The Operations Committee of the Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority will meet Friday to determine how it should “respond” to a Jefferson plan to withdraw water from the North Oconee River. [ Full Story » ]
A tornado spawned by the remnants of Tropical Storm Fay destroyed one mobile home and damaged a number of residences at about 4:30 Tuesday afternoon in the Cedar Drive area of Commerce.
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Colton Standridge reportedly responded to his parents by squeezing their hand over the weekend at Egleston Children's Hospital, where he remains in stable condition. [ Full Story » ]
A Jackson County Grand Jury indicted four people on Friday in connection with allegations of animal cruelty at L&D Kennel and Farm, Nicholson.
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The small town of Nicholson in South Jackson has created a municipal court. Ostensibly, the court is designed to hear municipal code violations. [ Full Story » ]
The recent GBI investigation into the evidence room at the Jefferson Police Department was over before it began, according to documents about the matter. [ Full Story » ]
The Jefferson City School System will maintain the same tax rate this year as last year at 13.242 mills for operations and 3.3 mills for bond payments.
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Election day phone calls, apparently paid for by an unidentified local candidate, disturbed many Jackson and Banks County voters Tuesday.
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