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For the fourth year, the Georgia Foundation for Public Education (GFPE), the foundation of the Georgia Department of Education, is providing Rural Education Fund (REF) grants to help rural schools and districts meet their students’ needs. A limited number of grants of up to $10,000 are available. Any public school or school district located in a Georgia county with a […]

People receiving unemployment benefits from the State are now required to submit work search evidence listing three verifiable contacts of work search activities as part of their weekly certification process. The Georgia Department of Labor announced late last week that as of July 4th, claimants who live in the state of Georgia must register with EmployGeorgia.com, the state’s reemployment website, […]

The man who drowned Sunday evening in Lake Hartwell has been identified as a Hispanic man from Greer, SC. According to Hart County Coroner Mike Adams, he is 22-year old Armando Estaban Sanchez Martinez. DNR Law Enforcement officer, Craig Fulghum said Martinez drowned while swimming at the Big Oaks Recreation area late Sunday afternoon. He said it happened about 6p. […]

More public recreation fatalities occur in July than any other month, so the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) asks the recreating public to play it safe while on, in, or near the water this holiday weekend. Drowning is a leading cause of death this time of year. There have been seven water-related deaths this year at Hartwell, Richard B. […]

A Covington woman has been found guilty of multiple counts of burglary, theft, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in Franklin County Superior Court. District Attorney Parks White said 38-year old Lauren Ashley Waldrip was found guilty on all counts Thursday. Waldrip was charged with three counts of felony entering an automobile, four counts of felony theft […]