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The City Of Nicholson News
July 4th celebration is coming soon the event will begin at 3pm on Saturday July 4th at the city's amphitheater. Entertainment and fireworks display are lined up. "This is going to be our biggest festival July 4th event so far." said Our Mayor Ronnie Maxwell Among those performing are at 3pm with Aaron Hollis followed by The Maxwell's at 4pm., Mark Garrison at 5 pm and the GTO's beginning at 7 pm until the fireworks start. The fireworks are set to start at 9 pm the Bobby Compton Band will perform following the fireworks show. There will be a "Mello Yello" chug-off contest for contestants of all ages. A large variety of food and drinks are planned, the Mayor said, "We have bar-b-que, nachos, hot wings, meatballs, kettle corn, ice cream, peanuts, pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, funnel cakes, bloomin' onions, watermelon, lemonade, water and soft drinks. There will be inflatables, train rides and pony rides for the children to enjoy.
The next scheduled council meeting will be held at 7 pm on Monday July 6 at the Nicholson Community Center. A work session meeting will be held at 6:30 pm on Thursday July 2 at 6:30 pm at the Community Center. The July 2 work session has been moved to July 6th.
Mayor Ronnie Maxwell to serve GMA Nicholson Mayor Ronnie Maxwell will be the president of District 5 of the Georgia Municipal Association and Commerce councilman Mark Fitzpatrick will be his second vice president. Maxwell serves as first vice president currently, while Fitzpatrick is third vice president. District 5 covers 10-12 counties from Elbert County west to Rockdale County.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly Meets at the Community Center in Nicholson on Tuesdays at 5:30 PM We are a new chapter that started on March 17, 2009, so far we have 29 members and after only one week, we had a total of 46 lbs of weight loss!! This is the group to join if you want to loss weight, stay motivated, and have lots of fun. Come join us every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.!! For more info call Shanda Jones at 706 351 5967
Nicholson Building's Get Face Lift's
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Nicholson was rated 3rd fasted growing town in Georgia according to the U.S. Census Bureau with a 53.4 % growth between 2000 and 2007 Nicholson Welcomes New City Attorney Rob Russell also the city welcome Vicky King as part time clerk of court.
Progress continues on the Community Center and Civic Center next to City Hall in Nicholson
A Brief History of Nicholson read more~~~~~~
Nicholson Post Office
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Written Today In the Athens Banner Herald
http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/070209/new_458011000.shtml
Census shows cities on the grow Northeast Georgia gains in population By Don Nelson | don.nelson@onlineathens.com | Story updated at 11:52 pm on 7/1/2009
Most cities in Northeast Georgia, including Athens-Clarke County, grew during the last half of 2007 and the first half of 2008, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Nicholson claimed the highest spike at nearly 9 percent, growing from 1,892 people in July 2007 to 2,060 in July 2008. Jefferson was the second fastest-growing city in the area with a 6.3 percent spurt. Jefferson's population went up by 470 people, from 7,441 in 2007 to 7,911 last year. News of the new census numbers surprised and thrilled Nicholson Mayor Ronnie Maxwell. "This makes my day," Maxwell said. "I didn't know we were growing that fast." Banks, grocery stores and pharmacies are missing out on great business opportunities in Nicholson, he said. "People are starting to discover Nicholson and what kind of a place it is to live - the best little town in Georgia," Maxwell said. "When (a business) comes to Nicholson, it's going to be an instant success." Maxwell attributed some growth in his city to annexation last year, but only a few farms were added, he said. Jefferson benefits some from its proximity to Atlanta, but the city has plenty of its own attributes to draw residents, said Jefferson City Manager John Ward. "I think if you take our location and combine that with a good quality of life, resources, a great school system and services that the local government provides, you're seeing that all equate into a rather large and significant draw for families," Ward said. A well-balanced ratio of businesses to residences provides a growing base of jobs for people living in the community, said Ward, adding that he expects Jefferson and Jackson County will continue to grow well into the future. Not every place in the region grew so much. Athens-Clarke County's populace inched up by 1.3 percent, rising from 111,951 to 113,398. Elberton's population actually dropped by 25 people - from 4,571 in 2007 to 4,546 in 2008. Nationally, the new census data show many of America's largest cities - including Atlanta, which was one of the 25 fastest-growing cities with populations more than 100,000 - are reversing a decades-long trend and are growing more quickly than the rest of the nation, the Associated Press reported. The Census Bureau found Atlanta grew 3.4 percent from 520,368 people in July 2007 to 537,958 in July 2008. Originally published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Thursday, July 02, 2009
HAROLD S. SWINDLE PUBLIC LIBRARY The Library hours are 1-8PM Monday thur Thursday Friday 1 to 5PM and Saturday 10 to 2 PM 5466 Hwy. 441 S. Nicholson 706-757-3577 NEXT TO BENTON SCHOOL
The Harold S. Swindle Public Library
Summer Reading Program June 2009
July 02 Learn about the U. S. Flag. Wear Red, White, and Blue and be one of the winners of a gift certificate for reading the most books.
The
Harold S. Swindle Public Library is proud to announce we have 36 Nicholson Library now offers DVD's and Audio Books
The Library has just
received the 2008-09 Georgia Book nominees
The Famers Market is starting up again in Hoschton the hours are 8am to 2pm each Saturday at the Towne Center Shopping Center. In Commerce the market begins June 6 and will be open 7-11am at Spencer Park. In Jefferson it also begins June 6 from 7am until ?
Local Links Crawford W. Long Museum (the Museum is currently closed for renovation)
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Beginning Tuesday June 16 at 2:30PM and
repeating each Tuesday, the Library will have a Toddler Time come
and bring your child