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o o Serving Braselton, Hoschton, Chateau Elan, Traditions, Reunion, Deaton Creek and West Jackson $1.00 copy Wednesday, February 22, 2023 Vol. 16 No. 11 A publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. www.BraseltonNewsTODAY.com 12 pages Three Panther champs The Jackson County wrestling program saw three individuals win state championships at last week's state tournament in Macon, including Lilly Chavis who became a two-time champion. PAGE 10A A rare horse A Braselton hospital worker owns a quarter horse that's about to turn 40 PAGE 5A In progress Photo by Ben Munro Work continues on Hwy. 211 in Braselton as the Georgia Department of Transportation has started its widening project for the state route. Jackson County Chief Magistrate Judge Ben Green announces candi dacy for superior court PAGE12A INDEX News 1-3A Opinion 4A Public safety 6A School 7A Obituaries 8A Sports 10A Classifieds 11A Special election Runoff for Georgia House Seat 119 ahead Tuesday The runoff between Repub licans Charlie Chase and Holt Persinger is ahead Tuesday, Feb. 28. District 119 covers Bar- row County and a portion of Jackson County in the Bra- selton-Hoschton area. Jackson County residents who live in House District 119 can cast their votes on Election Day at the Braselton Police and Municipal Court Building from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Barrow County, residents who live in House District 119 can cast their votes on Election Day at the following poll loca tions: •1 — Bethlehem First Unit ed Methodist Church, 709 Christmas Avenue, Bethlehem •2 — Bethlehem Church Chase (211 Campus), 1061 Old Thompson Mill Road, Hoschton •5 — Fire Station 1 (Statham), 1625 Bethlehem Road, Statham •8 — First Baptist Church Winder, 625 Jefferson Hwy., Winder •13 — Winder Community Center, 113 E. Athens Street, Winder Persinger •16 — Restoration Church, 1250 Tom Miller Rd„ Bethle hem Barrow County voters can confirm their polling location at https://mvp.sos.ga.gOv/s. Meanwhile, early voting continues through Friday, Feb. 24. Jackson County residents can advance vote from 9 a.m. See Election, page 5A Districting Hoschton leaders consider dividing city into council districts By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews. com Hoschton elected offi cials may represent specif ic geographical areas in the city, shifting from the cur rent at-large format used forelections. City leaders discussed the change during their Feb. 16 meeting, indicating the majority of the council favored splitting Hoschton into three council districts with two councilpersons representing each district. Dividing Hoschton into council districts would require state legislative ap proval. But councilman Tracy Carswell said at Monday's (Feb. 20) voting meeting See Districts, page 5A Photo by Ben Munro Hoschton councilman Tracy Carswell (back ground) speaks to a Hoschton resident about city council districts. State Supreme Court State Supreme Court vacates lower court rulings in Chateau Elan case The Georgia State Su preme Court released an opinion Tuesday (Feb. 21) that vacated lower court rulings in a legal battle between Wheelock Street Capital — owners of Cha teau Elan — and a group of homeowners. Chateau Elan has sought to redevelop a par- 3 golf course into residen tial property in an issue dates back to 2019 when the company requested a rezoning from the Bra selton Town Council to turn the course into town- homes. But the homeown ers contended they had established an implied easement requiring the resort owner to keep the course, which lies adja cent to the Manor Homes division. A trial court ruled in fa vor of the homeowners in See Opinion, page 12A MAILING LABEL Braselton GoFundMe campaign started for Braselton hit-and-run victim As the search for the driv er responsible for hitting a man last week on Spout Springs Rd. continues, a GoFundMe campaign has been started for the victim. Bryson Moore, 21, was reportedly struck between 5:45-5:55 a.m. on Feb. 10 and was found in the inter section of Spout Springs Rd. and Thompson Mill Rd. So far, donors have raised over $8,000 for Moore. According to Moore’s aunt, who started the cam paign, Moore was walking to his job at Publix when the driver struck him. A fire fighter en route to work saw Moore on the ground and stopped to provide aid. “My family cannot thank this man enough, if not for him if it could have been so much worse,” Christina Moore wrote on the Go FundMe page. “Amazing first responders arrived and transported him to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where he is. The small amount of blood on his brain is being moni tored. We can’t fathom that this driver that hit him this morning is likely sitting at home as though nothing happened while Bryson is See Victim, page 5A Bryson Moore was struck by a driver on Spout Springs Rd. on Feb. 10 while walking to his job at Publix. A GoFundMe campaign has been started for Moore as he recovers at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. '0 4 8 7 9 1 4 5 4 0
