Jackson County Wire
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Burgess - Tiller wedding
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... Burgess - Tiller wedding Burgess - Tiller wedding The bride is a graduate of Jackson County Comprehensive High School, attended the University of Georgia earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a Masters of Business Administration ... Comment?
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Editorial: Water 'planning' might be trouble for NE Georgia
... notes that population estimates for this part of the state are off significantly, including a projection that Jackson County will grow at a rate of "about 1 percent per year, despite the fact the county's population has doubled in the past two ... Comment?
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Rockdale County full of football surprises
... Etheridge has been coaching in the state for 37 years, including head coaching stints at Etowah (1991-92) and Jackson County (1984-87). He was defensive coordinator at Salem for seven years before moving to Rockdale. Star-studded rematch Gainesville ... Comment?
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Pretrial hearings set in death penalty case
An Auburn man, who faces the death penalty on charges that he killed his family in 2006, will appear in Jackson County Superior Court next week for pretrial hearings. Comment?
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Jobless rate up slightly in state, region
With the calendar year coming to a close, the unemployment rate in Georgia continues to trend upward. Comment?
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Athens Census office needs up to 1,000 counters
... serving the building industry - a Weyerhaeuser mill in Colbert and a Louisiana-Pacific strand board plant in Jackson County - were among the first to cut back in autumn 2008. The layoffs continued as recently as last month, when poultry producer ... Comment?
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Two Jackson homes damaged by fires
Jackson County firefighters battled two house fires Wednesday morning, one in Maysville and one in Jefferson. Comment?
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Fires damage two Jackson Co. homes
Fires damaged two houses in Jackson County Wednesday morning. Just after midnight, units from the Maysville, Commerce and Jackson County fire departments responded to 463 Deer Run Drive to find heavy smoke and fire showing from a 3,500-square-foot residence. Comment?
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Leaders dispute water estimates
... members of the basin's regional water council. "That's become, I think, a little bit of a political issue," Jackson County Commission Chairman Hunter Bicknell said Tuesday. State officials are correcting the projections, said Bert Brantley, a ... Comment?
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HS scoreboard: Indians edge Jackson County
Lemarco Lewis score 12 points to lead the Lumpkin County basketball team to a 50-49 win over Jackson County on Monday at the White County Tip-off Tournament in Cleveland. Comment?
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Survey to help form Jackson transportation plan
Planners at the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission will conduct an online survey to measure interest in public transportation options in Jackson County through Dec. Comment?
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Jefferson parking lot expansion to help creek
An expanded parking lot at the Jefferson Civic Center will be the first of its kind in Jackson County and could help protect the stream that runs through the city's center. Comment?
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New jail a go, now to justify cost
The cost of a $51 million Clarke County Jail expansion scheduled to begin in 2011 is on par with other recently built jails, but Athens taxpayers may be getting less for their money. Comment?
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Roll out the mats for wrestling season
... ourselves," Hargis said. "But I can tell you that the top teams will know that they've had a tough match." At Jackson County, defending state champion Ryan Howe (189) and Izzy Carrillo-Garcia (fifth in state at 135) both return for a Panthers squad ... Comment?
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Commissioner Bruce Yates meets with Jackson County residents to address several community issues.
At the Talmo depot Tuesday night Jackson County Commissioner Bruce Yates along with a dozen attendees met to talk about property taxes, the 2010 county budget and the discontinuation of the Homeownera s Tax Relief Grant. Comment?
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Jackson County could allow alcohol wholesalers
Jackson County commissioners asked staff and the county attorney to look into changing the county's alcohol ordinance to allow and regulate businesses that distribute wholesale alcohol. Comment?
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Jackson schools' deficit attracts state scrutiny
The state Department of Education will be keeping a closer eye on the financial books of the Jackson County School District after it ended the 2009 school year $900,000 in the red. Comment?
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BJC's care status dependent on sale
If the proposed deal to sell Banks Jackson Commerce Medical Center to a private hospital management company falls through, the facility probably will not survive as a critical care hospital, according to Charles Blair, chairman of the hospital's governing authority. Comment?
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Hearing set to discuss BJC deal
Residents of Commerce and Jackson and Banks counties will have the opportunity today to voice their feelings about the sale of their nonprofit community hospital to a private firm, but few have shown strong feelings about the deal so far. Comment?
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Jackson County authorities continue to investigate the drowning of a 5-year-old boy at a babysitter's house in Pendergrass. Comment?
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