Reservoir full, but restrictions remain

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Wednesday, February 1. 2012
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Fall and winter rains have refilled the Bear Creek Reservoir, but restrictions implemented last fall on those who use the water remain in place.

As of Jan. 25, the lake was just an inch below full pool, according to Hill Baughman of J & G Services, which manages the 505-acre reservoir and its water plant for the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority.

In spite of near-average rainfall in December and January, the flow of the Middle Oconee River remains low. [Full Story »] 

New traffic signal operational

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, February 1. 2012
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The Georgia Department of Transportation was due to complete the installation of a new traffic signal at State Route 98 (Maysville Road) and B. Wilson Road on Tuesday. The light is the final phase of a project that provided a westbound left-turn lane for the Quality Foods Shopping Center and left-turn lanes for B. Wilson Road and King Road. The intersection between SR 98, B. Wilson Road and King Road was also realigned during the project.

OPINION: Going above the call of duty

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Mark Beardsley
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Wednesday, February 1. 2012
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It may all come to naught, but Commerce residents should take note of the extent to which the Commerce Planning Commission went recently to resolve a dispute between residents of Oconee Pointe subdivision and Northeast Georgia Bank.

The issue — minor to most of us, but important to all the involved parties — was whether the bank could rezone lots previously designated as greenspace and then sell them to recover loaned money lost via foreclosure. [Full Story »] 

CHS to retire women’s jerseys

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Wednesday, February 1. 2012
Former playing jerseys belonging to two of Commerce High School’s record-breaking basketball scorers will be retired, again, next week. Shirley Nunn and Linda Lang Exley, whose jerseys were first retired in 1963 and 1960, will be honored during the Lady Tigers’ final home game of the season on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The women’s high school ... [Full Story »] 

Commerce overcomes in double overtime

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Wednesday, February 1. 2012
There weren’t many water bottles left to douse Commerce coach Chad Bridges’ inflamed nerves during his team’s double overtime thriller at East Jackson last weekend. Instead the Tigers quenched their thirst to win on the court in unlikely ways last week. They did so consistently, winning three of three contests played, and coming from ... [Full Story »] 

Edna Nell Johnson

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Wednesday, February 1. 2012
COMMERCE – Edna Nell Tucker Johnson, 89, has died. She was the daughter of the late James R. and Eula Westbrook Tucker. She was retired from Sears. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Eugene Johnson Sr. Survivors include a son, Robert E. Johnson Jr., Gainesville; daughter, Cheryl Johnson Davis, Blue Ridge; sisters, ... [Full Story »] 

Boys' basketball: Eagles bested in double OT by rival Commerce

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Wednesday, February 1. 2012
EAST Jackson coach Brian Turner didn’t think a postgame meeting in the locker room was even warranted. Feeling his players had sufficiently left everything out on the floor in an 82-80 double overtime loss Saturday to crosstown rival Commerce, he released his squad to go home early. “I told the kids that I didn’t have anything to say,” ... [Full Story »] 

Girls' basketball: Tough win gives East Jackson girls sweep of Commerce

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Wednesday, February 1. 2012
EAST Jackson beat Commerce for the third time this season, but win no. 3 over the Lady Tigers proved much more cumbersome than the previous two. The Lady Eagles hung on for a 46-38 victory Saturday at home after having routed Commerce by 26 and 28 points respectively in the first two meetings. “I think it’s really difficult to beat a team 3 ... [Full Story »] 

Toyota to build $350 million Jackson plant

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Wednesday, February 1. 2012
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Jackson County just landed its biggest economic development project in county history.

Gov. Nathan Deal announced Tuesday that Toyota Industries Corp. will establish Toyota Industries Compressor Parts America (TICA) in a 600,000-square foot building it will erect on the 152-acre tract in Valentine Farms Industrial Park next to its TD Automotive Compressor Georgia (TACG).

The new plant, which will provide an estimated 320 new manufacturing jobs and represents a $350 million investment, will manufacture parts for the compressors assembled at TACG. TACG currently imports those parts from Japan. Toyota Industries Corp. supplies automotive compressors for Toyota Motor Corporation, as well as Chrysler, Ford, General Motors and others. [Full Story »] 

Luke Fyffe (1-29-12)

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Tuesday, January 31. 2012
MAYSVILLE - Luke Langford Fyffe, 14, died Sunday, January 29, 2012 at his residence. He was born in Fulton County, the son of William Fyffe of Commerce and Lynn Langford of Maysville. He was a student at East Jackson Middle School. Luke was on the East Jackson High School junior varsity soccer team, East Jackson Middle School football team and ... [Full Story »] 
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