Braselton News

The Clarke County coroner has identified the victim of a single-car crash in Athens Thursday evening as 19-year-old Kelsey Shepley of Winder.

Police have taken dozens of drunken drivers off Athens roadways this year by setting up sobriety checkpoints along busy thoroughfares on party nights.

Dylan Ames finished No. 1 overall in the Masters division and tops among Pro racers at Lanier National Speedway on Friday night in Braselton.

Braselton's clerk of court, Becky Skelton, is accused of skimming about $15,000 cash from the city's Municipal Court appearance bond lock box.

A court clerk was out of jail Thursday after being charged with stealing thousands of dollars from the town of Braselton.

Braselton's clerk of court has resigned and been arrested for allegedly embezzling $15,000 worth of bonds from the town's municipal court system, according to town officials.

There are plenty of tournaments for grown-ups that come to the golf courses in Barrow County.

Greg Simpson pulled into the lead on lap 14 and stayed in front the rest of the way, as he rolled to a victory in the Pro Late Model, 60-lap event at Lanier National Speedway on Saturday in Braselton.

Jackson County sheriff's deputies are searching for a burglar who broke into the Church of God's Prophecy in Braselton and stole almost $9,000 in computer and musical equipment sometime between the church's Sunday and Wednesday services.

Southeast Asphalt Tour have announced a couple of schedule changes that will affect upcoming events at both Montgomery Motor Speedway in Alabama and Monroe Motor Speedway in Louisiana.

It looks like pop star Usher Raymond IV is having it his way. The Grammy-winning R&B star and Atlanta resident filed for divorce from Tameka Foster, his wife of less than two years.

A 46-year-old mechanic was taken to the hospital last Thursday after he was beaten by two brothers who refused to leave his Ednaville Road garage in Braselton, according to a Jackson County sheriff's report.

The cancer survivors, survivors from a few months up to 20 years, once again performed the traditional relay leadoff BRASELTON - If you thought last yeara s Hall County Cancer Society Relay for Life was a big event, it could not compare with the mammoth spectacle that unfolded Friday evening at Road Atlanta.

The recession nothwithstanding, a mixed-used development that would include a hotel is in the works on 30 acres in Braselton.

When the heat of the summer arrives, most people's thoughts turn to taking some sort of family vacation; but with economic progress currently frozen, a lot of people don't have the necessary funds for extended trips.

If you live in or around metro Atlanta, there are a number of beautiful, unique wedding venues from which to choose.

T.J. Reed battled to his first win at Lanier National Speedway and his third win overall in the Georgia Asphalt Series on Saturday night, as he edged Russell Fleeman for first place in the 100-lap GAS series race in Braselton.

Clarke Central High School senior Paris Allen missed the chance to graduate with his peers by a few points on a Georgia High School Graduation Test, but he still may get a chance to walk across a stage and celebrate his other accomplishments.

About 9,000 retired educators in Georgia are waiting on checks following the conclusion of a five-year class action lawsuit against the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia.

Barrow County can't take part in the North Georgia Fuel Cooperative until the county has some place to store the fuel it would buy through the bulk-buying consortium, District 6 Commissioner Ben Hendrix told fellow commissioners Tuesday.