Jackson County
Reporting about Jackson County, Georgia. Some stories will be republished in the Jackson Herald with Mainstreet News as part of a news-academic partnership with Grady Newsource.
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City of Hoschton Receives Community Development Block Grant
Gov. Brian Kemp announced that 59 communities throughout the state of Georgia would receive Community Development Block Grants totaling $41 million in federal assistance. The city of Hoschton, located in Jackson County, was granted $600,000 during that announcement on Aug. 30 in order to address sewer improvements in the Panther…
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Can Foster Homes Keep up with the Increase of Children Entering the Foster Care System?
Dr. John DeGarmo lost his first child 23 years ago. This loss fueled a passion in Dr. DeGarmo to help children who are suffering. He and his wife Dr. Kelly DeGarmo opened their doors to more than 60 foster children. Nationwide the increase in the number of children in need…
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Jackson County Continues to Expand as More E-Commerce Companies Move In
Jackson County, a rural county in northeast Georgia, has experienced significant economic growth in the past few years thanks, in part, to e-commerce. As online shopping continues to promise speedy shipping to its customers, companies such as Amazon, Whole Foods, and Bed, Bath & Beyond are setting up shop via…
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Police: Athens Missing Persons Investigation Ends in Confirmed Deaths
Two Athens men, Joshua Jackson and Derrick Ruff, vanished three months ago on Dec. 18, 2018. Investigators found their bodies on Sunday in Gwinnett County, and a police investigation is underway. In January, Gerald Jackson, the father of Joshua, feared the worse. “I don’t wish this on anybody that they…
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‘For It Not To Look the Same, It Hurts’: UGA Students Devastated After Tornadoes Hit Their Communities
As Alabama and Georgia residents pick up the pieces from Sunday’s devastating tornadoes, University of Georgia students from the affected communities are still processing what happened, knowing their loved ones were in harm’s way. Brittany Davis is an agricultural education student at the University of Georgia and a Talbotton, Georgia, resident.…
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New Jackson County High School Gymnastics Team Has Sights Set High
Nine girls from Jackson County are now able to represent their school outside of the classroom. The gymnastics team at Jackson County Comprehensive High School is underway with the program’s first season ever; their first competition was last weekend. Coach Abby Kurbes said she has a long-term vision for this new…
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EXCLUSIVE: Peek Inside Jackson County Woman’s Home After She Fires Shots to Scare Burglar
A 79-year-old woman fired gunshots and scared a burglar into a crawlspace located in a closet until police arrived to her house in Jackson County. Gwendolyn Agard was in her home on Feb. 12 when a man, who police have identified as 20-year-old Hans Rogers, shattered the glass of a…
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Illegal Drone Flights Spotted By Planes In Barrow, Jackson Counties
A plane flying at 20,000 feet spotted a drone in illegal air space over the Cabin Creek Drive area in Jackson County at the end of January. The drone sighting was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration who then contacted the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to investigate. Upon arrival to the…
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Student Chefs at Jackson County High School Develop New School Lunch Menu Option
Four Jackson County Comprehensive High School students developed a recipe for a black bean burger. This is just one step to include more plant-based food options on their school lunch menu. Plant-based foods do not contain any animal products. They come from plants including vegetables, fruits, seeds and legumes. The…
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First-Time Girl Wrestler from Jackson County Places Third in State Championship
When one of Bre Lumley’s teachers told her she should join Jackson County High School’s new all-girls wrestling team, she was skeptical. “If you had asked me this time last year if I was going to be wrestling, I would have said you were crazy,” Lumley said. Yet, she decided…