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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010
100 ATTEND TRAINING
More than 100 Jackson County firemen attended training sessions Saturday and Sunday at the new fire training facility
in Jefferson. Here, some of the firemen are shown at the end of a day-long session on Saturday.
Photo by Angela Gary
INTERIOR WORK
Jackson County fireman are shown training
on how to handle situations inside burning
homes. Two days of training was held this
past weekend at the county’s new fire train
ing facility. Photo by Angela Gary
Training Days
More than 100 firefighters
attend training at new
facility in Jackson County
COUNTY FIREMAN ATTENDS TRAINING
Larry Stevens is shown training at the new Jackson County fire training facility on
Saturday. More than 100 Jackson County firemen attended two days of training this
past weekend at the new county fire training center.
Photo by Lawrence Deese
NEW FIRE TRAINING FACILITY
A two-day fire training workshop was held over the weekend at the new Jackson
County fire training facility. The facility includes a burn building and classrooms.
Photo by Angela Gary
Maysville considers expanding water service
BY KATIE HUSTON
THE MAYSVILLE City
Council discussed expanding its
water service area at a recent
called meeting.
The council discussed expand
ing water service to Bob Mann
Road and Mitchell Road. Before
doing so, a survey would have
to be administered to residents
evaluating their desire to have
city-operated water service.
In other business at the meet
ing, the council discussed:
•choosing well sites for the
addition of wells. The project
was put on hold when stimulus
funds for the sewer rehabilita
tion project came in, but the
council hopes to return to the
estimated $404,000 project in
May.
•existing problem areas for
water distribution. Problem
areas around the town include
Deadwyler Road, Comer Street
at the intersection with Homer
Street, W. Freeman Street and
Factory Street.
•streets containing two and
three inch pipelines possibly
being upgraded for fire pro
tection. The funds will mostly
come from SPLOST funds.
Streets needing the upgrades
are Ridgeway Drive, Oak Ridge
S/D, Oak Drive, Grove Drive
and Mitchell Street.
•a recommendation to spend
SPLOST funds on the waste-
water treatment capacity, which
was called a “high priority.”
•expanding its wastewater
treatment facility by 15-acres
through a land purchase and
adding a packaging plant to the
facility.
•expanding sewer service
to the Mar-Jac Industrial Park
and Short Industrial Park in the
future, though there's no exact
timeline for the expansion.
Chamber Chili Cook-Off coming up on April 17
WHO MAKES the best chili in
Jackson County?
The Jackson County Area Chamber of
Commerce hopes to answer that ques
tion — and raise a few dollars and have
a good time — April 17 with its annual
Chamber Chili Cook-Off.
The event will be held from 4 to 6
p.m. at YearOne in Braselton in con
junction with a YearOne car show. The
combined events typically draw 5,000
people.
The chamber is soliciting teams. The
entry fee is $100. Teams must produce
seven gallons of chili and are expected
to have a booth decorated for the situ
ation staffed by appropriately attired
team members.
The entry deadline is April 5. There
will be a mandatory cooks meeting April
14 at 3 p.m. at the chamber office.
T-shirt sponsorships are also being
offered at $50.
For information, contact Linda Foster
at the chamber office at 706-367-0300
or by email at Linda @jacksoncountyga.
com.
Jefferson railroad crossings
to close in April for upgrades
THE GEORGIA Department of Transportation will close
railroad crossings in Jefferson for upgrades in April.
The S.R. 11 Business/Lee Street railroad crossing in down
town Jefferson is scheduled for work Monday, April 5 through
Wednesday, April 7, if weather permits.
The railroad crossing will be closed around the clock from 8
a.m. Monday through 6 p.m. Wednesday as the existing timber
crossing is upgraded to a prefabricated concrete panel crossing.
The signed detour route is S.R. 11 business to S.R. 11/
Jefferson Bypass to S.R. 15 altemate/S.R. 82 to S.R. 11 busi
ness.
The railroad crossing at S.R. 15 alt/82 near Galilee Church
Road is scheduled to be closed for upgrades Monday, April 12,
at 8 a.m. to Wednesday, April 14, at 6 p.m., if weather permits.
This crossing will also be upgraded from timbers to concrete.
The signed detour route is S.R. 15 altemate/S.R. 82 to S.R.
11/Jefferson Bypass to S.R. 11 Business to S.R. 15 alternate/
S.R. 82.
“These upgrades will improve the ride for vehicles as they
cross the railroad tracks,” said DOT district maintenance engi
neer Todd McDuffie. “The old timbers will be removed and
replaced with concrete. The concrete panels will be more stable
and smoother. It will also last much longer with less mainte
nance.”
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“Okinawa Etched Deep in My Mind"
A book by retired long-time publisher
of MainStreet Newspapers and his
family, for the family, is now available
to the public.
Available at offices of The Jackson
Herald, The Banks County News,
The Commerce News, The Madison
County Journal, The Braselton News
and the Barrow Journal.
Herman Buffington, now 84, was a
combat infantryman in the last battle
of World War II, the Battle of
Okinawa in the Pacific Theatre. He
was in the Easter Sunday invasion of
Okinawa 65 years ago this year. He
celebrated his 19th birthday in an
Okinawan foxhole.
Read his story, compiled at the
request of his family and dedicated
to “Those who did not return and all
my descendants. ”
Book price is $10 ptus tax.
For more information, call 706-367-5579