State Unemployment Rate Rises Slightly in July

Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for July was 7.8 percent, up four-tenths of a percentage point from 7.4 percent in June. The rate in July of last year was 8.3 percent. “The July rate increase is primarily due to temporary seasonal layoffs in local government and manufacturing,” said State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. “Most of those individuals have already gone […]

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Elbert BOC Approves Millage Increase to Fund Hospital

By David Williams, WSGC Radio, Elberton The Elbert County Board of Commissioners is proposing raising the millage in order to meet a request by Elbert Memorial Hospital for more funding. In June, the Hospital Authority Board and executives from AnMed Healthcare asked the county for an extra $660,000 to cover the cost of indigent healthcare. At Monday’s regular meeting, Elbert […]

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Franklin County Students Back in School Today

Some Franklin County school students may be thinking Friday the 13th fell on a Wednesday, but for others, today is the start of a new and exciting school year. Either way, the first day of the new academic year gets underway today for Franklin County school students. The school system is beginning the year with a bigger budget, extra class […]

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