Entries by Kerri Testement

The Town of Braselton is looking for proposals from qualified engineering firms and consultants for two major projects in downtown. [Full Story »] 

The design is simple, but the intricate stories behind a piece of artwork created in Braselton include the heartbreaking and the uplifting. [Full Story »] 

A mixed-use project that will bring stores and close to 300 apartments to Braselton may be too large for the area, according to two residents who spoke in opposition to the proposal. [Full Story »] 

Born about two and a half months premature, Austin Gooch’s parents didn’t know what to expect for their tiny newborn. [Full Story »] 

If voters approve a new one-cent sales tax for transportation projects, it could be one of the greatest economic tools in Georgia, according to an official pitching the benefits of the proposal.

“This is the best option on the table. Is it perfect? No. Is it the best thing going? Absolutely,” said Doug Callaway, executive director of the Georgia Transportation Alliance — a nonprofit group affiliated with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.

Come July 31, voters in 12 districts throughout the state will be asked to consider a 10-year, one-cent sales tax that will fund transportation projects in their region. [Full Story »] 

It may largely be bare land now — but come three years, it’ll likely be a beautiful healthcare campus that’s home to Northeast Georgia Health System’s new hospital in Braselton.

Taking comments from a packed room of residents at the Spout Springs Library in South Hall, the health system hosted the first in a series of forums intended to get public opinions about the new hospital campus on Tuesday, Jan. 10.

And judging by some of the comments, the possibilities for the 119-acre property are endless. [Full Story »] 

Three businesses in Braselton that didn’t pay their occupational taxes by a deadline will also have to pay a $500 late fine, the town council decided on Monday. [Full Story »] 

After months of planning, a website dedicated to the Braselton LifePath has officially been launched. [Full Story »] 

A development company got the variance it requested from the Braselton Zoning Board of Appeals last week in order to build a complex that will potentially include offices, warehouses and light manufacturing. [Full Story »]