Author: MJ Kneiser

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Lake Project Office will open three of its larger recreation areas for hunting during the regular hunting season for 2024-2025 in Georgia, in addition to the seven areas within Fant’s Grove Wildlife Management Area in South Carolina. In Georgia, 410 acres at Hartwell Dam Quarry Area, in Hart County, is open to hunting, […]

This weekend, Georgians across the state will be making a difference in pollinator conservation by participating in the fourth annual Great Georgia Pollinator Census, you can be part of it. The Pollinator Census takes place today and Saturday, and it’s open to residents of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. If you enjoy watching the butterflies and bees attracted to […]

By Dave Williams, Capitol News Beat The chronic delays in mail processing and delivery Georgians have been experiencing for months have cropped up again – this time in connection with federal tax payments. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., launched an inquiry Wednesday with the Internal Revenue Service after hearing from constituents who are being charged penalties and interest fees on […]

Georgia’s Regional Commissions reported a decline in unemployment rates for July, except in the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission. In the Georgia Mountains Region which includes Franklin and Hart counties, the unemployment rate was down one-tenth to 3.4 percent over the month, the rate was 2.6 percent one year ago. Initial unemployment claims were unchanged over the month and up 89 […]