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A historic moment. That’s how Wednesday’s  Joint State Savannah River Basin Caucus Summit at Big Oaks Recreation Center in Hartwell is being described by State Rep Alan Powell whose Georgia Savannah River Caucus hosted the event. “This means a lot and to have this kind of influence of policy makers from two states should produce large benefits for this area,” […]

After years of delays, both South Carolina and Georgia state lawmakers have agreed to contribute funding for a major million-dollar study of the Savannah River Basin. Wednesday’s Savannah River Caucus Summit ended with the signing of an intergovernmental agreement to fund the study. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley were on hand to witness the signing. […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa From Hartwell, Governor Deal made his way to the Currahee Campus of North Georgia Technical College in Stephens County to officially break ground on the widening of SR17. Deal told the crowd of state and local officials Wednesday a four-lane highway  from Toccoa to I-85 will improve accessibility to this part of the state, […]

Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 8.7 percent in August, down one-tenth of a percentage point from 8.8 percent in July. The rate was three-tenths of a percentage point lower than 9.0 percent in August a year ago. The decline follows three consecutive months of rate increases. “The primary reason the rate dropped is that we had a significant […]

Governor Nathan Deal will join his South Carolina counterpart, along with state and local officials in Hartwell today for a Joint State Legislative Caucus at the Big Oaks Recreation Center. The summit is designed to begin inter-state talks on how to get the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve its management of the Savannah River Basin. In addition to […]