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A former Jackson County High School basketball player is reportedly in ICU in South Carolina after suffering a cardiac arrest during a pickup basketball game on April 15.
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- BUFFINGTON: Russia has to be stopped in Ukraine
- Developers withdraw application for large South Hall subdivision
- Severe weather warning system test set for May 1 in Hall Co.
- Meet the Candidates: Tracy Brooks, Candidate for Chief Magistrate
- Meet the Candidates: Andy Garrison, Candidate for Chief Magistrate
Following a couple of public hearing postponements, the developers of a proposed South Hall subdivision of over 300 homes have withdrawn their plans.
An audible test for Hall County's severe weather warning system will sound at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 1. This will only be a test, and the sirens will sound for approximately three minutes.
Tracy Brooks is a candidate for county Magistrate Judge. Read Brooks' response to the Mainstreet Newspapers candidate questionnaire below:
Andy Garrison is a candidate for Jackson County Chief Magistrate. Read his response to the Mainstreet Newspapers candidate questionnaire below:
Jefferson High School has been named a 2024 Best High School in national rankings by US News and World Report. According to the rankings, JHS is among the top 6% of all high schools in the U.S…
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson recently reported that all of Georgia’s Regional Commissions reported a slight rise in March unemployment rates.
Commerce planners have rejected a new plan to construct a 100+ home residential development on Whitehill School Road at Hwy. 441.
The UGA women’s tennis team won its 10th SEC tournament on April 21 under the direction of former Winder-Barrow tennis standout Drake Bernstein.
The Jackson County High School girls tennis team’s season ended Tuesday (April 23) with a 3-0 loss to Roswell in the second round of the Class AAAAAA state tournament.
Here's an update as of 11:45 a.m. April 24 (Wednesday) on the status of local high school sports teams:
Several Jackson County tennis players earned All-Region honors, following an announcement by the region coaches.
Madison County High School’s track program is sending 12 athletes to sectionals after strong performances at the region meet held on April 16 at North Oconee High School.
The Apalachee Wildcats overcame the Gainesville Red Elephants 2-0 in a region matchup on April 17.
The following are the results from the 52nd Annual Cook Holiday Rotary Relays 2024 held at Winder-Barrow High School on April 15. Competing teams were Apalachee High School (AHS), Athens Chris…
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- BUFFINGTON: Russia has to be stopped in Ukraine
- Developers withdraw application for large South Hall subdivision
- Severe weather warning system test set for May 1 in Hall Co.
- Meet the Candidates: Tracy Brooks, Candidate for Chief Magistrate
- Meet the Candidates: Andy Garrison, Candidate for Chief Magistrate
- Teacher appreciation letters
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Last week, Congress finally passed several military aid bills, including a controversial bill to give additional military supplies to Ukraine in its efforts to stop the ongoing Russian invasion.
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FLOWERY BRANCH - Larry Eugene Still, 65, Flowery Branch, died …
WINDER - James Ridley “JR” Parrish, 90, died on Friday, April …
Nadine Mairholtz Johnston, 72, passed away on Tuesday, March 1…
DALTON - John Tate Banks, 81, Dalton, passed away on Thursday,…
WINDER - Shirley Ann Cronic, 72, Winder, passed away Wednesday…
JEFFERSON - Linda Scales Mitchell, 80, Jefferson, entered rest…
Luxe Living Interiors, which specializes in interior design services and home décor, celebrated its grand opening in Braselton with an April 12 ribbon-cutting ceremony. Owner Lauren Rodriguez and her team have transitioned their operations from Monroe to Braselton West.
A community yard sale will be held on Saturday, April 27, in Homer Park, across from town hall.
The Legg family of Jackson County was recently honored by ABAC College’s alumni association with the organization’s Family Legacy Award.
The Four Seasons Garden Club of Commerce met at the home of Rudene Studdard for their regular April meeting and made flower arrangements to be delivered to the residents of Bountiful Hills Sen…
The Cresswind community’s Friends of the Monarch Club is at work on the Cresswind Butterfly Garden, which will serve as a sanctuary for Monarch butterflies.
The City of Danielsville is hosting a meeting for the 2024 Farmers Market to gather volunteers and build a planning committee from all those interested.
Destiny Hale, of Jefferson and a freshman at Wake Forest University, was recently named the Junior Varsity Debator of the Year by the American Debate Association.
The fine arts department at Jefferson High School collaborated to present its spring musical, Chicago, in April at the William Duncan Performing Arts Center.
Caroline Montini, of Braselton, has been selected as a member of the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi. Montini is a student at Troy University.
Nine University of North Georgia (UNG) students took part in the annual JapaneseSpeech Contest at Georgia State University in Atlanta in March, with five of them earning awards:
March 29 marked the return of the University of North Georgia’s (UNG) 29th Annual Research Conference (ARC) featuring 100 projects in various areas of study, including three from Barrow County…
Apalachee High School student Laura Jones will represent AHS as a Georgia Governor’s Honors Program finalist in biology/environmental science.
Dugar Strickland will be hosting an “Old Fashion Picking and Grinning” at StonePath Church on Friday, April 26, at 7 p.m.
•Moons Grove Baptist Church has announced the 2024 dates for its free food distribution. Distribution dates are 5/22, 6/26, 7/24, 8/28, 9/25 and 10/23. November and December will be announced …
Transportation month is being observed at Homer Baptist Preschool. The children enjoyed a visit from Curt’s Towing this week.
Oconee Baptist Church will host a first responder appreciation and Child Awareness Day on May 4 from 10 a.m. to noon.
First Methodist Church of Commerce announces that its children’s and youth ministries continue to grow.
New Salem Baptist Church choir will celebrate its annual choir anniversary on Sunday, April 21, at 3 p.m.
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