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The Jefferson Sea Dragons have finished the 2008 season with a 12th place finish.

The state swimmers include Lindsey Kelly, Haley Bartoletta, Joshua Joransen, Camille Porter, Heather Perry, Ryan Childress, Abby Richardson, Ben Goocher, Gabrielle Joransen, Andrew Bartek, and Jeremy Deremer.

The Sea Dragons traveled to the state meet in Tifton where, according to coach Chad Klinck, each of the swimmers qualified and scored points for the Jefferson team.

This season had the swimmers showing marked improvement for the young team.

For more on this story see Wednesday's edition of The Jackson Herald .

While the Georgia High School Association forces the state’s football teams to wait to begin practice, the rules never say anything about how early on the first day the schools can start.

That is why the official start of JCCHS Panthers’ football practice is at 12:01 a.m., Friday, August 1.

Coach Billy Kirk is taking advantage of every minute of practice he can get for the Panthers.

“As far as I know we are only one of three schools to pull this off,” said Kirk. [Full Story »] 

The Jefferson Park and Recreation Department has named an interim director to serve until a the position is filled.

Colton Green is taking over the vacancy left after the resignation of Ben Dillard. Dillard served as Jefferson Rec.’s director for three years.

Green has been with the department for three years, the past two years serving as the athletics director.
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The Jackson County Comprehensive High School has changed a few things for this season’s football time.

A change in region, dropping to 8-AAA, and additions to the coaching staff have all started to put a shine on the Panthers franchise for the fall, but the additions to the weight room are just another cog in the wheel to hopefully pull the Panthers out of the gutter of last season.

For more on this story see Wednesday's edition of The Jackson Herald or The Braselton News.

Jackson County Comprehensive High School seniors Kaitlin Hill and Elizabeth Hunt have been selected as top 40 finalists for the Georgia Cheerleader of the Year/All-State Squad.

They will perform an individual routine and interview at Columbus State University on August 9 to compete for the title of Georgia Cheerleader of the Year and to be a member of the All-State Squad. Only 16 cheerleaders from the state are selected for the state squad.

Cheerleading coach Derelle McMenomy said she wishes both girls luck and is proud of their grades, community service, and cheering, all of which are part of the selection criteria for the All-State squad.