The Braselton News
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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Around town
Weekly snapshots from around the Braselton-Hoschton community
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BRASELTON WOMAN’S CLUB OFFICERS
Braselton Woman’s Club officers (Lto R) Linda Martin, treasurer; B. Gordy, vice president; Michel
Bowers, president; Gayl Kirkpatrict, secretary; and Carol Smith, corresponding secretary; are
pictured during a recent meeting of the organization.
Community calendar
Braselton West Wine Hop
set for June 22
The fourth-annual Braselton West Wine Hop is scheduled for
June 22 (5-9 p.m.) during which businesses will welcome patrons
with a wine tasting paired with snacks prepared by Braselton
restaurants. Ticketholders will ride the Braselton Trolley to each
sipping station
“Take your time strolling, shopping and enjoying other activities
provided by our local businesses,” organizers said. “It’s a great
way to explore Braselton West.”
One hundred tickets will be available. Sales begin May 18 at
10 a.m.
Ticket holders will receive a souvenir wine tumbler, punch card
with map of locations and a wine tasting and food sample at each
stop. Patrons must be at least 21 and will be required to show
identification at check in.
For more information, contact Sarah Copeland at scopeland@
braselton.net.
Hoschton author to host
June 25 book signing
Hoschton author Kristofor Hellmeister has announced a
book signing June 25 from noon to 3 p.m. at A Flea Antique
in Braselton.
He’ll be signing copies of his six books, including his new
est novel, Academy of Breath and Fire. Hellmeister’s work
ranges from dystopian to historical fiction to dark academia.
A Flea Antique is located at 10101 Davis St #100, Bra
selton.
Braselton summer
Art-Tiques Vintage Market
set for June 23-25
Vintage Market is scheduled for June 23-25, featuring
over 125 vendors.
The event will feature home decor, vintage, farmhouse,
primitives, rustics, pottery and local artwork inside the His
toric Braselton Gym at 4852 Hwy.53 and the surrounding
area.
Included in the three-day market will be food trucks and
live music.
Parking and admission are free.
The market schedule is as follows:
•Friday, June 23, noon to 7 p.m.
•Saturday, June 24, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
•Sunday, June 25,10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
June 23rd, 24th & 25th
This event is owned and operated by Donna Cannella,
owner of Countryside Antiques. For more information, con
tact Cannella at 706-824-7204 or visit www.vintagemarkets.
net.
White Plains plans
fourth Sunday singing
White Plains Baptist Church will host its fourth Sunday
singing on Sunday, June 25, at 6 p.m.
Gold City will perform.
White Plains is located at 3650 Hwy. 124 West, Jefferson.
Braselton hosting annual July 4
festival and fireworks
The Town of Braselton will host its annual Independence
Day celebration Tuesday, July 4, downtown with a patriotic
parade, festival and fireworks show.
The festival includes a concert on the town green,
kid-friendly activities, food trucks, dining and shopping.
The parade begins at Free Chapel Braselton at 6 p.m.
and will continue through downtown on Hwy. 53 and Harri
son Street. Fireworks begin at dark.
The schedule is as follows:
•5-9:30 p.m., Food trucks, live music and activities on the
town green.
•6 p.m., Patriotic parade on Hwy. 53 from Free Chapel
through downtown
•Fireworks at dark (beginning between 9-9:30 p.m.)
•Soul Purpose Band, 6:30 p.m.
•5-9 p.m., parking shuttle to Free Chapel Braselton and
West Jackson Elementary School (shuttle service ends be
fore fireworks).
Braselton Police Foundation
5K set for July 29
The Braselton Police Foundation will host a 5K Saturday, July
29, at 7:30 p.m. at the lower patio of the Braselton Brothers De
partment Store building at 9924 Davis St. The cost is $30.
The course is certified for runners to use their times to qualifying
for the AJC Peachtree Road Race.The Braselton Police Founda
tion raises funds to provide equipment and financial support to the
Braselton Police Department and to individual officers in need.
For more information on the 5K, visit https://runsignup.com/
BRASELTON POLICE5K
Braselton Farmers Market
continues weekly schedule
The Braselton Farmers Market has shifted to weekly markets on
Fridays running through September.
Monthly markets will resume in October. There is no December
market. Each market starts at 4 p.m.
The market has also moved to the Braselton Town Green, adja
cent to its previous location on Davis St., to allow for more space.
BraseltonTech Spark
Sessions continue
BraseltonTech — a private-public initiative between the Town
of Braselton and the Advanced Technology Development Center
(ATDC) at Georgia Tech — continues its “spark sessions” at the
Braselton Civic Center to provide advice and support for startup
tech companies. The remaining schedule is as follows: June 15,
July 13 and Aug. 10. All sessions begin at 6 p.m.
The BraseltonTech workshops
are free and open to the public.
Space, however, is limited.
For more information or to
register, visit www.BraseltonTec.
com.
BraseltonTech
hosting
monthly ‘startup
socials’
BraseltonTech has announced
a series of ‘startup socials’ on
the first Tuesday of each month
from 6-8 p.m. at The Fishbowl at
Flourish Taproom located in Bra-
selton’s 1904 Building.
According to organizers, the
socials connect leaders of tech
startups with investors, entrepre
neurs and mentors.
BraseltonTech is a pri
vate-public initiative between the
Town of Braselton and the Ad
vanced Technology Development
Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech
to provide advice and support for
startup tech companies.
News briefs
Hall County
Hall Co. BOE proposes
property tax increase
The Hall County Board of Education (BOE) has announced
its intention to increase the property taxes it will levy in 2023 by
24.39 percentage over the rollback millage rate, according to a
statement from the school district.
When the total digest of taxable property is prepared, Geotgia
law requires that a rollback millage rate be computed that will
produce the same total revenue on the current year’s digest that
last year’s millage rate would have produced had no reassess
ments occurred. The rollback rate for 2023 is 12.855 mills. The
Board of Education is proposing a rate of 15.99 mills which is
an increase of 3.135 mills. The current mill rate is 15.99 mills.
The budget tentatively adopted by the Hall County Board of
Education requires a millage rate higher than the rollback mill-
age rate, therefore, before the Hall County Board of Education
may finalize the budget and set a final millage rate, Geoigia law
requires three public hearings to be held to allow the public an
opportunity to express their opinions on the increase.
Remaining public hearings on the millage rate are slated for
June 26 at 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Hall County School Dis
trict office, 711 Green Street, Gainesville.
Gwinnett County
Second rabid cat
caught in Buford area
Gwinnett County Animal Welfare and Enforcement and the
Gwinnett County Health Department advise residents to use
caution and avoid animals behaving in unusual ways after an
other cat recently tested positive for the rabies virus, according
to a press release from the county.
On Saturday, June 10, a cat attacked an individual at 6500
block of Barker Station Walk in Buford. Gwinnett Animal Wel
fare and Enforcement promptly collected the cat. which was
then taken to the shelter for testing.
Diseases like rabies can be transmitted to humans and pets
through bites or scratches from wild animals such as foxes and
raccoons.
Therefore, all pet owners are strongly advised to ensure their
pets are current on the rabies vaccination. According to the Na
tional Association of State Health Veterinarians, unvaccinated
dogs and cats exposed to a rabid animal must be strictly quaran
tined for four months and vaccinated one month prior to being
released.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Preven
tion, the rabies virus attacks the
central nervous system and is
almost always fatal in humans
if untreated. Early symptoms
of rabies in people include
fever, headache and general
weakness or discomfort.
“If you or your child have
been bitten or scratched by any stray animals or suspected rabid
animal, immediate preventive treatment is necessary,” the press
release stated.
Seek medical care immediately and inform the healthcare
provider of the exposure. Then, contact the Gwinnett County
Health Department at 770-339-4260 and request to speak with
the on-call epidemiologist.
To report the animal and have it picked up, call the Gwinnett
Animal Welfare and Enforcement Bite Office at 770-339-3200
ext. 5576; for after-hours assistance, contact non-emeigency
Dispatch at 770-513-5700.
Braselton
NGHS’s Georgia
Heart Institute to host
second-annual symposium
at Chateau Elan
Northeast Georgia Health System will host its second-annu
al Georgia Heart and Vascular Symposium June 23 at Chateau
Elan Winery and Resort.
The event will bring cardiologists, heart surgeons, vascular
suigeons, nurses and EMS to the area and include live cases
streamed from the cath lab at Northeast Geotgia Medical Center
(NGMC) Gainesville to Chateau Elan. The schedule will in
clude seminars, panel discussions and debate sessions.
Jackson Co.
Jefferson approves
large aquatic facility
After several years of debate and controversy, the Jefferson
City Council has approved building a latge indoor aquatics fa
cility designed to be used for area school swim teams, private
swim leagues and the general public.
The council voted 4-1 on June 12 to approve moving forward
with the $13-$14 million project by issuing bonds and paying
those back over 20 years with SPLOST funds and impact fees.
Councilmember Dawn Maddox was the lone “no” vote on the
motion.
hi November, voters approved extending the county’s
SPLOST with Jefferson allocating 32% of its share for recre
ation infrastructure. The city does not plan to use general tax
funds to pay for the facility, although it may use some gener
al fund dollars to get the initial operation up and running. Fees
from school and swim team use are expected to pay for a sub
stantial share of the facility’s ongoing costs.
June 14, 2023
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