Jackson County
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2020 Election
Northeast Georgia Candidates Discuss State Budget, Need for Rural Broadband
Candidates across Northeast Georgia may not agree on everything, but one thing many agree on is the need for access to rural broadband. The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a virtual forum Oct. 7 for various races in the region. Issues surrounding the state’s revenue shortfall due to…
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2020 Election
Jackson County Candidates to Discuss Issues in Virtual Forum
The Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum will feature candidates running in elections ranging from the 9th District congressional race to state house and state senate candidates vying for their chance to represent the public under the gold dome. Candidates for the Jackson County 1st District county commission…
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2020 Election
Jackson County Offers In-Person Voting for Coming Election
Jackson County residents will have the option to vote in-person both early and on Election Day, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Nov. 3 is marked on people’s calendars across the country as the day America will decide on what the next four years of government will look like. But how will…
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COVID-19 Coverage
Jackson County Business Owners Look to Government For Help Amid COVID-19
John Scott, director of economic development for the Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, said his emails have increased at least 300%, and he is on back-to-back conference calls working to consolidate information for the community. Jackson County has more employer establishments as of 2017 than Oglethorpe, Madison,…
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COVID-19 Coverage
Jefferson Restaurants Impacted by COVID-19
This is an interactive video. Click on the yellow “i” indicators to read more information about an issue or topic. Trevor Terry is a senior majoring in journalism in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia.
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Jackson County
Jackson County Schools Focus on Georgia Grown Foods
The Jackson County School System is partnering with Georgia farmers to bring fresh foods to the children of the county. Some of those farms are less than a mile from the schools so there is something locally grown on the school menu every day. Farm-to-school foods are important to the Jackson…
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Health
Community Raises More Than $4,000 for Commerce Girl Battling Illness
Karis Gardner, a 2-year-old from Commerce, Georgia, is receiving dialysis treatments at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Back at home in Jackson County, her community is rallying around her. The usually lively, sassy girl was diagnosed with E. coli, a bacterial infection, and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), a potentially fatal complication…
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High School Sports
Devon Gales Helps Create ‘Tender Warriors’ at Jefferson High School
Through an unexpected path, Devon Gales has found himself connecting with high school football players at Jefferson High School to help mold them into not only great football players, but also well-rounded men. Gales, a former Southern University football player, was paralyzed in 2015 during a game against the University…
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2018 Election
Early Voting Begins in Northeast Georgia
For those looking to avoid long lines on municipal Election Day, early voting has begun in Georgia. On Oct. 14, polling places across the state opened for voters looking to turn in their ballots before the official Nov. 5 Election Day. They will be voting in municipal general and special…
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In-Depth
GDP Boom in Jackson County Highlights Need for Skilled Workers
Jackson County proved itself to be no shrinking violet when it came to its market growth over the last decade. In 2018, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released the first comprehensive dataset on gross domestic product, or GDP, for every county in the United States from the years 2012-2015. Jackson…