Entries from June 2008

Outdoor watering restrictions to ease for some customers

Thursday, June 26. 2008
Beginning Monday, customers of the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority can irrigate their yards from midnight to 10 a.m. one day a week. But they still won’t be able to wash their own cars. The Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority voted Tuesday afternoon, upon receipt of permission from the Environmental Protection Division, to ... [Full Story »] 

EDITORIAL: BOE race a surprising dodge of big issues

Wednesday, June 25. 2008
Getting elected to a local board of education is a little like asking to be beat with a thousand whips. Because of recent state and federal mandates and political meddling, local BOEs have little authority to actually operate schools, but BOE members still have to answer to parents and citizens. But the one area that local BOEs do have ... [Full Story »] 

LETTER: Losing hope for area due to development

Wednesday, June 25. 2008
Dear Editor: I once cared about cities (Hoschton/Braselton) and a county called Jackson. Through apathy and manipulation of our current fearless leaders and outright lies of the planning commission and their cartel, I have lost almost all hope of a fair and impartial future for our county. Apparently when the planning commission found out that ... [Full Story »] 

TESTEMENT: Missing those lazy summers

Wednesday, June 25. 2008
Like my fellow classmates, I used to count down the remaining days of school. Those final days were often spent thinking about summer — what we’d do while not having the responsibility of schoolwork, how much time we’d spend swimming and how late we’d stay awake every night. It typically didn’t take too long ... [Full Story »] 

CRAWFORD: It could be a race after all

Wednesday, June 25. 2008
If you had asked me six months ago, I would have said absolutely that Georgia would deliver its 15 electoral votes in the upcoming presidential election to whichever candidate had an “R” after his name (in this case, John McCain). Why think otherwise? The state has been trending Republican for a while and the GOP presidential ... [Full Story »] 

IDA, BOC approve $45 million bonds for economic development

Wednesday, June 25. 2008
Jackson County will tap a $45 million “economic development bond” fund to pay for a study expected to result in the selection of a reservoir site. The bonds, approved earlier this year, were dedicated mostly to road projects deemed likely to spur economic development, but members of the board of commissioners and the Jackson County ... [Full Story »] 

IDA, BOC approve $45 million bonds for economic development

Wednesday, June 25. 2008
Jackson County will tap a $45 million “economic development bond” fund to pay for a study expected to result in the selection of a reservoir site. The bonds, approved earlier this year, were dedicated mostly to road projects deemed likely to spur economic development, but members of the board of commissioners and the Jackson County ... [Full Story »] 

Outdoor water gets OK

Wednesday, June 25. 2008
Beginning Monday, customers of the Jackson County Water and Sewerage Authority can irrigate their yards from midnight to 10 a.m. one day a week. [Full Story »] 

Rising drug problem cited as top concern for sheriff’s candidates

Wednesday, June 25. 2008
If there’s one thing the two candidates for sheriff agree on, it’s the rising drug problem in Jackson County. Incumbent sheriff Stan Evans and challenger Jim Keinard talked about the increasing drug activity during a political forum on Thursday. The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jackson County Farm Bureau ... [Full Story »] 

Rising drug problem cited as top concern for sheriff’s candidates

Wednesday, June 25. 2008
If there’s one thing the two candidates for sheriff agree on, it’s the rising drug problem in Jackson County. Incumbent sheriff Stan Evans and challenger Jim Keinard talked about the increasing drug activity during a political forum on Thursday. The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce and the Jackson County Farm Bureau ... [Full Story »] 
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