Entries from May 2008

Braselton issues 17 residential permits

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Friday, May 30. 2008
The Braselton Planning and Development Department issued 17 residential building permits in April, according to a town report. Seven permits were issued in Jackson County, five in Gwinnett County, two in Hall County and one in Barrow County. Two non-residential building permits were also approved in Braselton in April. Commonwealth Braselton ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton visitor’s bureau to meet June 10

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Friday, May 30. 2008
The Braselton Visitor’s Bureau Authority will hold a public hearing to discuss its proposed FYE 2009 budget on Tuesday, June 10, at 4 p.m. The town’s visitor’s bureau manages a two percent hotel/motel tax. Braselton also has a three percent hotel/motel tax that is accounted in the town’s general fund budget. ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton council to hold budget hearing

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Friday, May 30. 2008
The Braselton Town Council will hold a public hearing on its proposed FYE 2009 budget on Thursday, June 5, at 4 p.m. Braselton ‘s general fund budget is slated to rise six percent — from $2.8 million in 2008 to $2.9 million in 2009. However, the town’s water and sewer fund budget is expected to slide 22 percent from $8.7 ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton issues 17 residential permits

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MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Friday, May 30. 2008
The Braselton Planning and Development Department issued 17 residential building permits in April, according to a town report. Seven permits were issued in Jackson County, five in Gwinnett County, two in Hall County and one in Barrow County. Two non-residential building permits were also approved in Braselton in April. Commonwealth Braselton ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton visitor’s bureau to meet June 10

Posted by
MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Friday, May 30. 2008
The Braselton Visitor’s Bureau Authority will hold a public hearing to discuss its proposed FYE 2009 budget on Tuesday, June 10, at 4 p.m. The town’s visitor’s bureau manages a two percent hotel/motel tax. Braselton also has a three percent hotel/motel tax that is accounted in the town’s general fund budget. ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton council to hold budget hearing

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MainStreetNewsSports
in Sports
Friday, May 30. 2008
The Braselton Town Council will hold a public hearing on its proposed FYE 2009 budget on Thursday, June 5, at 4 p.m. Braselton ‘s general fund budget is slated to rise six percent — from $2.8 million in 2008 to $2.9 million in 2009. However, the town’s water and sewer fund budget is expected to slide 22 percent from $8.7 ... [Full Story »] 

Kenny Rogers moving to Nicholson

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Area Headline News
Friday, May 30. 2008
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Nicholson's newest resident will also be its most famous.

Singer-songwriter Kenny Rogers is building a house on a secluded 150 acres across Hwy. 335 from Staghorn Plantation Estates.
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Cynics right: LP permit a done deal

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Mark Beardsley
in Opinions
Friday, May 30. 2008
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The cynics were right.

The granting of a new air quality permit to Louisiana Pacific was a done deal before the hearing held May 16.
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Riley Harris

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Thursday, May 29. 2008
Riley Harris Sr., 75, of Commerce, died Saturday, May 24, 2008. He was born in Jackson County, the son of the late Henry and Mammie Slaughter Harris. He was retired from the University of Georgia and was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Mr. Harris was a veteran, retired from the United States Army. Survivors include his wife, Bernice ... [Full Story »] 

Minnie Mize

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Thursday, May 29. 2008
Minnie Lucille Seagraves Mize, 88, of Gainesville, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at the Oaks at Limestone, following an extended illness. Born in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Love Thirsten and Lucy Burroughs Seagraves. She was retired from New Holland Mill and was a member of Corinth Baptist Church. Mrs. Mize was preceded in ... [Full Story »] 
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