SK Innovation donated $60,000 to the Jackson County Empower College and Career Center (EmpowerC3) at a ceremony held Nov. 19 at the state capitol.
A house fire around 8 a.m. on Nov. 23 appeared to have destroyed a home on Washington Street in Jefferson. The state fire marshal’s office later ruled the fire as arson and is offering a $10,000 reward according to Jefferson Fire Chief Mark Duke. The house is located across from the Bell’s …
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Efforts to revive a residential project near Publix in West Jackson received a blow Nov. 19 when the Jackson County Planning Commission vote 3-0 in favor of denial. The Jackson County Board of…
A construction worker at the SK Battery plant in Commerce who fell on Nov. 4 has died.
SK Battery will have a second job fair on Dec. 14 to hire production workers at its plant in Commerce, according to John Scott of the Jackson County Industrial Development Authority.
Braselton planners are slated to hold a hearing next week on a massive planned unit development on Jesse Cronic Rd. The hearing has been deferred multiple times.
Harold Pritchett, 77, of the Red Hill Community, passed away F…
COMMERCE - Timothy Mark Hooper, 50, Commerce, died Monday, Nov…
Senior Staff Sergeant Dewey Leon Allen Sr., 77, passed away on…
HULL - Susan Parson Blalock, 51, Hull, passed away Sunday, Nov…
NICHOLSON - Gerald Franklin Bettis, 64, Nicholson, passed away…
Geraldine "Jerrie" Copeland (Meemaw) was called home on Friday…
Commerce coach Michael Brown said this past Friday that his team would celebrate its region title win for 48 hours and then turn its attention to its first-round playoff opponent.
Jefferson’s shooters have the green light, and that was never more evident than Monday.
Jefferson's Riley Holliman nailed a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as the host Dragons beat Franklin County 48-45 Monday in the losers' bracket of the Jackson EMC Thanksgiving Classic.
East Jackson’s Austin Ackerman took first in the boys’ 200-yard freestyle and fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke to lead East Jackson Saturday (Nov. 21) at the Turkey Splash in Watkinsville.
Livi Blackstock got one senior-season milestone out of the way rather early. The standout guard recorded her 1,000th point Saturday (Nov. 21) in the Jefferson girls’ basketball team’s season-o…
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- Theft reported at town's water building
- Braselton ushers in holidays with virtual tree lighting
- Braselton’s historic grammar school receives $300,000 renovation
- Center Union plans Nov. 29 singing
- SK donates $60,000 to Empower Center, Commerce schools
- Arrests made in county recently
- Bones found in Jefferson not those of a human
- Six entering auto incidents reported to Jefferson PD
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- Bones found in Jefferson not those of a human
- Cayden Williams named Miss Jefferson Preteen
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A theft was recently reported at the Town of Braselton's water department building.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) and other agencies reported the following arrests in the county:
A Jefferson property owner reported, on November 16, finding a suspicious skeleton on their property while they were taking a walk.
Six incidents of automobiles being entered were recently reported to the Jefferson Police Department.
The following incidents were recently reported to the Commerce Police Department:
A lot of people are wondering this year, what is there to be thankful about at Thanksgiving?
Dear Editor: Does Mike Buffington even have a clue? The populist rhetoric has come to an end, he states.
The Great Populist Experiment has come to an end.
Dear Editor: There is a very old saying: "Just as a person lights one candle from another and the original flame is not diminished, so too, we are never lessened when we pass our internal flam…
Dear Editor: Despite non-stop personal attacks and strong efforts from our local Democratic candidates, Jackson County saw massive Republican victories last week. With voter turnout in the cou…
The Town of Braselton held its annual tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 21.
Braselton’s historic grammar school building has been renovated for the first time since it was built in 1933 when the school served the growing population as the Braselton Brothers Enterprise…
Braselton plans a number of upcoming holiday events — from the town’s annual tree decorating competition to the new “Cravin’ Bacon Walk.”
Corey Smith of Jefferson will give a solo-acoustic performance at The Classic Center Theatre in downtown Athens on Friday, December 11. The fan-made artist will perform his most popular hits, …
Miss Cayden Williams, age 12, was recently crowned Miss Jefferson Preteen 2020.
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Commerce Middle School recently recognized its "Terrific Tigers" for the week of Nov. 16. These students were nominated by their teachers for showing their ROARS, "respectful, organized, accepting of self and others, responsible and safe behaviors." CMS principal Phillip Powell, assistant pr…
Maysville Elementary School students in Courtney West's Pre-K class, Katie Roper's preschool class and Vicki Allen's kindergarten class were recently recognized for their participation in the …
The Emmanuel College Collegiate Livestock Judging Team competed in the North American Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, November 17. Emily Adler, of Commerce, was among the …
A seasonal tournament of champions, the Elite NE 4-H Trivia Tournament is an opportunity for counties to come together in a fun, relaxed environment and match wits over who knows more about a …
Eight University of North Georgia (UNG) transfer coaches serve as students who can help their fellow students who have transferred into UNG adjust to a new university.
Center Union Baptist Church will host a singing on November 29 at 11 a.m.
The First Baptist Church of Jefferson will hold its 12th annual Turkey Can Run 5K Food Bank Fundraiser at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26.
Beaverdam Baptist Church will have a live nativity on Sunday, December 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Sunday, December 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Pleasant Acres Church will have a singing at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22.
Kingdom Culture Church will host a prayer call every Monday at 7 p.m.
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