A former Jackson County High School basketball player is reportedly in ICU in South Carolina after suffering a cardiac arrest during a pickup basketball game on April 15.
Jackson County High School has been ranked inside the U.S. News' Top High Schools, following a release on April 22. The U.S. News and World Report ranked 17,655 American High Schools, and the top 40 percent (7,062 or better) achieved the status as a U.S. News Best High School.
The Town of Braselton is seeking a consulting firm to lead and develop its upcoming comprehensive plan update.
An audible test for Hall County's severe weather warning system will sound at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 1. This will only be a test, and the sirens will sound for approximately three minutes.
Wanda Barnett is a candidate for Piedmont Judicial Circuit Judge to replace Judge Currie Mingledorff. Read her response to the Mainstreet Newspapers candidate questionnaire below:
Andy Crawford is running for the Piedmont Circuit Judge seat to replace Judge Currie Mingledorff. Read Crawford's response to the Mainstreet Newspapers candidate questionnaire below:
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The Jackson County High School girls tennis team’s season ended Tuesday (April 23) with a 3-0 loss to Roswell in the second round of the Class AAAAAA state tournament.
Several Jackson County tennis players earned All-Region honors, following an announcement by the region coaches.
Jackson County High School's track and field program will send 20 athletes to the May 4 Class AAAAAA sectional meet, following the Region 8 championships last week where the girls team finishe…
The Jackson County High School baseball team closed out its first season under new coach Nick Pou with a pair of wins.
Scenes of weekend MotoAmerica motorcycle racing at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta near Braselton
Braselton police detained a Hall County man, later arrested by Oakwood police, for a recent reported assault against a woman in his truck.
An altercation between two drivers led to a body slam in the Publix parking lot on Hwy. 124.
A man reportedly struck a woman in his vehicle, bloodying her face, as the two traveled from Hall County to Jackson County.
A woman notified law enforcement of an alleged assault by her husband over two years ago.
Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies say a pedestrian lost her life late Monday night, April 15, in Gainesville when she was hit by a train on Dorsey St. near Industrial Boulevard.
My friend Josh has been diagnosed with moderate-stage Alzheimer’s.
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Perhaps, it was two years into our marriage when my reality sank in: I, a country girl born of the purest of Appalachian folks, had married into one of America’s most admired, most well-known …
Proposing to raise the price of stamps in July for the 2nd. time this (2024) year? The USPS has got to be kidding.
Okay, I’ve tried not to stray into the seedy world of network and cable news election coverage, but this one item is too important not to mention.
The Town of Braselton is offering free tours of its historic district during National Historic Preservation Month in May.
Volunteers are being sought to clean up downtown Braselton May 4 from 8:30-11 a.m.
Luxe Living Interiors, which specializes in interior design services and home décor, celebrated its grand opening in Braselton with an April 12 ribbon-cutting ceremony. Owner Lauren Rodriguez …
The Cresswind community’s Friends of the Monarch Club is at work on the Cresswind Butterfly Garden, which will serve as a sanctuary for Monarch butterflies.
The Braselton Woman's Club (BWC) will hold its next meeting May 1 at noon the Community Room in the basement of the Braselton Police and Municipal Ct. building at 5040 Hwy. 53.
Graduating senior Sophia Ahn from Seckinger High School has been named a 2024 Cooke College Scholar by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. This scholarship aims to help students who have demonstrated academic ability, leadership and persistence attend top universities and avoid student debt.
Multiple students from Mill Creek and Seckinger high schools were recently honored through the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers’ Scholastic Art & Writing Awards recognition program. …
Caroline Montini, of Braselton, has been selected as a member of the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi. Montini is a student at Troy University.
The Jackson County High School jazz bands earned superior ratings at Jazz Performance Evaluations for the 39th-consecutive year.
March 29 marked the return of the University of North Georgia’s (UNG) 29th Annual Research Conference (ARC) featuring 100 projects in various areas of study. The event designed for students fr…
Walnut Fork Baptist Church will host a barbecue plate fundraiser to raise money for missions. It will be held Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Hoschton #326 chapter of the local TOPS Club (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) has raised funds to purchase essential items like toilet paper, paper towels, soap, toothbrushes and toothpaste for …
The Hoschton Church of God of Prophecy will host a church yard sale on March 21-22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Maxey Hill Baptist Church family will be celebrating the First Pastoral Anniversary of its pastor, the Rev. Otis Henderson Jr., on Sunday, Aug. 13, at 2 p.m.
Macedonia Community Church will host a yard sale to raise money for the church building fund. It will be held April 22 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., weather permitting.
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