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H Wednesday, June 7, 2023
ERALD
VOL. 148 NO. 51
20 PACES 2 SECTIONS PLUS INSERTS
Merged in 2017 with
The Commerce News
A PUBLICATION OF MainStreet Newspapers, Inc.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY GEORGIA 30549 $1.00 COPY
Pendergrass
Qualifying
nears for
Sept. 19
special
election
Pendergrass will hold
a special election on
Sept. 19 to fill the va
cancy of city council
Post 4 seat. The seat is
vacated by Nick Gei-
man, who will become
the town’s next mayor.
Qualifying for the
special election will be
held Wednesday, June
14, from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.; Thursday,
June 15, from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.; and on
Friday, June 16, from
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The qualifying fee is
$35.
Those wishing to
qualify may do so at
Pendergrass City Hall,
located at 65 Smith
Bridges Street, Pender
grass.
Early voting
continues for
June 20 special
election
Early voting con
tinues for the City of
Pendergrass special
election.
Multiple candidates
qualified to fill the un
expired terms for Post
1 and Post 6 Pend
ergrass City Council
seats.
Qualifying for the
Post 1 (term ends Dec.
31) seat are:
• Gabriel Gomez
• Josh Auten
• William Ellis
For the Post 6 seat
(term ends Dec. 31,
2024) are:
• Crystal Hendrix
• Debra Fermin
Those wishing to
vote early for the June
20 special election may
do so at the county
election’s center at 441
Gordon St., Jefferson,
on the following dates:
•June 5-10 from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
•June 12-16 from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
See Pendergrass,
page 2 A
MAILING LABEL
Jackson BOC
Historical park gets planning design funding
By Mike Buffington
mike@mainstreetnews. com
Plans for a new passive,
historical park in Jackson
County are moving forward.
The Jackson County
Board of Commission
ers gave the green light to
hire Red Rock Design to
do preliminary designs for
the North Oconee Heritage
Stone Mounds Park during
its June 5 meeting. The
park is located off of Cab
in Creek Rd. and the prop
erty was purchased by the
county last year after offi
cials discovered a cluster of
rock mounds left by Native
Americans.
The design plan is the first
step in developing the site
into a park. Included in the
design will be an opportuni
ty for citizen input, officials
said.
The county hopes to be
gin construction on the park
late this year or early next
year.
OTHER BUSINESS
In other action June 5, the
BOC approved:
• reappointing Tom
my Benton to the Jackson
County water & Sewerage
Authority. Commissioner
Chad Bingham opposed the
move, saying the appoint
ment was for a District 3
representative and that Ben
ton doesn’t live in District
3. Bingham nominated Bry
an Allen for the position,
but his motion died for the
lack of a second. Benton
was then nominated and the
BOC voted 4-1 in his favor
with Bingham opposed.
• purchasing a new com
puter working system for
the courthouse and new
administrative building at a
cost of $669,000.
• a new lease agreement
with The Tree House Inc.
• accepting grants for the
county’s drug and veterans
court programs.
• naming Andy Goodman
to the county’s DFCS board.
• naming Jim Southern to
the Gainesville-Hall Metro
politan Planning Organiza
tion citizens advisory com
mittee.
• renaming Dr. Doug
Cleveland to the county’s
library board of trustees.
• naming Jason Baker to
the Region 10 EMS Coun
cil.
• naming Jim Shaw to the
Northeast Georgia Regional
Commission.
Summer
reading time
Laney Wood, Adeline Muehling and Beckett Muehling enjoy the animals during
a visit from the Half Moon Petting Zoo. The zoo visited the Harold S. Swindle
Public Library in Nicholson as part of the library’s summer reading program.
Balloon artist from Shadrix Living Art makes balloon creations for the Jeffer
son Public Library’s Summer Reading kickoff.
Banks Crossing
Jaemor closing its
Banks Crossing location
Jaemor Farms is clos
ing its Banks Crossing
location at the end of
the month. The popular
storefront will close on
July 1. a move that the
company says will allow
it to offer new services
at its long-standing Alto
location.
“Over the past 10
years, our market in
Banks Crossing has been
very successful in creat
ing a quality deli menu
and driving both individ
ual and corporate orders,’’
said Drew Echols, gen
eral manager at Jaemor
Farms. “In order to help
facilitate that growth,
they needed more kitchen
space. We believe mov
ing this effort to our Alto
location provides that
space as well as addi
tional reach across north
Georgia.’’
According to a news
release from the compa
ny, deli orders for Jae-
mor’s Banks Crossing
See Jaemor, page 2A
Commerce
Commerce wraps
up preliminary
ordinance update
discussions
By Alex Buffington
alex@mainstreetnews. com
Commerce leaders
wrapped up preliminary
discussions this week
on the town’s proposed
zoning ordinance over
haul. The Commerce
City Council plans to
revisit some of the items
discussed and get input
from the city’s planning
and zoning commission
before moving forward.
The update has been
a months-long process,
first reviewed by the
Commerce Planning
and Zoning Commission
before making its way
to the Commerce City
Council. Over the past
three months, city plan
ning staff have outlined
different sections to the
council at its work ses
sions.
Although no plans
See Commerce, page 2A
Hoschton
Keith Karnock and Vern
recently performed at
the Maysville Public
Library as part of the
library’s summer
reading program.
Pictured (IMMEDIATE
RIGHT) is a volunteer
helping during the
magic show and (FAR
RIGHT) Karnock and
Vern performing.
New Hoschton City Hall
nearing completion
By Ben Munro
ben@mainstreetnews.com
Hoschton’s new city
hall on City Square will
soon be move-in ready.
City leaders project a
June 16 moving date and
expect to fully operate in
the $1.7 million facility
by June 19.
An August transition
was initially projected,
but City Manager Jenni
fer Kidd-Harrison said
See Hoschton, page 2A
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