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The Braselton News
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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Community calendar
Celebrate the Holidays
in Braselton set for Nov. 19
The Town of Braselton will host its annual Celebrate the Hol
idays in Braselton event on Nov. 19.
The celebration will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in downtown.
Festivities are planned throughout the day and include a pa
rade through historic downtown and the annual lighting of the
Christmas tree.
White Plains pirns fourth Sunday singing
White Plains Baptist Church will host its fourth Sunday night
singing on Nov. 27 at 6 p.m.
The Dixie Echoes will perform.
White Plains is located at 3650 Hwy. 124 West, Jefferson.
Braselton's Cravin' Bacon Walk set for Dec 1
The Town of Braselton's third-annual Cravin' Bacon Walk is
set for Dec. 1 from 5-9 p.m. in downtown.
Two ticket options are available: "squealer" tickets and VIP
tickets.
Squealer tickets cost $35 and include a map of locations
where bacon appetizers will be available. Those purchasing
squealer tickets must be at least 16 years old.
VIP tickets holders will receive special access to bourbon tast
ing rooms in addition to the bacon-snack stations. The cost is
$65 and includes a souvenir glass. VIP ticket holders must be at
least 21 years old and present a valid ID at check-in.
All participants are eligible to win a $100 Buy Local Braselton
E-gift card.
Hoschton Jingle Mingle set for Dec 17
The City of Hoschton's second-annual Jingle Mingle will fea
ture a Santa's workshop and horse-drawn carriage rides around
downtown to go with the slate of holiday activities introduced
last year. This year's Jingle Mingle is scheduled for Saturday,
Dec. 17(2-8 p.m.)
The carriage rides will feature Clydesdales which will carry
passengers around the city square block.
More food and beverage kiosks are planned for this year's
event. Organizers expect 15-20 stops on the Jingle Mingle walk.
Santa Claus will be on hand his year, along with six to eight Dis
ney characters. The event will include a tree lighting. This year's
tree, donated by Ash Patel, will stand over 20 feet.
Schools
Jackson Co. BOE
approves new
attendance zones
New school attendance
zones to accommodate the
planned opening of a new
middle school and elementary
school were approved Nov.
14 by the Jackson County
Board of Education.
The BOE approved new
zones for the system’s middle
schools for the next school
year (2023-2024) and for the
system’s middle schools for
the following school year
(2024-2025).
The system plans to open
Legacy Knoll Middle School
next fall on the west side
of the county near Jackson
County High School and then
open a new elementary school
on the same campus in the fall
of 2024.
A huge amount of growth
on the west side of Jack-
son County has led to some
overcrowding in the system.
Students currently attending
West Jackson Middle School
will be split to accommodate
the opening of Legacy Knoll.
Currently, North Jackson,
Gum Springs, and West Jack-
son elementary schools all
feed into WJMS.
Next year, Legacy Knoll
will take the northern half of
that zone while WJMS will
have the southern part.
When the new elementary
school opens in 2024, NJES
and the new elementary will
feed into Legacy Knoll while
WJES and GSES will feed
into WJMS.
NEW SCHOOL CMR
The BOE also selected a
construction manager at risk
at its Nov. 14 meeting.
The board selected Carroll
Daniel Construction from a
final list of three firms.
Construction on the school,
which hasn't been named yet,
is slated to begin soon.
Carroll Daniel is also con
struction Legacy Knoll Mid
dle School and previously
build the new JCHS facility.
TURF CHANGE
ORDER
Also related to the sys
tem’s new schools, the BOE
approved a $911,000 change
order to add synthetic turf
for its football field at Legacy
Knoll. Officials said the syn
thetic turf will be safer to play
on and will have easier main
tenance.
The total cost of Legacy
Knoll is now expected to be
$39.4 million.
Crime
Canadian comic book
author arrested in
Braselton for child cruelty
Body Ngoy, a noted Ca
nadian comic book author,
was recently arrested in Bra
selton for felony child cruelty,
according to a report from
Channel 2 WSB.
According the report.
Ngoy allegedly touched a
child inappropriately while in
town for a wedding at Cha
teau Elan on Nov. 12.
In the WSB report, Ngoy’s
attorney, Jackie Patterson,
claimed the incident was a
misunderstanding. He said
Ngoy noticed a person he
thought was a man passed
out on a bench. Ngoy said his
client reached down to check
on him.
“When my client leaned
over to say, ‘Are you OK,
it startled the person,’” Pat
terson said, according to
the WSB report. “That per
son then abruptly raised up
and their lips accidentally
touched.”
But according to the WSB
report. Braselton authorities
did not believe the incident
was an accident. Ngoy was
subsequently arrested. A
judge granted Ngoy $5,000
bond with orders to stay away
from the victim and Chateau
Elan as he faces charges, ac
cording to the report.
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Around town
Weekly snapshots from around the Braselton-Hoschton community
Photo by Ben Munro
MURRER HONORED BY COUNCIL FOR TRIBUTE TO GREAT-GRANDFATHER
The Town of Braselton on Monday (Nov. 14) recognized Spout Springs Elementary School student
Evan Murrer for a recent tribute to his late great-grandfather, William Dewey Freeman Jr., who fought
in the Korean War. Murrer, a fourth grader, walked 100 miles in 30 days to honor the 1,000 miles Free
man walked as a prisoner of war. Freeman eventually gained his freedom after the war ended. Murrer’s
efforts raised over $5,600 for Rolling Thunder, a national non-profit group which advocates for POWs
and soldiers missing in action. The council read an official town proclamation honoring Murrer. Murrer
is pictured with Braselton Mayor Kurt Ward.
News briefs
JACKSON CO.
County tipping
fees could go up
Some area garbage disposal rates could be going up if
plans to raise the tipping fees at the Jackson County Trans
fer Station are approved.
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners are con
sidering a proposal to raise its tipping fees between 12%
and 12.7% depending on the tonnage per month.
Firms using the transfer station would see a hike of $7
per ton across the board. Presumably, at least some of that
increase would be passed along to customers.
The county is in the process of upgrading and expanding
its waste transfer station due to an increased growth in the
amount of garbage being processed. Once processed, the
garbage is then taken to a large landfill in Banks County.
HALL CO.
Two Gainesville
teens charged
in Brown Street murder
Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) investigators took
two suspects into custody late Wednesday night, Nov. 9. in
connection with the Nov. 8, shooting death of a Gainesville
man on Brown Street, according to an HCSO press release.
Jamarco Patton, 16, and Syn’sere Antrell Deshaun Pat
ton, 17, both of Gainesville, have been charged as adults
with felony murder, aggravated battery and aggravated as
sault in the death of Christopher Dixon, 25. The suspects
are brothers.
The suspects turned themselves in to HCSO investiga
tors in the Atlanta area, where authorities had tracked them
since the time of the murder Tuesday morning.
The motive in the murder remains under investigation.
Additional charges are pending.
Syn’sere Patton is being held at the Hall County Jail,
while Jamarco Patton is in custody at the Regional Youth
Detention Center (RYDC) in Gainesville. Both suspects are
being held without bond.
BRASELTON
Braselton DDA
seeking board
applications
The Braselton Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
is seeking applications for two vacancies on its board after
the recent resignation of DDA members Cindy Green and
Tracy Bradenburg.
Town residents or local downtown business owners and
operators are eligible to serve on the DDA.
For more information, contact Jessica Payne at jpayne@
braselton.net.
Schools
JCSS announces Ledford-Lyle as
Legacy Knoll Middle School principal
The Jackson County School System announced Nov. 14
that Miriam Ledford-Lyle will be the principal of the new
Legacy Knoll Middle School. Legacy Knoll Middle will open
in August 2023.
“It is an exciting time to be able to welcome Mrs. Led
ford-Lyle to the Jackson County School System as the first-ev
er principal of Legacy Knoll Middle School,” said JCSS
superintendent Philip Brown. “Miriam is an exceptional edu
cator who brings a high-level of energy and enthusiasm to our
district. She has a history of high expectations and leading a
positive school culture. Our students at Legacy Knoll Middle
School will have a remarkable experience as a student because
of the leadership of Mrs. Ledford-Lyle.”
Ledford-Lyle has served as the assistant principal of Social
Circle High School since 2018. she served as a Social Studies
teacher at both the middle and high school levels prior to her
current position at SCHS.
She began her teaching career in 1998 at Sweetwater Mid
dle School in Gwinnett County. She has also taught in Clarke
County and Oconee County School Systems.
Ledford-Lyle will officially begin her new position inside
JCSS in January.
“I am really honored to be selected and I am really excited
to be joining the team in Jackson County to work on educat
ing our most-precious resource, which is our students,” Led
ford-Lyle said.
Mrs. Ledford-Lyle, who is currently pursuing her Doctorate
Degree in Educational Leadership at the University of Geor
gia, will work in partnership with district leaders and West
Jackson Middle School principal Melissa Conway in prepara
tion for the opening of LKMS, which will see an enrollment of
approximately 800 students when it opens next year.
North Jackson Elementary School and a new elementary
school will feed into LKMS.
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