

With the attempted insurgency in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6 and the tense inauguration of a new president there this week, you may have missed the fact that the Georgia Legislature is back in session in Atlanta.
By David R. Altman
By Sen. Bo Hatchett (R – Cornelia)

The Trump supporters who stormed into the U.S. Capitol last week finally did what four years of political opposition couldn't: They exposed the slimy underbelly of Trumpism in a way that is un…
Brandy Pethel, Jackson County’s Master Gardener Extension volunteer, has completed the training to earn the recognition of silver star level.
Atlanta Zoo passes are again available at the Nicholson Public Library.
There are many new book displays at the Commerce Public Library, including new juvenile non-fiction as well as a winter picture books.
Jefferson Rotary Club donated to iServe Ministry, operated by Jeff and Sherry Grant, to help feed people in Jackson County. The money will be used in the “Bags of Love” program, which helps fe…
Mobile hotspots will be available soon at the Nicholson Public Library. The Mobile hotspot can provide wireless internet access for up to 10 devices.
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West Virginia University’s Potomac State College President Jennifer Orlikoff recently announced 194 students who earned a place on the president’s list for fall 2020.
Grace Koster, a Jefferson City Middle School seventh grader, has been selected by HealthMPowers and Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia as a student leader for the new Girls Empowering Movement pr…
More than 2,100 students were named to Valdosta State University's fall 2020 dean's list.
Mercer University recently announced the President's List and Dean's List for the fall 2020 semester. Inclusion on these lists requires students to meet grade-point-average standards specific …
Shelbie Hill, of Braselton, recently earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Kennesaw State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
White Plains Baptist Church will hold a special singing on Friday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m.
A book signing is planned Saturday, Dec. 19, from 5-8 p.m. at Lagunas Mexican Grill for “Farm to Table Keep on Trucking,” written by Roxanne Shunk. The book touches on religious topics.
Celebration Church plans a drive-through live nativity experience.
Apostle Carol Patman and the New Beginnings Outreach Ministries of Miracle Deliverance plan a toy drive.
Christmas at Bethany: “A Service of Scripture & Song” is planned for December 20, Bethany United Methodist Church at 10:30 a.m.
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