In celebration of its 56th birthday, the West Jackson Fire District unveiled a redesigned website with new features. The site, wjfd.org, is part of a renewed effort to engage the community.
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Upcoming public hearings canceled
Friday March 15, 12:30 p.m.
Longtime Braselton Town Manager Jennifer Scott, who was a recent candidate for Commerce’s city manager position, has received a contract extension and raise from the town.
Details are beginning to materialize for Hoschton’s first-ever gala.
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WINDER - John Otis Mobley, 90, Winder, passed away Friday, Mar…
ALTO - Linda Sue Cribbs Mincks, 69, Alto, went home to be with…
Willis Harvey Cook passed away recently.
LEXINGTON - Sarah Hellen Flowers Anglin, 80, passed away peace…
Caitlin Collins scored two goals, and Scarlet Maxey provided the other as the Jackson County girls soccer team avenged its lone region loss of the year with a 3-0 home victory over Gainesville on Friday (March 15).
The Jackson County golf team defeated East Jackson 140-154 in a combined girls and boys match on Thursday, Mar. 14, at Traditions Golf and Country Club.
The Jackson County girls track and field team claimed first place in the Lake Lanier Classic Thursday night, while the boys finished in second place, with two school records broken in the process.
History was made Wednesday night (March 13) as the Jackson County boys lacrosse team earned the first win in program history when the Panthers took down Gainesville 13-3.
The Jackson County baseball team used 10 hits and strong pitching to propel past the Lanier Longhorns by a score of 15-5 on Wednesday night, earning the first region victory of the season in t…
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- WJES' Westhafer receives Sylvia Shugrue Award
- Heroes Elementary holds fun run and 5K
- Hoschton Church of God plans church yard sale
- West Jackson Fire Department launches redesigned website
- Developer plans to resubmit plans for large mixed-use project following impact study
- Evacuation needed on Hwy. 53 at New Cut Road due to overturned tanker
- Willie & CSN&Y: Two books, and music, for the ages
- Hoschton's Altman among Georgia Author of the Year nominees
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A man reportedly fled a Braselton police traffic stop on I-85 and wrecked his vehicle during a chase that ended near Jefferson.
A West Jackson woman said a scammer claiming to be a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) captain said she missed jury duty and owed a fine.
A woman said a group of juveniles shot at a building on her property on Skelton Rd. while she was inside.
A brother and sister reportedly got into an altercation in a Hwy. 53 fast food restaurant parking lot, prompting a witness to call law enforcement.
Investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) are looking for two additional suspects in connection with the agency’s Operation Good Shepherd undercover sting.
By David R. Altman
Please, forgive me if you’ve heard this story before, either on page or in person. I tend to tell it two or three times a year.
Part Two of a Two Part Series
Halls of Fame are often distinguished by who they keep out more so than who they induct.
The Jackson County Retired Educators heard a presentation from Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum during the organization's Thursday meeting at the Empower College and Career Center.
Hoschton resident David R. Altman has been named a 2024 Georgia Author of the Year Award nominee.
The Friends of the Braselton-West Jackson Library will hold their next book sale March 21-23 in the community room of the Braselton Police and Municipal Court Building.
For the second year in a row, a group of Braselton/Hoschton-area retired seniors, “The Friends of Lyman Hall” (a group formed in 2009), have pooled their knowledge from their previous careers,…
A Night at the Arts will be held March 15 from 6:30-9 p.m. at 32 Johnson Drive Braselton inside Infinity Healing Center.
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The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) has announced it is presenting its 2024 Sylvia Shugrue Award for Elementary School Teachers to Dr. Stephanie Westhafer, first-grade teacher at West Jackson Elementary School in Hoschton.
Heroes Elementary School, the newest school set to open in August as part of the Jackson County School System, hosted the Dress Like A Hero Fun Run and 5K Saturday morning.
The Jackson County Key Club came away from the 2024 Georgia Key Club Service and Leadership Conference with 11 awards recognizing the service projects completed by the 129 members of the JCHS …
Ten female students and three alumnae were honored for their leadership by the Women of UNG on March 3. Larkin Ethridge, of Hoschton, was among those honored.
Three University of North Georgia (UNG) students competed in the Geomatics Bowl at the Surveying and Mapping Society of Georgia's Annual Technical Seminar, where they won two of their rounds. …
The Hoschton Church of God of Prophecy will host a church yard sale on March 21-22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Maxey Hill Baptist Church family will be celebrating the First Pastoral Anniversary of its pastor, the Rev. Otis Henderson Jr., on Sunday, Aug. 13, at 2 p.m.
Macedonia Community Church will host a yard sale to raise money for the church building fund. It will be held April 22 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permitting.
The Hoschton Church of God of Prophecy and pastor/bishop Jerry Gaddis will sponsor a fundraiser dinner for building and construction funds on March 18 from 3-6 p.m.
The Hoschton Church of God of Prophecy and pastor/bishop Jerry Gaddis is sponsoring a fundraiser dinner for building/construction funds on March 18 from 3-6 p.m.
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