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The Braselton News
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Community calendar
Art-Tiques Summer
Vintage Market ahead Aug. 25-27
The Art-Tiques Summer Vintage Market is scheduled for Aug. 25-27 at 4852 Hwy. 53 in
downtown Braselton.
The event, which will be held at the Historic Braselton Gym and surrounding area, will
feature over 125 vendors. Booths will include home decor, pottery and local artwork along
with rustic, vintage, DYI, farmhouse and repurposed items.
Market times are noon to 7 p.m. on Aug. 25,9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 26 and 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. on Aug. 27.
For more information, contact Donna Cannella at 706-824-7204.
Holder reunion set for Aug. 27
The Holder family reunion will be held Sunday, Aug. 27, at the Hoschton Church of God
Gym at 8187 Pendergrass Rd, Hoschton, nearthe intersection of Hwy. 332 and Hwy. 53.
Doors will be open at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
"Please bring your favorite dishes," organizers said.
For more information, call Kathy [Holder] Puckett at 770-533-0941.
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, adjacent to its
previous location on Davis St, to allow for more space.
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.
Friends of the
Braselton-West Jackson Library
hosting Sept, book sale
The Friends of the Braselton-West Dackson Library will host a Sept 21-23 book sale
in the community room of the Braselton Police and Municipal Building at 5040 Hwy. 53.
Sept. 21 and Sept 22 hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, while Sept. 23 hours run from
9 am, to 4 p.m.
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 performance by Dixie Dock Dogs and an
adoption center. More details will be posted on www.ExploreBraselton.com closer to the
event date.
Hoschton Fall Festival
set for Oct. 6-8
Billed as the largest festival in Dackson County, the annual Hoschton Fall Festival is set
for Oct 6-8 in downtown Hoschton. This year's festival includes over 200 vendors, a kids'
zone, food trucks and live entertainment. The festival parade 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.].
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 Braselton Parking Deck. For details and performance
schedules, visit ExploreBraselton.com or follow the facebook event (aExploreBraselton. Con
tact Sloane Meyer smeyer(abraselton,net for more information.
Petit Le Mans and Fox Factory 120
scheduled for Oct. 11-14
The annual Petit Le Mans and Fox Factor 120 will return to MicheLin Raceway Road
Atlanta Oct, Il-l4 near Braselton.
The event will feature four days of on-track battles, culminating 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
Jackson Co.
State to county: Property
values not high enough
Jackson County property appraisals skyrocketted this
year and led to some heated meetings between citizens
and public officials.
Despite that jump in local values, the state now says
Jackson County appraisals aren’t high enough.
The annual state ratio study of property sales showed
that the county’s ratio of sales price vs. appraised price
was only 31.96%. The ratio is supposed to be between
38% to 42%.
The state sampled 1,012 property transactions from
2022 in the study comparing the property’s actual sales
price against what the county had it valued at for property
taxes.
County leaders called a meeting early this week of local
officials to discuss the matter and to possibly file a chal
lenge to the data.
The county has 30 days to appeal.
Hall Co.
Hall Co. Fire Rescue to receive
new fire boat next year
Hall County Fire Rescue is set to receive a new fire boat
in 2024 to increase its services on Lake Lanier, according to
a press release from the county.
The Hall County Board of Commissioners unanimously
voted on the $697,000 Capital Projects funded purchase of
the vessel during its August voting session meeting.
The Fire Rescue boat, crafted by Lake Assault Boats,
LLC of Superior, Wisconsin, will be a 3 8-foot landing craft
vessel that will provide easy and effective ways of moving
patients and equipment on and off the boat.
The boat will contain a fully enclosed, acclimatized cab
in; a deck with room for rescue initiatives; will pump water
from Lake Lanier during fire suppression activities; and is
built for quality work performance and longevity, according
to Hall County Fire Rescue Chief Chris Armstrong.
Delivery of the boat is a 16-month process, with an ex
pected delivery of December 2024.
Around town
Weekly snapshots from around the Braselton-Hoschton community
Photo by Ben Munro
CITIZENS ACADEMY TOURS LIBRARY ADDITION
Members of the Braselton Citizens Academy received a sneak peak of the Braselton Library
extension on Thursday (Aug. 17). Crews are still working on the two-story addition, which will
provide the library with an additional 8,166 square feet.
^ Atlanta Gas Light
atlantagaslight.com/safety
Smell Gas? Act Fast!
Natural gas is a colorless and odorless fuel. For safety reasons, a chemical odorant called mercaptan is
added for easy detection of a suspected natural gas leak. This odorant has a distinctive "rotten egg"
type odor. Natural gas odors should be reported immediately.
IHay olor a gas? jActue rapido! El gas natural es un combustible incoloro e inodoro. Por razones de seguridad, se le agrega un
aromatizante quimico llamado mercaptano para que se pueda detector facilmente. Este aromatizante tiene un olor caracteristico a
"huevo podrido.” Los olores a gas natural deben informarse de inmediato.
If you detect even a small amount
of this odor in the air:
Si detecta este olor en el aire, por mmimo que sea:
2023 Southern Company Gas. All rights reserved. AGL-22004
Do not try to locate the source of the smell.
No intente localizar la fuente del olor.
the area immediately and alert others.
area inmediatamente y alerte a los demas.
Avoid using any sources of ignition, such as cell phones,
cigarettes, matches, flashlights, electronic devices, motorized
vehicles, light switches or landlines.
Evite usar cualquier fuente de ignicion, por ejemplo, telefonos celulares, cigarrillos,
fosforos, linternas, aparatos electronicos, vehiculos a motor, interruptores de luz o
telefonos fijos.
Call Atlanta Gas Light at 877.427.4321 or 911 once you are out
of the area and in a safe place.
Llame a Atlanta Gas Light at 877.427.4321 o al 911 una vez que este fuera del area yen un
lugar seguro.
