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THE
ACKSON
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018
Herald
VOL. 144 NO. 4
36 PACES 3 SECTIONS PLUS INSERTS
Merged in 2017 with
The Commerce News
A PUBLICATION OF MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY GEORGIA 30549
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Former
Jefferson
mayor dies
Former Jefferson mayor
Jim Joiner died Sunday.
Services were held
Wednesday, June 27, at First
Baptist Church of Jefferson.
Dr. Michael Helms officiated.
Joiner was mayor of Jeffer
son for 12 years (from 2001-
13).
He was also a member of
FBCJ. the Jefferson Rotary
Club. Jefferson Lions Club
and Commerce Kiwanis
Club.
Joiner owned State Farm
Insurance Agency in Jeffer
son for 23 years.
See the full obituary on
11 A.
Co-owner of
Commerce
Vet dies
Dr. Andrew Crouch, veteri
narian and co-owner of Com
merce Veterinary Hospital,
died June 21.
Crouch was a member of
First Baptist Church of Jef
ferson, the American and
Georgia veterinary medical
associations and Commerce
Kiwanis Club.
East Jackson Comprehen
sive High School and the
American Red Cross will
host a blood drive Wednes
day, June 27. from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. in Crouch’s honor.
(EJCHS is located at 1435
Hoods Mill Rd., Commerce.)
A memorial scholarship
fund has been set up in
Crouch’s name to “recognize
academically gifted students
who want to pursue veteri
nary medicine in the north
east Georgia area.” Donations
can be made at any South
State Bank branch or mailed
to the Commerce branch at
1851 N. Elm St., Commerce,
GA 30529 with checks writ
ten out to Doctor Andrew
Crouch Veterinary Medicine
Memorial Scholarship fund.
Services were held Sun
day, June 24. at First Baptist
Church of Commerce. Dr.
Michael Helms officiated and
interment followed at Evans
Memory Gardens.
See the full obituary on
11 A.
County leaders discuss goals
Improving the pay and benefits for county
employees and reducing county debt were
the top two goals set by the Jackson County
Board of Commissioners at its annual retreat
last week.
A possible TSPLOST to fund road mainte
nance and improving EMS staffing levels and
response time were also high on the list of BOC
priorities set following the five-hour meeting.
The board’s annual planning meeting
was wide-ranging and touched on a num
ber of issues, from a proposed ag facility
to warehouses.
Overall, the discussions revolved around
four major themes: Finance and taxes; staffing
and county services; development and housing
trends; and transportation.
See the full story on page 6A.
A sign of summer
Yakob, 8, Simon, 11, and Ryder, 7, enjoyed a strawberry smoothie cup from Tasty Yum-Yum at the Art-Tiques Vintage Market
Friday afternoon. Photos by Wesleigh Sagon
At vintage market
Christine Austin, Cumming, and her friend,
Josette Greider, Loganville, are shown enjoy
ing the second annual Art-Tiques Vintage
Market Friday afternoon in Braselton.
Don’t take my hat!
Okie reached to nibble on the brim of Erin Howard’s hat at Countryside
Antiques’ second annual Art-Tiques Vintage Market in downtown Braselton
Friday afternoon.
Independence Day
celebrations coming up
Independence Day celebrations are coming up
in Commerce, Nicholson, Jefferson and Braselton.
COMMERCE
Commerce Main Street will hold its Indepen
dence Day celebration from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday,
June 29. There will be fireworks, music, vendors,
food and inflatables, as well as a concert featuring
the Shane Dalton Gang.
For more information, call 706-335-2954.
NICHOLSON
The City of Nicholson will hold its Indepen
dence Day celebration on Saturday, June 30, at the
Nicholson City Park. Events start at 4 p.m. with
the fireworks to be presented after dark. Entertain
ment will be provided by The Wild Hares.
JEFFERSON
The annual Jefferson Freedom Festival will be
held Saturday, June 30, from 5 to 10 p.m. on the
square in downtown Jefferson.
There will be live music from “The Grains of
Sand,” a fireworks show, free concert, food, retail
vendors, games and more.
For more information, visit www.mainstreetjef-
ferson.com or call 706-367-5714.
BRASELTON
An array of festivities in downtown Braselton are
planned for the “Celebrate July 4th” holiday. Food
vendors will line the perimeter of Town Green in
the heart of the historic downtown. Families are
encouraged to bring chairs or blankets.
Local favorite “Moby Dick” will perform from
5-9 p.m. presenting family-friendly music. The
traditional parade will begin at 6 p.m. starting at
the Braselton Tech Center and traveling through
downtown. Fireworks will cap the evening.
Early voting opens Monday for runoff
Early voting begins Monday, July 2,
at the Ponchie Beck Election Center
for the July 24 primary runoff elec
tion. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
No voting will be held on July 4.
The Ponchie Beck Election Center
is located at 441 Gordon St., Jeffer
son.
Chamber names economic director
John Scott, who
has worked for the
Brunswick & Glynn
County Development
Authority since 2012,
will be the new vice
president and director
of economic develop
ment for the Jackson
County Area Chamber
of Commerce.
The Jackson County
chamber agreed with
local governments last
summer that it would
expand its economic development
efforts.
Jim Shaw, the president and CEO of
the Jackson County chamber, also has
been the director of economic devel
opment.
Shaw began collecting resumes and
talking with people in the field earlier
this year. He told the chamber board
at its meeting in June that he hoped to
fill the position before the end of the
month. Scott starts work Monday.
“We are excited to welcome John
Scott to the Jackson County Area Cham
ber of Commerce and the Scott family
to Jackson County,” said
Chamber Chairman, Larry
Ebert. “John’s skill set,
experience and enthusiasm
are a great fit for the new
project activity experienced
here in recent years and the
need for increased focus
on retention and expansion
of our existing industry.
His attention to workforce
development will also be
critical moving forward.”
Scott has worked in eco
nomic development since
2009 when he was a graduate assistant
at the Trent Lott National Center of
Excellence for Economic Development
and Entrepreneurship.
He interned with the Southern Entre
preneurship program while he com
pleted work on a master’s degree in
economic development.
Scott worked at the Mississippi
Development Authority’s Film Office
where he researched how Mississippi
could better compete with other states
- Georgia in particular - in attracting
continued on page 2A
JOHN SCOTT