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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Vol. 16 No. 42 A publication of MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. www.BraseltonNewsTODAY.com 2 sections, 16 pages
Four-legged friends in Braselton
Braseiton hosted its Pooches in the Park festival over the
weekend
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Needing a road win
The Jackson County football team searches for its first victory away
from Panther Stadium this season as the region schedule continues
PAGEIB
The new king and queen of JCHS
Chandler Blake was named Jackson County High School’s Homecoming Queen during halftime of
the Panther football team’s 35-17 win over Apalachee Friday (Sept. 22).
Standout
football
player M.J.
Spurlin was
named Jack-
son County
High School
Homecom
ing King
during
halftime of
the Panther
football
team’s 35-17
win over
Apalachee
Friday (Sept.
22).
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INDEX
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Opinion
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Braselton
Missing Braselton teens found safe
16-year-olds Miguel Becker (left) and Marc
Blackmond Snyder (right) have been located
safely by Braselton police after both went miss
ing earlier this month.
The Braselton Police De
partment has found two teens
who went missing recently.
According to Major Mi
chael Steffinan, the depart
ment safely located both Mi
guel O. Becker, 16, and Marc
Blackmond Snyder, 16.
Becker had been missing
since Sept. 5 and Snyder since
Sept. 10.
According to Steffinan,
Becker called someone from
a McDonald’s on Friday
(Sept. 22) to notify them of his
whereabouts. Braselton police
transported him back to his
grandmother’s house.
On Saturday (Sept. 23),
Gwinnett County law en
forcement located Snyder at
his grandmother’s house in
Gwinnett County.
Braselton
Planners
recommend
approval of
restaurant, retail
development
By Ben Munro
ben@mainstreetnews. com
Braselton planners have
given their blessing to a pro
posed restaurant and retail
development along Hwy.
211 in front of Ace Hard
ware.
The Braselton Planning
Commission voted 3-0
Monday (Sept. 25) to rec
ommend approval, with
conditions, of a planned unit
development (PUD) amend
ment for the project.
The Braselton Town
Council will consider the
proposal during an Oct. 5
(4:30 p.m.) public hearing
with a potential final vote
Oct. 9 (7 p.m.).
The plan calls for three
buildings totaling 17,827
square feet on Village Way
with frontage on Hwy. 211.
The applicant, Land De
velopment and Engineer
ing, would construct these
buildings on three separate
parcels. The combined site
is 3.78 acres.
Other than a Tropical
Smoothie, potential tenants
were not named specifical
ly during Monday’s public
hearing. But they were said
to be nationally-known, ca
sual-dining brands, includ
ing a breakfast establishment
and a higher-end catering
See Development, page 3A
Submitted photo
Shown is a painting of the old Braselton High
School, which opened in 1920. It was located on
Harrison St. The school merged with the Jack-
son County School system in 1957.
Local history
Braselton High School history
to be celebrated Oct. 21
Braselton High School
alums, friends and families
are asked to bring mem
orabilia and help identify
students in historic photo
graphs dating from 1924
to 1957 in a gathering
planned for Oct. 21. The
event will run from 9 a.m.
to noon in the lobby of the
1904 Building in down
town Braselton.
The Braselton High
School, built by the
See History, page 3A
MAILING LABEL
South Hall
Hall planners pausing on recommendations
for apartment complex in South Hall
Hall County government website
Shown are renderings of apartments proposed on Friendship Rd. in South
Hall near Reunion Country Club.
By Ben Munro
ben@mainstreetnews. com
Hall County planners
are taking more time to
consider a proposed 185-
unit apartment develop
ment in South Hall on
Friendship Rd.
The Hall County Plan
ning Commission recently
voted to table recommen
dations on two rezoning
requests for the project.
The planning commis
sion, which discussed the
items for nearly two hours
at its Sept. 18 meeting,
will revisit the proposal
on Oct. 16.
The board, however,
has taken action on one
item related to the project,
recommending denial of a
transitional buffer reduc
tion.
The apartment plans
drew opposition from
multiple residents of
See Apartments, page 8A
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