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The Braselton News
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
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Around town
Weekly snapshots from around the Braselton-Hoschton community
PARK IN
BRASELTON
NOW OPEN
Tanner Park,
located at 1002
Pocket Rd.,
Braselton, is
now open.
The park in
cludes walking
trails, a dog
park, pavilions
and picnic
areas.
Photos by Ben
Munro
Community calendar
Retired educators
to meet July 13
The Jackson County Area Retired Educators’Association
will meet on Thursday, July 13, at 12 p.m. at the Empower
College and Career Center located in the former Jackson
County High School in Jefferson.
The meeting will begin at noon with a catered lunch pro
vided by Jan Webster Catering. There is no charge for the
meal, but reservations will need to be made by contacting
Tim or Lynne Wheeler at wheelert@windstream.net or 706-
215-5026 by Wednesday, July 6.
The program will be presented by Empower CEO John
Uesseler and Chief Operating Officer Meri Blackburn.
Braselton Police Foundation
5K set for July 29
The Braselton Police Foundation will host a 5K Satur
day, July 29, at 7:30 p.m. at the lower patio of the Braselton
Brothers Department 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 Foundation 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/BRASELTONPOUCE5K
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 De
cember market. Each market starts at 4 p.m. The market
has also moved to the Braselton Town Green, adjacent 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 Develop
ment 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: 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.Braselton-
Tec.com.
BraseltonTech hosting
monthly ‘startup socials’
BraseltonTech has announced a series of 'startup so
cials’ on the first Tuesday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at
The Fishbowl at Flourish Taproom located in Braselton’s
1904 Building.
According to organizers, the socials connect leaders of
tech startups with investors, entrepreneurs and mentors.
BraseltonTech is a private-public initiative between the
Town of Braselton and the Advanced Technology Develop
ment Center (ATDC) at Georgia Tech to provide advice and
support for startup tech companies.
Braselton hosting ‘Movies
Under the Stars’ on town green
The Town of Braselton offers free, family-friendly movies
this summer on the town green at 9924 Davis St.
The remaining movie dates are July 15 and Aug. 12.
Movie titles will be posted on the town’s Facebook page
closer to the event dates.
Free parking is available across the street in the Bra
selton Parking Deck.
Concessions will be available starting at 7 p.m. Some
downtown restaurants will offer to-go dinners and beverag
es. For more information, contact Sarah Copeland at sco-
peland@braselton.net.
Legacy Knoll ribbon cutting
set for July 29
Jackson County school leaders will host a ribbon cutting
for Legacy Knoll Middle School, a new middle school on the
county’s west side, on Saturday, July 29, at 10 a.m.
A tour is available after the ceremony to those attending.
Tours will run until noon.
Legacy Knoll Middle School is located at 79 Legacy Knoll
Lane, Hoschton, next to Jackson County High School.
Free dentistry day
offered on Sept. 16
Dental Care of Braselton will offer a free dentistry day on
Sept. 16 from 8 a.m. to noon at 2625 Old Winder Hwy. Suite
G in Braselton.
All patients will received a free cleaning or extraction on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Pooches in the Park
set for Sept. 23 in Braselton
The seventh-annual Pooches in the Park is scheduled
for Sept. 23, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Braselton Park on
Harrison St. from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will include
a marketplace, contests, a lure course, dog treats, a perfor
mance by Dixie Dock Dogs and an adoption center.
More details will be posted on www.ExploreBraselton.
com closer to the event date.
Braselton hosting
Oct. 7-8 Medieval Faire
The Town of Braselton will host a two-day Medieval Faire
on Oct. 7-8, featuring live history demonstrations, activities,
vendors and food trucks.
History demonstrations include examples of daily life,
cooking, music, the arms, armor and martial culture.
The event will be held on the town green at 9924 Davis
St.
Free parking is available across the street in the Bra
selton Parking Deck. For details and performance sched
ules, visit ExploreBraselton.com or follow the facebook
event @ExploreBraselton. Contact Sloane Meyer smeyer@
braselton.net for more information.
Hoschton Fall Festival
set for Oct. 6-7
Billed as the largest festival in Jackson County, the an
nual Hoschton Fall Festival is set for Oct. 6-7 in downtown
Hoschton.
This year’s festival includes over 200 vendors, a kids’
zone, food trucks and live entertainment. The festival pa
rade is set for Oct. 7 at 10 a.m.
Bands playing this year’s event are Steelin’ the Show
(Friday, 6-8 p.m.), Few Miles South (Friday, 8-10 p.m.),
Danny Dawson Band (Saturday, 6-8 p.m.) and Whiskey
Rose Band (Saturday, 8-10 p.m.).
Petit Le Mans and Fox Factory
120 scheduled for Oct. 11-14
The annual Petit Le Mans and Fox Factor 120 will re
turn to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Oct. 11-14 near
Braselton.
The event will feature four days of on-track battles, cul
minating in the 10-hour IMSA WeatherTech Championship
finale showdown on Oct. 14.
Attractions include a kids’ zone, vendors, food trucks,
displays, car corrals, and camping. Michelin Raceway Road
Atlanta is located at 5300 Winder Hwy.
News briefs
Hall County
Hall County partnership
to benefit local landfills,
Children’s Healthcare
of Atlanta
Hall County Community Development and Infrastructure has
partnered with America’s Thrift Stores (ATS) at its compactor
sites to generate revenue through its textile recycling program,
which benefits its Resource Recovery Division and Children’s
Healthcare of Atlanta.
“The benefit of this program is that items are kept out of the
Hall County Landfill, revenue is received for every pound, and
the greatest of all is that donations are made to Children’s Health
care of Atlanta,” Solid Waste Superintendent Nathan Smith said.
For every pound of textile recyclables collected in Hall County,
Resource Recovery receives $0.15, and a donation of $0.05 goes
toward Children’s.
“Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is grateful for its ongoing
partnership with America’s Thrift Stores and generous donations
from the Hall County community,” Beth Buursema, Senior De
velopment Director of Children’s Foundation, said “We are for
tunate to work with communities who are dedicated to Children’s
so we can remain dedicated to
making kids better today and
healthier tomorrow.”
Since 2020, Hall County has
collected more than 700 tons of
textile recyclables, which has
generated more than $200,000
in revenue and more than
$70,000 in donations to Chil
dren’s.
“All citizens have to do is
drop off their donations at ATS
collection boxes around the
County, and the oiganization
will pick them up,” Smith said.
“For any items too large to fit
inside those boxes, ATS will
arrange to pick up items from
outside their residence.”
To schedule a residential
pickup, visit America’s Thrift
Stores online.
Items such as clothes, shoes,
sports equipment kitchenware,
power tools, jewelry, small
appliances, and vehicles are
among some donation items
accepted by ATS.
Chemicals, children’s car
seats, computers, mattresses,
and firearms are considered un
acceptable donations.
A full list of acceptable and
unacceptable donation items
may be found https://www.
americasthrift.com/donations/
what-to-donate/
Gwinnett County
Rabid cat reported
in Lawrenceville area
Gwinnett County Animal Welfare and Enforcement and the
Gwinnett County Health Department are telling residents to use
caution and avoid animals behaving in unusual ways after anoth
er cat tested positive for the rabies virus.
On Wednesday, June 28, a kitten residing at 2100 block of Sun
ny Hill Road in Lawrenceville, bit its owners and veterinary staff.
The kitten later tested positive for rabies.
Diseases like rabies can be transmitted to humans and pets
through bites or scratches from wild animals such as foxes and
raccoons. According to the National Association of State Health
Veterinarians, unvaccinated dogs and cats exposed to a rabid an
imal must be strictly quarantined for four months and vaccinated
one month prior to being released.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
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 discom
fort. For those who have been bitten or scratched by any stray an
imals or suspected rabid animal, immediate preventive treatment
is necessary.