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The body of Georgia House Speaker David Ralson will lie in state beginning tomorrow in the Rotunda of the State Capitol in downtown Atlanta. Ralston will lie in state from Tuesday at 11a until Wednesday at 11a. From there, his body will be taken to Ellijay where a visitation will be held Friday, November 25 from 2p to 7p at […]

As they do every holiday weekend, and to ease traffic congestion statewide during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending interstate highway construction-related lane closures on Interstates and state routes beginning Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 5 a.m. until 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27. Statewide lane closure restrictions will help to reduce traffic congestion during the Thanksgiving […]

State Representative Alan Powell said the passing of State House Speaker David Ralston is a great loss. Ralston passed away Wednesday after several years of illness.  He had recently announced he was stepping down as House Speaker but he ran unopposed as Representative of District 7 in the November 8 Elections. Powell said Thursday he has lost a longtime friend. “David […]

The Franklin County Charter System is the recipient of a Rural Education Safety grant in the amount of $50,000. Franklin County is one of 66 rural school districts to receive the grant from the Georgia Department of Education. In announcing the grant awards last week, State School Superintendent Richard Woods said student safety remains the top priority for the Georgia […]

Georgia’s job numbers increased almost 13,000 over the month to a new all-time high. The September unemployment rate remained an all-time low of 2.8 percent for the third consecutive month. Georgia’s unemployment rate was seven-tenths of a percent lower than the national September 2022 unemployment rate of 3.5 percent. Job numbers increased over the month to an all-time high of […]