Braselton News

Law enforcement officers from Barrow County, Braselton, Hoschton and across Northeast Georgia are on the lookout for a man who robbed the Wachovia bank branch on Spout Springs Road in Braselton at about 11 this morning.

Detectives with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department are looking for an armed robbery suspect who hit the Hometown Community Bank in Braselton Monday afternoon, but officials don't have much to go on, said Maj.

A federal tax hike on tobacco doesn't kick in until next week, but smokers already are noticing higher prices.

Detectives with the Jackson County Sheriff's Department are looking for an armed robbery suspect who hit the Hometown Community Bank in Braselton Monday afternoon, but officials don't have much to go on, said Maj.

The Clarke County coroner has identified the victim of a single-car crash in Athens Thursday evening as 19-year-old Kelsey Shepley of Winder.

Police have taken dozens of drunken drivers off Athens roadways this year by setting up sobriety checkpoints along busy thoroughfares on party nights.

Dylan Ames finished No. 1 overall in the Masters division and tops among Pro racers at Lanier National Speedway on Friday night in Braselton.

Braselton's clerk of court, Becky Skelton, is accused of skimming about $15,000 cash from the city's Municipal Court appearance bond lock box.

A court clerk was out of jail Thursday after being charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the town of Braselton.

Braselton's clerk of court has resigned and been arrested for allegedly embezzling $15,000 worth of bonds from the town's municipal court system, according to town officials.

There are plenty of tournaments for grown-ups that come to the golf courses in Barrow County.

Greg Simpson pulled into the lead on lap 14 and stayed in front the rest of the way, as he rolled to a victory in the Pro Late Model, 60-lap event at Lanier National Speedway on Saturday in Braselton.

Jackson County sheriff's deputies are searching for a burglar who broke into the Church of God's Prophecy in Braselton and stole almost $9,000 in computer and musical equipment sometime between the church's Sunday and Wednesday services.

Southeast Asphalt Tour have announced a couple of schedule changes that will affect upcoming events at both Montgomery Motor Speedway in Alabama and Monroe Motor Speedway in Louisiana.

It looks like pop star Usher Raymond IV is having it his way. The Grammy-winning R&B star and Atlanta resident filed for divorce from Tameka Foster, his wife of less than two years.

A 46-year-old mechanic was taken to the hospital last Thursday after he was beaten by two brothers who refused to leave his Ednaville Road garage in Braselton, according to a Jackson County sheriff's report.

The cancer survivors, survivors from a few months up to 20 years, once again performed the traditional relay leadoff BRASELTON - If you thought last yeara s Hall County Cancer Society Relay for Life was a big event, it could not compare with the mammoth spectacle that unfolded Friday evening at Road Atlanta.

The recession nothwithstanding, a mixed-used development that would include a hotel is in the works on 30 acres in Braselton.

When the heat of the summer arrives, most people's thoughts turn to taking some sort of family vacation; but with economic progress currently frozen, a lot of people don't have the necessary funds for extended trips.

If you live in or around metro Atlanta, there are a number of beautiful, unique wedding venues from which to choose.