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Osborne MS teacher facing ethics charges

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Wednesday, July 9. 2008
Osborne Middle School teacher Wendy Schuster is facing charges of professional misconduct after allegedly providing her seventh grade math students with information about the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test or CRCT. In a letter to the Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Gwinnett County Public Schools executive director of ... [Full Story »] 

Crane Dominates For Peach State Win

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Wednesday, July 9. 2008
It was an eventful night for racers at Peach State Speedway Thursday, as the track hosted the Toyota Tundra Independence 125 for the Georgia Asphalt Series, the longest event for the tour this year. A crowd estimated to be in excess of 2,500 watched as Ryan Crane from Panama City, FL, in only his second race at Peach State, ran away from the ... [Full Story »] 

Hoschton to fund sewer line project

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Wednesday, July 9. 2008
Hoschton is moving forward with a project to bring a new sewer line to the city’s industrial area — despite falling shy of a goal to collect funds from affected businesses. The city council agreed on Monday to fund the remaining portion of a project to install a sewer line along Ga. Hwy. 53 from Jopena Blvd. to Nancy Industrial. ... [Full Story »] 

Tigers To Face Dragons In Historic Football Opener

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Wednesday, July 9. 2008
August 29 will not only mark the opening of another season of Commerce Tiger football, but it will represent another piece of Tiger history. For the first time, Commerce will open its season by playing host to its in-county rivals, the Jefferson Dragons. It marks the first time for each team that they’ve opened against the other since the ... [Full Story »] 

Hoschton reviewing golf cart ordinance

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Tuesday, July 8. 2008
A proposed ordinance allowing golf carts to be driven around Hoschton — similar to the practice in Peachtree City — will be discussed during a committee meeting on Tuesday, July 15, at 6 p.m., at the Hoschton Police Department. The city council’s public safety committee will address the topic and will identify crosswalks ... [Full Story »] 

Hoschton council member dresses as scarecrow for meeting

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Tuesday, July 8. 2008
Hoschton council member John Schulte dressed as a scarecrow for Monday’s council meeting. Hoschton is vying for a world record to have the most scarecrows in one location for its fall festival, set for Sept. 26-27. The city hopes to have 4,000 scarecrows. “If I can come to a council meeting dressed like this, y’all can make ... [Full Story »] 

Hoschton council to discuss sewer project tonight

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Monday, July 7. 2008
The Hoschton City Council will meet tonight, at 7 p.m., at city hall. On Wednesday night’s work session, the council discussed a plan to jointly fund a new sewer line on Jopena Drive with area businesses. The Hoschton City Council received a bid of $118,000 several months ago to install the sewer line. However, the council said it wanted ... [Full Story »] 

Braselton has new site for Advance voting

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Monday, July 7. 2008
ADVANCE VOTING for the July 15 election started today (Monday, July 7) and three sites are open in Jackson County, including one in Braselton. Voters may go to the Administrative Building in Jefferson, or the two new voting sites, one in Commerce and one in Braselton. The Braselton site is at 5040 Highway 53, the Braselton Municipal and Police ... [Full Story »] 

West Jackson overlay meeting ahead July 23

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Friday, July 4. 2008
A proposed draft of the Ga. Hwy. 124 and Ga. Hwy. 53 overlay district in West Jackson is available for public review. A public workshop on the proposal will be held on Wednesday, July 23, at 7 p.m., at the Braselton Police and Municipal Court Building on Hwy. 53. Jackson County planning officials will review the proposed draft, along with ... [Full Story »] 

Advance voting set for next week

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Friday, July 4. 2008
Advance voting will be offered next week for the July 15 election and three sites in Jackson County will be open. Jackson County voters may go to the Administrative Building in Jefferson or the two new voting satellite sites. One of the satellite sites is located at 204 Carson Street, Commerce, (Recreation Department) and the other at 5040 ... [Full Story »] 
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