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ZACHARY: State finally recognizes Juneteenth
Juneteenth, in addition to being an official federal holiday, is now recognized as a state holiday, with government ... Read more
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Lighting OK’d for Bemiss area
VALDOSTA – The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners approved of an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation to ... Read more
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Kemp wins Georgia GOP gov’s race
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won the state’s Republican primary for governor on Tuesday, beating back ... Read more
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S.Ga. groups get COVID-19 relief cash
ATLANTA — Three South Georgia organizations were among dozens of groups that received state funding Monday to help ... Read more
Local News
Poultry judging team places in state
VALDOSTA – The Lowndes County 4-H state poultry judging team took high overall fifth place at the State ... Read more
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Permits no longer required to carry a gun in Georgia
ATLANTA — Georgians no longer have to apply for a permit to carry a gun in public. Gov. ... Read more
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Two Georgia exonerees approved for state pay, ‘wrongful conviction’ motion stalls again
ATLANTA — A proposal to set standards for compensating people wrongly convicted of a crime in Georgia failed ... Read more
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Abortion pill restriction fails as Georgia awaits Roe v. Wade decision
ATLANTA— While Georgia legislators failed to advance more attempts to restrict abortion access this legislative session, the state ... Read more
Business
FOWLER: Electing to pay Georgia taxes at entity level
On May 4, 2021, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 149, announcing that Georgia will allow all ... Read more
Lifestyles
BOOKS: The Cause: Joseph J. Ellis
Making a peripheral scan of Joseph J. Ellis’ latest book, “The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents ... Read more