Jefferson News

On Saturday, March 10, at 9 a.m., the Banks County Republican Party will hold precinct mass meetings to elect delegates and alternate delegates to the Banks County Republican Party Convention.

Rep. Tommy Benton has announced that he will seek re-election this summer to his fifth term in the Georgia House of Representative from District 31.

A civil dispute between a homeowner and those living rent-free at the residence lead to the involvement of deputies, according to an incident report from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.

RECOVERED VEHICLE: A deputy on patrol on the morning of Jan. 31 spotted a 1998 black Honda Civic parked on the side of the Brockton Loop.

Law enforcement officers gathered a only few new leads Thursday as they attempted to identify a man that a Jefferson woman said stopped her late Sunday night and inappropriately frisked her in a rural area of Jackson County.

Four polling locations in Jackson County have been moved. The new locations are as follows:A a Wilson , now located at Maysville United Methodist Church, 8482 Maysville Road, Maysville, Georgia, 30558.

Young Harris College's Theatre Young Harris will present seven performances of a delightful, traditional retelling of Jane Austen's beloved novel "Pride and Prejudice." Performances are scheduled for Thursday, Feb.

Plans for fundraising and business recruitment for downtown Jefferson were both topics of discussion at the monthly meeting of the Jefferson Downtown Development Authority last month.

Some unwanted guests may be living in a vacant house - and they are apparently trying to make the place feel more like home.

Sherry Clark Moore of Jefferson plans to run for probate judge of Jackson County.

Ruth Trammell Smith, 83, died Friday, February 3, 2012 at Hill Haven Nursing Home.

Howell "Hal" Corbin Brady, 86, died Saturday February 4, 2012 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness.

THEFT: A Maysville woman reported on Jan. 30 that someone had taken the metal cover from a drain near her home on Upland Drive.

HART County drained six three-pointers in the second half as it handed Jefferson a 55-39 loss, its third straight in subregion play.

Sherry Clark Moore of Jefferson plans to run for probate judge of Jackson County.

A 100-pound bell stolen from a Gwinnett County church was located in Jackson County - after exchanging hands from several people in recent days, according to law enforcement reports.

Barbara Hanson Johnson, 69, died Friday, January 27, 2012. She was born in Jackson County, the daughter of the late Marvin and Roberta Whitehead Hanson.

Larry Arnold Dalton, 70, died Saturday, January 28, 2012. Born in Royston, he was the son of the late Avery and Viola Skinner Dalton.

Church Women United: Church Women United will meet at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 3 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 800 W. Lake Dr.

The Jefferson City School System is the second thriftiest school district in the state, according to recently released data from FY2011.