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Newspaper Page TextServing Braselton, Hoschton, Chateau Elan, Traditions, Reunion, Deaton Creek and West Jackson $1.00 copy Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Vol. 16 No. 7 A publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. www.BraseltonNewsTODAY.com 12 pages Basketball action Scenes from Jackson County High School basketball on Friday against Habersham Central PAGE 7A Hospital honored Northeast Georgia Medical Center was recently recognized as one of the 'most wired' hospitals PAGE 3A Special election Special election for District 119 state house seat ahead Tuesday Election Day for the special election to fill the State House District 119 seat vacated by Rep-Elect Danny Rampey is Tuesday, Jan. 31. House District 119 covers portions of Jackson County (in the Braselton-Hoschton area) and Barrow County. Rampey was elected to the House District 119 seat last year but resigned following his re cent arrest on burglary charges in Barrow County. Seven candi dates qualified for the race: •Charlie Chase, Republican, Winder. Chase is a general con tractor. •Shelbey Diamond Alexan der, Democrat, Winder. Alexan der is retired. •Joseph Grodzicki, Repub lican, of Winder. Grodzicki works as a safety coordinator for a gas distributor. •Renee Lord, Republican, no city listed. Lord is a business owner. •Holt Persinger, Republican, no city listed. Persinger is a landscape architect. •Joe Price, Republican, no city listed. Price works in beau ty and barber shop equipment sales. •Bill Ritter, Republican, Statham. Ritter is an insurance agent. If necessary, a runoff will be held on Feb. 28. POLLING LOCATIONS Jackson County residents in District 119 will vote on Elec tion Day at the Braselton Police and Municipal Court building. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. See Election, page 12A Road work Clearing for Hwy. 211 widening projected to start Jan. 30 By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews. com According to a Georgia Department of Transporta tion (DOT) official, clearing work for the first phase of the much-anticipated Hwy. 211 widening project in Braselton could start on Jan. 30. “Actual clearing is tentative ly scheduled for Jan. 30 after the erosion precautions are in place,” Georgia DOT District 1 Communications Officer Elizabeth C. Johnson said. According to Johnson, the DOT could move materials into the area as early as next See Widening, page 12A South Hall Hall Co. planners oppose new ‘Trail of Terror’ site in South Hall By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews. com The Hall County Planning Commission recently recom mended denial of a new site for a South Hall haunted trail attraction known as the “Trail of Terror.” Applicant Matthew Miller seeks to move the attraction to a 12.99-acre site at 3515 Friendship Rd from its nearby 3760 Friendship Rd. location. But the planning commission voted unanimously on Jan. 17 against recommending a See Trail, page 12A INDEX News 1-3A Opinion 4A Public safety 5A Social/School 6A Sports 7-8 A Classifieds 9A Obituaries 10A-11A Town of Braselton hires new public works director PAGE 3A MAILING LABEL O Technology Chris Nedza of Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) ad dresses those in attendance at the inaugural BraseltonTech “spark ses sion” workshop on Jan. 12 at the Braselton Civic Center. Tech advancement New BraseltonTech initiative advises, supports tech startup companies BraseltonTech ‘spark sessions’ By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews. com Tech support is taking on a new meaning now in Bra selton. In partnership with the Ad vanced Technology Develop ment Center (ATDC) in At lanta, the town has launched “BraseltonTech” to help guide up-and-coming tech companies. BraseltonTech is hosting a monthly lineup of workshops at the Braselton Civic Center aimed at tech entrepreneurs. “I have done lots of start ups and sold them and built them and stuff like that,” said ATDC’s Chris Nedza, who The Town of Braselton, in partnership with Down town Strategies, will host a workshop to discuss and gather citizen input on the future of downtown Bra selton. The workshop is set for Feb. 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Braselton Civ ic Center at 27 East Lake Dr. “Your input is needed,” organizers said. “Plan to attend the session and come prepared to collaboratively share ideas, goals, concerns and challenges.” According to organiz ers. Downtown Strategies will assess downtown Bra- 71// sessions run from 6-7:30p.m. at the Braselton Civ- 10 ic Center •Pitching to investors, Feb. 9 •Fundraising mistakes, March 9 •Should I stay or should I go?, April 13 •Cap table IQ, May 18 •Get some equity back, June 15 •Headed for divorce?, July 13 serves as ATDC's interim lead entrepreneur-in-residence. “I’ve got a lot of experience. selton’s design, tourism and promotion, policy, econom ic vitality and market po tential to provide a strategic growth plan. You call this a storm?, Aug. Cap table IQ, May 18 •Get some equity back, June 15 •Headed for divorce?, July 13 •You call this a storm?, Aug. 10 For more information, visit https://www.braseitontec.com/. And ATDC people have a lot of experience. And so See BraseltonTech, page 12A To take an anonymous survey regarding downtown Braselton, visit www.sur- veymonkey.com/r/Down- townBraseltonGA. Hoschton Hoschton awarded $576,000 for path project By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews. com The City of Hoschton will receive over half a million federal dollars for a multi-use path project, contingent on the city matching 20% of the grant. The path would run from the city’s border with Bra selton to the Twin Lakes sub division on the southern end of town. The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) noti fied Hoschton officials of the award Thursday ( Jan. 19). The city will receive $576,000. Its required matching amount is $144,000. “Currently, your award for multi-use paths (that) would be constructed from the Braselton town limit through downtown Hoschton to Twin Lakes Boulevard is See Grant, page 12A South Hall Speculative building in South Hall earns planners’ recommendation By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews. com A proposed 8,000-square- foot speculative building in South Hall has earned the county’s planning board’s blessing. The Hall County Planning Commission voted unani mously on Jan. 17 to recom mend a rezoning request for 1.33 acres at Union Church Road’s intersection at Old Winder Hwy. from agricul tural-residential IV to high way-business to allow for the structure. The applicant is Rochester DCCM. The Hall County Board of Commissioners will have the final say on the request at its Feb. 23 (6 p.m.) meet ing following a public hear ing. No one spoke in favor or opposition to the request at the planning commission’s public hearing. According to planning department documents, the property owners seek a See Building, page 12A Downtown Braselton Input on downtown Braselton’s future sought at Feb. 9 session Citizens can offer input on future planning for downtown Braselton during a Feb. 9 meeting. o