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Dog days of November? Hall County dedicates its animal shelter
Puppies gladly gave kisses in exchange for attention Saturday morning at the Hall County Animal Shelter's open house in honor of its new facility, which officially opened its doors Oct.
Hoschton toddler suffers burns in accidental spill
A Jackson County toddler is expected to make a full recovery after suffering burns over 30 percent of her body.
Maysville trainer pairs Commerce police officer with new partner
Commerce police Cpl. William Thomas' new partner doesn't always have the best breath, and he's not much for conversation, but the pair still will look out for each other when they hit streets of Commerce this week.
Jackson truckers indicted in timber kickback scheme
Four Jackson County truck drivers face federal wire fraud charges in connection to a multi-million-dollar kickback scheme that allegedly cheated a Rome cardboard mill out of $4.8 million.
Jackson GOP backs candidates in three races
The Jackson County Republican Party has endorsed candidates in the Hoschton, Braselton and Nicholson mayoral races, according to party President Ron Johnson.
Grant brings lab equipment for hands-on learning
From left, Jackson County Comprehensive High School ninth-graders Kathryn Franklin, Alexis Byrne and Kristin Anderson work together Tuesday on an experiment transferring jellyfish genes into E. coli bacteria using lab equipment on loan from Athens Technical College in Sheri Koenig's class.
Squatters ransack empty Jackson home
Burglars ransacked a Nicholson house while the owner was not living there, taking electronics valued at about $1,000, tools and the man's couch cushions, according to report filed by a Jackson County sheriff's deputy.
Jackson County sheriff's deputies are searching for the two men they believe beat up an Athens man who was found wrapped in a rug dumped along a residential street in the southern part of the county.
Description: The Humane Society of Jackson County will present the 4th annual Mimosas for Mutts fund raising event on October 17, 2009 at the Jefferson Civic Center.
Two people were killed when a single-engine antique airplane crashed Thursday in a residential neighborhood shortly after taking off from Athens-Ben Epps Airport.
Woman shot helping grandson dies
A Jackson County woman who was wounded while trying to protect her 5-year-old grandson from her husband has died.
Jackson Co. road project begins Thursday
Work begins Thursday on the resurfacing of State Route 82/Athens Highway in Jackson County, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act , the federal economic stimulus program.
This coming decade will be key in Jefferson
Find more elections coverage in our 2009 elections section. City Council District 4 Brian Mitsdarffer Age: 34 Personal: Wife, Gina, and daughter, Rayann Mitsdarffer, 5 Professional: Small business owner Government experience: None Why running: "Jefferson isn't just a city where I live, it's my home.
Deputies identify beaten man found wrapped in rug
Jackson County sheriff's deputies have identified the man they found beaten and unconscious in front of a Scott Road home earlier this week.
Unidentified man beaten, left for dead in Jackson Co.
Jackson County authorities are trying to figure out who beat a man and left him for dead in the southern end of the county.
Good old days? Not always, Jackson project finds
Charlotte Mealor, left, and Carol Holzhalb work recently to preserve documents found in the old Jackson County Courthouse in Jefferson.
Ga. County Shifts Inmates From Leaky Jail
The heavy rain that soaked north Georgia has left some prisoners soggy. The downpour has forced Jackson County authorities to begin moving inmates from the county's old leaky jail into a section of a new 424-bed facility.
Some creeks and streams in Banks and Jackson counties have been overflowing today as heavy rains continue across north Georgia and there are reports of some street flooding in Gainesville.
Mother grateful for help in wake of son's death
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.
Blueprint: Funding sought for Jackson shelter
Animal advocates in Jackson County long have complained that the community doesn't have a shelter for abandoned or stray dogs and cats, and now they have a plan to change that.
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