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Updated: Braselton seeks bids for more projects

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Kerri Testement
in Braselton Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Monday, February 6. 2012
Updated: 10 hours ago
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The Town of Braselton is looking for proposals from qualified engineering firms and consultants for two major projects in downtown. [Full Story »] 

One life lost in Auburn house fire

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Mike Buffington
in Public Safety Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Sunday, February 5. 2012
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Gwinnett County fire authorities are trying to determine the cause of a fire that left one person dead Saturday night at the 1900 block of Flowery Branch Road in Auburn. [Full Story »] 

Statham police to hold public meeting Feb. 16

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Mike Buffington
in Statham/Bethlehem Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Sunday, February 5. 2012
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The City of Statham Police Department is conducting a series of neighborhood watch meetings for residents. The first meeting was held Jan.19 and referenced prescription drug abuse. The next meeting will be held Feb. 16 at the Statham Police Department located at 338 Jefferson Street at 7 p.m.
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Painting designed in Braselton will be U.N. stamp

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Kerri Testement
in Braselton Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, February 3. 2012
Updated: 1 day ago
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The design is simple, but the intricate stories behind a piece of artwork created in Braselton include the heartbreaking and the uplifting. [Full Story »] 

Obama’s rhetoric on taxes is misleading

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Mike Buffington
in Editorial Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, February 3. 2012
Updated: 12 hours ago
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President Obama’s effort to polarize the nation by engaging in class warfare is getting tiresome. His tirades against the “rich” and his call for people to pay “their fair share” are nothing more than re-election rhetoric designed to mobilize his base. [Full Story »] 

Father charged in son's disappearance

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Staff Writer
in Public Safety Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, February 3. 2012
Updated: 4 days ago
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The father of a six-year-old Clayton County boy who was reported missing and then found staying with a relative in Barrow County has been charged with one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. [Full Story »] 

Blechinger receives international hero award

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Mike Buffington
in Auburn Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, February 3. 2012
Updated: 3 days ago
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Auburn's Mayor Linda Blechinger received international recognition Thursday at The World Chamber of Commerce International Hero Awards and Networking event held at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta. [Full Story »] 

Man tries to interview for job, but makes threats

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Staff Writer
in Braselton Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News
Friday, February 3. 2012
Updated: 3 days ago
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A man that tried to interview for a job instead left his potential employer feeling threatened, according to an incident report from the Braselton Police Department. [Full Story »] 

Yargo bike fees going up despite protest

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Mike Buffington
in Top Stories & Breaking News, Winder Archives
Friday, February 3. 2012
Updated: 3 days ago
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Public – and even political – intervention has not stopped Georgia’s state parks director from moving forward with a new fee for the use of the mountain bike trails at Fort Yargo State Park. Becky Kelley, director of the State Parks & Historic Sites Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, announced her decision in a Jan. 25 press release. [Full Story »] 
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