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A Demorest man is celebrating the new year a million dollars richer. In late January, Walter Vaughn of Demorest bought a Powerball Quick Pik ticket at the RK Foods convenience store in Toccoa. The ticket matched the first five winning numbers. Vaughn claimed his winnings on February 12 at the Georgia Lottery District Office in Duluth. No word on what […]

David Stephens, WSGC Radio, Elberton The City of Bowman is accepting bids for waste removal services. Bowman’s current contract with WastePro expires in April.  WastePro disposes of the city’s trash, along with the residential homes in the city limits. Bowman City Mayor Pete Gibbons said they are accepting bids through the beginning of March.  Gibbons says the city council is […]

Local governments are weighing in on the impact the passage of a controversial transportation bill could have on their budgets. State House Bill 170 or the Transportation Funding Act would take sales tax revenue from gasoline sales that normally goes to local governments and give it to the state for transportation and road improvements. If it passes, the measure would […]

Georgia farmers are being called to testify before the U.S. Senate Agriculture committee now that Sen. David Perdue is a member of that committee. At Tuesday’s first Agriculture Committee hearing, Perdue introduced a Georgia farmer as one of the hearing witnesses. Ronnie Lee is from Bronwood, Georgia in Sumpter County. Lee is cattle produer, as well as a cotton, peanut, […]

The Georgia House has passed a state spending plan that narrows previous years’ cuts to public education spending and hires more child protection workers. Thursday’s 171-2 vote sends the $44.6 billion state and federal budget to the Senate. The Associated Press reports House members backed Gov. Nathan Deal’s restoration of school spending cuts, though the total is still about $500 […]