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.
The Georgia Sex Offender Registry shows the same number of registered sex offenders living in Hancock County in January, compared to the previous month.
There was one less registered sex offender living in Greene County in January compared to the previous month, according to the Georgia Sex Offender Registry.