Author: MJ Kneiser

Expect more lane closures if you’re heading down I-85 anytime this week. Construction activity for the I-85 Widening project will require lane closures this week along the corridor in Gwinnett, Barrow, and Jackson counties. Every night through Friday night, asphalt paving operations will necessitate single-lane closures along I-85 southbound from SR 53 to Jesse Cronic Road in Jackson County. Tonight, […]

After several years of construction and hiring, Nestle’ Purina will debut its newest plant in Hartwell this morning with a special ribbon cutting. Company officials will unveil the $320-million dollar plant to local and State officials in a special ceremony at the plant in Hartwell. This is Purina’s first new U.S. plant in some two twenty years and was driven […]

Franklin County is moving forward with developing a referendum for voters to decide on in the spring regarding whether a new 1% transportation sales tax should be instituted to help pay for road repair and resurfacing. At the November Board of Commissioners meeting, County Manager Beth Thomas explained that the Franklin County would not be receiving enough funding from the […]

State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said today that Georgia’s unemployment rate fell in October to tie the state’s all-time low, matching a record set nearly 20 years ago. That record wasn’t the only one set in October. Georgia also set new highs for jobs and employment. Several job sectors set records as well. “We had a record-setting month in October […]

Current and former AT&T customers may soon be getting some money back from the communications giant. In a recent settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, AT&T has agreed to return $60 million to customers for allegedly reducing the data speed on their unlimited data plans without telling them. In its 2014 complaint, the FTC said that AT&T’s practice of data […]