State Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said today workers in one additional Georgia county may now be eligible for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) to compensate for income lost due to the severe storms on January 12. The affected county is Pike.
Secretary of the Senate Majority Caucus, Sen. Larry Walker (R - Perry), introduced Senate Bill 110, the “Back the Blue Act,” This legislation would provide financial support for Georgia’s sheriff’s departments by establishing a voluntary "check off" on auto insurance premium invoices to allow Georgians to conveniently donate $3 to local law enforcement.
More than 200 student magazines around the globe were nominated for distinctions from the National Council of Teachers of English for its 2022 Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines contest and Carrollton High School’s Golden Spiral received recognition.
Fifth graders in Bleckley and Laurens County received the book Gifted Hands by Dr. Ben Carson from Oconee Fall Line Technical College’s (OFTC) Rotaract Club, Wednesday, February 1 and Thursday, February 2.
The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) announced today that the Crisp, Terrell, and Loftiss Regional Youth Detention Centers (RYDC) obtained national reaccreditation from the American Correctional Association (ACA).
Saturday, Feb. 11 Georgia College’s Max Noah Singers will present “Valentine’s Day Rendezvous” at 7:30 p.m. in Magnolia Ballroom at the Student Activity Center.
Secretary of the Senate Majority Caucus Sen. Larry Walker (R - Perry) was appointed by Lt. Governor Burt Jones and the Senate Committee on Assignments to serve on a number of board oversight committees, the committees are as follows:
Four Carrollton High School students competed in the Georgia Forensic Coaches Association Second Year Debate State Championship Feb. 4 and brought home the first-place trophy.
The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to the laboratory at Atrium Health Navicent Peach based on results of a recent on-site inspection conducted by CAP inspectors.
Erica McBride was recently named recipient of the Randy Helton Family Scholarship for the spring 2023 semester by the Oconee Fall Line Technical College (OFTC) Foundation.