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o o THE ACKSON H Wednesday, March 29, 2023 ERALD VOL. 148 NO. 42 20 PACES 2 SECTIONS PLUS INSERTS Merged in 2017 with The Commerce News A PUBLICATION OF MainStreet Newspapers, Inc. JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY GEORGIA S0549 $1.00 COPY Easter Easter events, services planned across Jackson County Easter is coming up next week on Sunday, April 9. A number of Easter-related events are planned in the community over the next couple weeks, including: ARCADE EASTER EGG HUNT ON APRIL 1 Arcade will host an Easter Egg Hunt on Sat urday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to noon. Admission is free to this event. The Easter bunny will be present, along with Rere’s Snowballs. The event will take place at Arcade City Park, located at 41 Arcade Park St.. Jefferson. AG FACILITY MAGNOLIA BLOSSOM FESTIVAL ON APRIL 1 The Jackson County Ag Facility will host a Magnolia Blossom Festival on Saturday, April 1, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be an Easter egg hunt in the pasture, along with a craft show and festi val. Other highlights include vendors, an egg hunt, jump houses, farm animals, food trucks and more. The Ag Facility is located at 1869 County Farm Rd., Jefferson. For vendor application information, con tact Tori Townsend at vtownsend@jackson countygov.com. COMMERCE EASTER PARADE AND EGG HUNT ON APRIL 8 Commerce will host its annual Easter parade and egg hunt on Saturday, April 8, beginning at 10:30 a.m. “Gear up kids with your best decorated bikes, trikes, wagons and battery-operated vehicles, it's time for the Easter Parade,” town leaders said. The parade will begin at Spencer Park and will end with the egg hunt at First Baptist Church of Commerce, To register for the parade, email mainstreet@ commercega.gov Keep up with updates on the Commerce Main Street Facebook page. JEFFERSON COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT ON APRIL 8 The Jefferson Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to noon. The egg hunt begins at 11 a.m. and is for children from toddler-age through 12 years old. Bring your blanket and enjoy a picnic break fast. You can purchase breakfast from the Chick- fil-A food track. Free pancakes will also be available. Children can visit the Easter bunny, ride the train, play on bouncy houses and enjoy crafts, face painting, cookie decorating, a petting zoo and more. See Easter, page 2A Public Safety Apartment fire displaces families in Nicholson Photos from the Nicholson Area Fire Department Facebook page A vehicle fire led to an apartment fire in Nicholson this week. According to a social media post from the Nicholson Area Fire Department, a vehicle fire was reported on Cabin Creek Drive overnight on March 27-28. The fire spread to an adjacent apartment complex. No injuries were reported, but several families were displaced. The American Red Cross was called to assist the families. “Keep these families in your prayers,” the Nicholson fire department said. The Commerce Fire Department, Jackson County Correc tional Institute and Jackson County med units were also on the scene. A vehicle fire led to an apartment fire in Nicholson this week. Several families were displaced. MAILING LABEL Index News Opinion Public safety. 1A-3A, 5 A 4A 6A-7A School news 12A Social news 8A-9A, 12A Sports 1B-3B Classifieds 12B Obituaries 11A Legals 4B-7B A vehicle fire led to an apartment fire in Nicholson this week. Commerce State of City: Time for Commerce to look ahead By Alex Buffington alex@mainstreetnews.com It’s time for Commerce leaders to make some big decisions that will impact the city’s future as the area continues to grow. That was the overarching theme of Mayor Clark Hill’s recent State of the City ad dress. Hill spoke about a number of improvements that city will need as it con tinues to grow, ranging from infrastructure and utility needs, to workforce housing and possible impact fees. “We usually talk a lot about what we’ve accom plished in the year,” Hill said of previous State of the City addresses. “I think in light of everything we’ve got going on...we really have got to focus on the future.” Hill pointed out that Jackson County and the surrounding area is one of the fastest growing commu nities in the country. Over the past 10 years, the west side of Jackson County and Pendergrass have exploded in population. Central Jack- son has also seen a large in crease. By contrast, the City of Commerce only grew by See Commerce, page 2A Jefferson Jefferson approves final plat for first phase of Jefferson Hills By Hannah Barron hannah@mainstreetnews. com The Jefferson council ap proved the final plat for the first phase of the Jefferson Hills subdivision on March 27. The first phase will con sist of 30 lots on 22.708 acres zoned PCD Condi tional. with fronting on the south side of Peachtree Rd. The final plat includes the dedication of Blue Dragon Dr. and part of Red Dragon Dr. The plat also includes the dedication and acceptance of water and sewer facilities including a force main and pump sta tion within the full bound ary of the subdivision. Related to the devel opment. the council also approved resolutions to accept the dedication of right-of-way along the south side of Peachtree Rd. and the north side of Gor don St. See Jefferson, page 2A Hoschton Answer regarding traffic light at Twin Lakes could come in April By Ben Munro ben@mainstreetnews.com Residents of Twin Lakes-Cresswind in Hoschton could know within a month if they’ll have a traffic light on Hwy. 53 in front of their subdi vision. According to Hoschton city officials, Kolter Homes — developer of the adjoining neighbor hoods — has applied to the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) for See Light, page 2A piggly wiggly WE CASH CHECKS! 4 8 7 9 1 4 1 4 0 INCOME TAXES PAYROLL INSURANCE SSI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SETTLEMENT MONEY ORDERS
