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BOC denies request for rule banning fireworks near horses

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Following a public hearing on the issue, the Butts County Board of Commissioners voted against adding an ordinance making it illegal to discharge fireworks within 200 yards of property where horses are housed.Jackson, Georgia · Jackson Read Article

RICH: The Family We Became – Part One

(This is part one of a two part series.)Jackson, Georgia · Jackson Read Article

Flashback Forty: Take a look back at the headlines over 40 years

Take a look back at the headlines from this week over the past four decades:Jackson, Georgia · Jackson Read Article

After postponements, holiday events set for this weekend

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Butts County’s annual Christmas parade and the Butts County Recreation Department and the Butts County Board of Commissioners Grinch and Friends Holiday Party were postponed a week due to inclementParade · Jackson Read Article

Church News: Week of December 10

Church news announcementsJackson, Georgia · Jackson Read Article

Student heard making threats to ‘shoot up’ school

A woman told Jackson County authorities that her daughter had heard that a Legacy Knoll Middle School student had threatened to “shoot up” the school, which the student later denied.Jackson, Georgia · Jackson Read Article

County continues to work on tax bill issues

The Jackson County Tax Commissioner’s office is continuing to work on getting corrected property tax bills out to property owners who had errors on the earlier mailing.Jackson, Georgia · Jackson Read Article

False Weapon Report Triggers Lockdown At Jackson High School

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What’s Happening: The Butts County Sheriff’s Office responded to Jackson High School Thursday morning after school officials received a report of a possible weapon on campus. Deputies searched the school while it was placed on code yellow, which restricts movement in the building. What’s Important: No weapon was found and the report was false. No students or […] The post False Weapon Report Triggers Lockdown At Jackson High School appeared first…Lockdown · Jackson Read Article

DDS awarded grant dedicated to teen driver safety

Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) has received a grant totaling $540,000 from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS). The grant timeframe for this award is through September 30.Jackson, Georgia · Jackson Read Article

Jackson EMC accepting applicants for $1,000 Walter Harrison Scholarship

Jackson Electric Membership Cooperative is accepting applications for the annual Walter Harrison Scholarship, which provides $1,000 for academic expenses to students pursuing post-secondary education at Georgia colleges and technical schools.Education · Jackson Read Article