Hoschton News

The Christmas tree in front of the Braselton Antique Mall welcomes all who drive through Braselton on Ga.

A kudzu-eating pest never before seen in the Western Hemisphere has arrived in northeast Georgia, but it's not all good news.

The results in Tuesday's mayoral elections in Nicholson and Jefferson were a little too close for comfort for Ronnie Maxwell and Jim Joiner, but at least they held onto their seats.

A former real estate broker has pleaded guilty to charges that he committed mortgage fraud, operated a real estate investment scam and was involved in a check-kiting scheme and bankruptcy fraud.

Former Georgia mortgage broker Edward William Farley pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal district court to committing a mortgage fraud, running a real estate investment "Ponzi" scam involving over 150 victims, running a check-kiting scheme and bankruptcy fraud.

A Jackson County toddler is expected to make a full recovery after suffering burns over 30 percent of her body.

The Jackson County Republican Party has endorsed candidates in the Hoschton, Braselton and Nicholson mayoral races, according to party President Ron Johnson.

In some towns across Northeast Georgia, early voting for Tuesday's municipal elections has drawn little interest.

HOSCHTON Several city officials confirmed Wednesday that Hoschton City Clerk Kristen Mahan has resigned her post.

The Hoschton City Council on Monday appointed Assistant City Clerk Karen Butler as an emergency elections superintendent to replace Kristen Mahan, who stepped down from her post overseeing municipal elections and resigned as city clerk just days before citizens finish casting ballots to choose a new mayor.

Here are tips for making Halloween a little healthier this year: Feed them first: Make sure your kids are fueled up with a healthy snack or meal before they go trick-or-treating, so they don't fill up on sweets.

Barrow County sheriff's deputies Wednesday raided a Hoschton grow house - and a "grow trailer" next door - seized a number of marijuana plants and arrested three men.

Over the next couple of weeks, small-town residents will see candidates for municipal offices going door to door, handing out signs and generally giving their campaigns one last push before voting wraps up Nov.

While most of Pam Tolbert's children know her as "momma," to her son, John Richard Nash, she was always "mother." "I didn't think a thing in the world about it when he was living, but now that he's gone..." she said.

Tom Walden's old seat on the Hoschton City Council will not go unfilled in 2010, now that one Hoschton resident tossed his hat into the ring.

Gwinnett County police are investigating a single-vehicle accident in Hoschton Friday that left one person dead and two others with non-life threatening injuries.

A Hoschton man, jailed in Jackson County on child molestation charges, now faces similar charges in Barrow County.

Police arrested a 34-year-old Hoschton man Monday on charges of aggravated child molestation.

HOSCHTON a ' A three month investigation came to an end Monday into alleged child molestation with the arrest of a Hoschton man.

With about 60,000 residents spread out over 342 square miles, creating a unified vision for Jackson County's future is complicated.