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The Town of Braselton ended FY2011 in the red by nearly half-million dollars in its general fund, according to the recently released audit. [Full Story »] 

One of the great things about having kids is that I’m learning all kinds of facts that I didn’t learn or retain in school. I have read somewhere that most of the information we learn before seventh grade will be forgotten, and I think that was especially true for me.

I know I learned about the planets and solar system in school, but I couldn’t remember much about it when I started teaching it to my son. Do you remember the order of the planets?

The closest to the sun is Mercury, and then there’s Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus (which is pronounced YOOR-ah-nuss), Neptune, and when I was a kid, Pluto came next, but it’s not considered a planet anymore. It’s a “dwarf planet.” [Full Story »] 

A woman seen “tip toeing” through a house apparently stole one of the resident’s credit cards, according to an incident report from the Braselton Police Department. [Full Story »] 

One person is injured and a family of four is displaced following a structure fire Tuesday in Auburn. Communication Officers with Barrow County Emergency Services received a 911 call at 9:35 a.m. reporting the fire at 64 Main St.

Firefighters responded to the scene and found heavy smoke, according to a Barrow County Emergency Services press release.
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