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The Braselton News
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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Community calendar
Town manager to speak
to Braselton Woman's Club
The Braselton Woman's Club will host its next
meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at noon in the
Community Room below the Braselton Police and
Municipal Court building.
Attendees are asked to bring a bag lunch and
beverage.
"We will enjoy fellowship, a devotional, lunch,
and our interesting and informative guest speak
er, Jennifer Scott, Braselton town manager," or
ganizers said. "Afterwards, we will hold a short
business meeting. All ladies are cordially invited
to this fun get-together!"
The Braselton Police and Municipal Court build
ing is located at 5040 Hwy. 53.
For more information, call Sylvia Schurr at 301 -
651-781 1.
Next 'BraseltonTedi' workshop
ahead Feb. 9
BraseltonTech — a private-public initiative be
tween the Town of Braselton and the Advanced
Technology Development Center (ATDC) at Geor
gia Tech — has launched its "spark sessions"
at the Braselton Civic Center. The next session
is Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. and will discuss pitching to
investors.
"There's a huge difference between selling your
product to a customer and pitching investors,"
BraseltonTec organizers said. "We'll get you ready
to tell your story."
With ATDC, BrasItonTech has partnered with a
Georgia economic development organization fund
ed by the state legislature and managed under
the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute.
ATDC is the oldest technology business accelera
tor in the U.S. and its graduating companies have
raised over $3 billion in venture capital.
"ATDC's mission is to develop a technology
ecosystem that attracts technology companies,
investors and the talent required to scale," ac
cording to a press release from the town.
The BraseltonTech workshops are free and open
to the public. Space, however, is limited. For more
information or to register, visit www.Braselton-
Tec.com.
Ninth-annual Braselton
Chocolate Walk set (or Feb. 4
The ninth-annual Braselton Chocolate Walk
will be held in downtown Braselton Feb. 4 from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
At each stop, walkers collect a chocolate snack
from participating businesses.
"Chocolate will come in many forms so grab a
group of friends or plan a date with your sweet
heart and enjoy some sweet treats while you
shop," organizers said.
Shops will be stamping each walker's map.
Those with completed stamped maps will be
eligible for a $100 Buy Local Braselton E-Gift Card
drawing on Tuesday, Feb. 7. The E-gift card can
be redeemed at 23 participating businesses in
Braselton.
Tickets are $15 each and are limited. Ticket
holders must be 16 years or older.
Hoschton History Harvest
set (or March 11
The City of Hoschton will host a "history har
vest" on March 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at city
hall to collect artifacts and digitize any old pho
tographs, documents, letters, diaries and videos
that Hoschton residents may have.
"Don't let our history fade away," organizers
said.
The event is being held in cooperation with the
Hoschton Downtown Development Authority and
Hoschton Historic Preservation Committee.
Those wishing to donate items are asked to call
city hall at 706-654-3034 to schedule a 30-minute
appointment for March 11.
Braselton Paddy's
Day PathFest
set (or March 11
Braselton's seventh-annual Paddy's Day PathFest
is scheduled for March 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
on the Braselton LifePath.
Festivities start with a golf cart PathParade fol
lowed by a Quest challenge.
The parade will feature decorated golf carts,
bicycles, scooters, skateboards, wagons and walk
ing groups along the LifePath (sidewalk along Hwy.
211). It begins at Ace Hardware toward Monterrey
Mexican Grill and ends at Primrose School.
Judges will award the top best-decorated en
tries with prizes.
The Paddy's Day PathQuest is a race involving
several businesses along the LifePath searching
for clues to complete a quest challenge.
The scavenger hunt begins immediately fol
lowing the PathFest Parade, approximately at
11:15 a.m.
Jackson County High School fine
arts performance schedule
Here is the remaining performance schedule at
the JCHS Auditorium for the Jackson County High
School (JCHS) fine arts programs:
JCHS drama club
• "Ordinary Days" — March 17-19*
• "The Wedding Singer" — April 27-30*
JCHS chorus
•Chorus Pre-LGPE concert — Mar. 9, 7 p.m.
•Chorus spring concert — May 4, 7 p.m.
JCHS Dance ("Jaxco Dancers")
•March 16, 7 p.m.
•May 11,7 p.m.
JCHS Band
•Pre-LGPE concert — Feb. 13, 5:30 p.m.
•Jazz band — April 11*
•Spring concert — April 18, 7 p.m.
•May jazz band dessert concert — date and
time TBD
*Times not yet available
Around town
Weekly snapshots from around the Braselton-Hoschton community
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Photo by Ben Munro
PLANNING FOR THE ‘HISTORY HARVEST’
The Hoschton Historic Preservation Committee goes over its plans for a “history harvest” sched
uled for March 11 at city hall. The event will allow residents to donate artifacts from Hoschton’s
past.
News briefs
JACKSON CO.
Suspect detained in
death of man found in
Jefferson last week
A suspect has been detained in the death of a Hall Coun
ty man whose body was found in Jefferson last week.
Law enforcement officials said warrants were being ob
tained in the case and that the investigation is ongoing. The
suspect is not from Jackson County, officials said.
The body of Joshua Wick. 19, of Hall County, was found
on Holder Siding Road between Benton Road and Long
Farm Road in Jefferson around 6 p.m. Jan. 20.
Officials said the death was not due to an accident and
that they don’t believe Wick died at the scene where his
body was discovered.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was called to a
scene by the Jefferson Police Department.
GWINNETT CO.
Gwinnett commissioners
approve several
SPLOST projects
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners gave
the greenlight to several county initiatives, all funded
by SPLOST money, at its recent meeting. Here are some
highlights:
•ADA bleachers at Shorty Howell Park: There’s been
a nationwide push to address ADA needs. The Ameri
can with Disabilities Act law bans discrimination against
those with disabilities. To remain inclusive and diverse,
the County will install new bleachers with elevated and
accessible seating and ramps at the Shorty Howell Park
multi-purpose field. The old bleachers will be demol
ished. The cost of the project is $235,000 and is funded
by the 2014 SPLOST program.
•Bay Creek Park to get new playground: It’s been near
ly 20 years since the playground at Bay Creek Park was
built, now faithful parkgoers will soon see major up
grades. The play area will include an obstacle course and
circular ramp system to name a few improvements. The
equipment will cost $979,443 and is funded by the 2017
SPLOST.
•Mobility upgrades funded by SPLOST: To encour
age pedestrian safety, James Road and Lawrenceville
Hwy. will get new sidewalks. The sidewalks will connect
neighborhoods to nearby businesses. The upgrade also in
cludes curb, gutter and drainage improvements. Various
SPLOST programs will foot the bill at a cost of $1.05
million.
Meanwhile, a proposed traffic and mobility study will
review ways to travel around the Gwinnett Place Mall
area. The County will split the cost of the study with the
Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District, with
the county’s contribution of $37,500 coming from the
2017 SPLOST program.
Area news
NGHS planning new building in future
medical office park in northern Hall Co.
NGHS planning new
building in future medi
cal office park in northern
Hall County People living
in northern Gainesville
and Hall County will have
more access to healthcare
thanks to a new medi
cal office park Northeast
Georgia Health System
(NGHS) is planning for 44
acres along Hwy. 60.
“We’re thrilled to be
expanding care options
in this community,” said
Daniel Tuffy, president and
chief administrative officer
of Northeast Georgia Phy
sicians Group (NGPG).
“NGPG and NGHS remain
focused on growing for the
greater good of our com
munity, and this project
will help us do that now
and in the years to come.”
The first development in
what will be called Thomp
son Bridge Medical Park
will be a 14,000-square-
foot, $10.5 million build
ing, called Medical Plaza 1.
at the corner of Thompson
Bridge Road and Southers
Road. Medical Plaza 1 is
tentatively planned to open
in 2024 as the new home of
NGPG Thompson Bridge,
which will move from its
current location but still
provide the same primary
care and weight loss ser
vices that patients know
and love. The future loca
tion will also offer gyne
cology services.
“Having a new space that
will accommodate our pa
tients even better than our
practice does now will be
such a welcomed change,”
said Christy Wagner, MD,
a longtime physician at
NGPG Thompson Bridge.
“I’m excited to see our
practice grow along with
Thompson Bridge Medi
cal Park so we can care for
more people in this area.”
Thompson Bridge Medi
cal Park is planned to be a
mixed-use office park de
veloped in several phases.
A combination of one- and
two-story buildings with a
total of 200,000 sq. ft. may
eventually fill the park to
serve the healthcare needs
of the growing area. Con
struction is expected to
begin this summer.
“We’re excited that pa
tients in our Thompson
Bridge practice will have
a new, larger facility, but
more importantly, we’re
looking forward to having
the staff and space to wel
come new patients, too.”
said Katie Dudas, MD, an
other physician at NGPG
Thompson Bridge.
For more informa
tion about this and all
of NGHS" Growing the
Greater Good projects,
visit nghs.com/grow-
ing.
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