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A Thomson woman was attacked in her apartment on Monday night. Although no one had been arrested as of late Monday, authorities were searching for a man, believed to be the victim's boyfriend, in connection with the beating, The McDuffie Mirror learned.
ROTC cadets mobilize to help bring trees to troops' families
About a dozen members of the East Jackson High School Junior ROTC gathered Tuesday at a Nicholson tree farm to load about 250 donated trees onto trucks bound for families of soldiers stationed at Fort Gordon near Augusta.
Electric provider seeks expansion permit
Area residents have until Jan. 4 to request a public hearing or submit comments on a proposed expansion of Southern Power Co.'s Plant Dahlberg gas- and oil-fired electric plant in Nicholson.
Ga. Man Found Dead Outside Burning Mobile Home
Investigators are trying to determine the cause of death of a 52-year-old Jackson County man who was found dead outside his burning mobile home.
Jackson man dies in trailer fire
A middle-aged man died in a mobile home fire in Nicholson late Tuesday night, officials said Wednesday.
Nicholson man killed in house fire
A middle-aged man died in a mobile home fire in Nicholson late Tuesday night, officials said today.
Toy and food Drive held by UGA Alumni Association
The UGA Alumni Association will collect unwrapped toys for Toys For Tots and nonperishable food items to help Northeast Georgia's less fortunate.
Many Georgians remember hiking into nearby woods as children to chop down that most iconic of all holiday decorations: the family Christmas tree.
Local couple visits a small chapel nestled away on a long country road
Albert Chandler and his wife, Christy, along with their children Lane, left, and Trey, visited the Staghorn Chapel on the outskirts of Nicholson on Nov.
An article about the Nov. 3 municipal elections published Sunday on Page B4 incorrectly reported that Nicholson City Councilman Howard Wilbanks was defeated.
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Last year, Peach State Speedway was in danger of closing its doors, just as dozens of other tracks in the Southeast have done this decade.
Expert: Voters took anger out on incumbents
The results in Tuesday's mayoral elections in Nicholson and Jefferson were a little too close for comfort for Ronnie Maxwell and Jim Joiner, but at least they held onto their seats.
Some successful in drives to oust area incumbents
Nicholson Mayor Ronnie Maxwell gets a little support from his wife, Gale, on Tuesday night at the Nicholson Public Library as the votes are counted in the mayor's race.
Warrenton, GA Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested
According to our new partner, WTHO radio, in Thomson, a hold-up at an area bank sent a Savannah, GA man to jail Monday.
Jackson GOP backs candidates in three races
The Jackson County Republican Party has endorsed candidates in the Hoschton, Braselton and Nicholson mayoral races, according to party President Ron Johnson.
Squatters ransack empty Jackson home
Burglars ransacked a Nicholson house while the owner was not living there, taking electronics valued at about $1,000, tools and the man's couch cushions, according to report filed by a Jackson County sheriff's deputy.
The gathering, held Aug. 13-15 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, was designed to re-energize designers with a spirit of enthusiasm to make their businesses successful.
Area elections fired by unrest
Over the next couple of weeks, small-town residents will see candidates for municipal offices going door to door, handing out signs and generally giving their campaigns one last push before voting wraps up Nov.
Thomas Long, 68, of 94 Hearthstone Road, Carlton, died Saturday, October 17, 2009.
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