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Newspaper Page Texto O Serving Braselton, Hoschton, Chateau Elan, Traditions, Reunion, Deaton Creek and West Jackson $1.00 copy Wednesday, February 8, 2023 Vol. 16 No. 9 A publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. www.BraseltonNewsTODAY.com 12 pages Big day for Panther wrestlers The Jackson County boys' and girls' wrestling teams both finished as region runners-up at Saturday's traditional region tournaments PAGE 10A More photos See more photos of Saturday's Downtwon Choocolate Walk in Braselton PAGE 7A A day for chocolate r- Photo by Ben Munro Serena Tolone displays chocolate snacks offered at Re-Bar in Braselton’s 1904 building during Satur day’s (Feb. 5) Downtown Chocolate Walk. Truck driverfound dead in vehicle at Braselton gas station PAGE 5A INDEX News 1-3A Opinion 4A Public safety 5A Social 6A School 7A Obituaries 8A-9A Sports 10A Classifieds 11A Special election Ru noff Chase and Persinger facing off Feb. 28 for House District 119 seat The special election for House District 119 is now in overtime. A runoff will be held Tuesday, Feb. 28, between Charlie Chase and Holt Persinger, both Republi cans, to fill the seat. Chase See Election, page 12A Hoschton Ledbetter resigns from Hoschton City Council First-term Hoschton City Councilman Adam Ledbetter has resigned from his post, effective Feb. 2. Ledbetter, elected in 2019, said he’s stepping down to devote more time to his son’s medical care. “It’s time for me to fo cus more on my family and my son’s upcoming kidney transplant,” Led better wrote in an email to The Braselton News. “The past three years, I could not be more proud of our city’s progress. Our city is in great hands with (City Manager) Jennifer Kidd-Harrison LEDBETTER at the wheel. May God bless our city now and in the future.” Ledbetter served on the council during one of its most trying times. In early 2020, he was one See Ledbetter, page 12A South Hall Lawsuits accuse Eagle Ranch of negligence in alleged sexual abuse cases of minors by other minors Eagle Ranch — a South Hall non-profit home for children and families in crisis — is facing claims of negli gence in its prevention and response to alleged sexual abuse of minors by other minors on its property. Hall County court re cords show a June law suit filed against Eagle Ranch related to a mi nor child. Records show two more lawsuits filed against the organization in July, one referencing a Jane Doe and another for a John Doe. Court documents show the first lawsuit was filed by two former Eagle Ranch house- parents who said their 5-year-old child was sexually abused by a 9-year-old child of two other houseparents. Re cords show the other two lawsuits were filed by parents of children living at Eagle Ranch, each alleging their child was sexually abused by another child resident. According to court documents, allegations in the lawsuits include a lack of safeguards and monitoring to prevent the abuse of children residents. Other claims include failure on Eagle Ranch’s part to report two of the incidents to See Lawsuits, page 12A MAILING LABEL Healthcare South Hall NGMC-Braselton president talks about expansion plan By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews.com The Braselton area is rapidly growing, and Northeast Georgia Health System is invest ing $500 million to keep pace. Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NG- MC)-Braselton Presi dent Anthony William son shared the hospital’s expansion plans with the Rotary Club of Bra selton during a Thursday (Feb. 2) presentation. The half-billion-dollar project is split into two See Expansion, page 3A Photo by Ben Munro Northeast Georgia Medical Center-Bra- selton president Anthony Williamson spoke Thursday morning to the Rotary Club of Bra selton about plans for a major expansion of the hospital. South Hall travel trailer park plans withdrawn By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews. com Applicants have withdrawn a re zoning request to allow for a travel trailer park just south of Oakwood in South Hall. The Hall County Board of Com missioners was notified of the withdraw at its Monday (Feb. 6) work session. The site was proposed for 6.72 acres at 3814 Bolding Rd. Appli cants Yeon H. Jung and Soyeon Kim sought to rezone the property See Withdrawal, page 3A ‘0 4 8 7 9 1 4 5 4 0

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