Screven Commissioners Impose 3 Month Moratorium on Land Use Applications

The moratorium will halt land use applications for 3 months while county officials develop a Solid Waste Management Plan in the...

Thatcher’s is hiring

Thatcher’s BBQ will open their fifth, and newest, location in Summerville, Georgia in the old Arrington Drug building, at the corner...

State: June Net Tax Revenues Up 7.4%

Georgia’s June net tax collections totaled roughly $2.12 billion for an increase of $146 million, or 7.4%, compared to June 2018 when...

Georgia receives $3.3M in AmeriCorps Funding

AmeriCorps members will tackle some of the toughest problems in Georgia including education, economic opportunities, healthy futures, veterans and military families,...

VA extends Agent Orange presumption to ‘Blue Water Navy’ Veterans

Eligible Veterans may now be entitled to disability compensation benefits The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is preparing to process...

CBP Intercepts Pesky Pest in Peonies

LITTLE KNOWN FACT: On a typical day in fiscal year 2018, CBP agriculture specialist discovered 319 pests at U.S. ports of entry and...

Kroger to Pay $40,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

The incident at a Georgia Kroger led to the lawsuit. In addition to the $40,000 in monetary relief, the consent decree...

Federal Government Conducts Unprecedented Seizure of Massive Cargo Ship After Finding Almost 20 Tons of Cocaine on Board

“A seizure of a vessel this massive is complicated and unprecedented – but it is appropriate because the circumstances here are...