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Stand Downs for 2023 are gearing up across the country, with more to take place as the weather warms up.Stand Downs are one-, two- or three-day events for homeless veterans with varying services …
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By Freddy Groves
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3/23/23
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The Low Income Home Cooling Assistance Program administered by the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services will open to the homebound and elderly households on April 3. Homebound households …
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Submitted by Georgia DFCS
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3/23/23
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As the weather warms and farmers crank up tractors or roto-tillers to begin turning ground in the fields and gardens of Murray County, they anticipate fresh produce for the table or crop sales in …
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By Mark Millican, Special to the Times
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3/23/23
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The right-wing “conspiracy theorists” have been saying that COVID originated in a lab in Wuhan, China and Anthony Fauci was involved. They insist the arrests over January 6 were unjust, …
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3/23/23
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It was a cloudy and unseasonably warm March day in 2008 when 20-year-old Lance Jay Banister’s body was found submerged in Talking Rock Creek in Murray County.The medical examiner ruled his …
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By Erik Green, Sports Editor
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3/22/23
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Monday, March 13 brought the 10th week of the 2023 legislative session. Following our Crossover Day, we have set our focus towards reviewing Senate legislation, now under consideration in the House. …
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By Rep. Jason Ridley
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3/20/23
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On the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) the Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Association was given the highest score ever received by any goods and services organization …
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By Freddy Groves
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3/17/23
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ATLANTA – The Republican-controlled state House of Representatives approved a controversial bill Thursday that would ban some gender-affirming care for transgender Georgia youths. Senate Bill …
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By Rebecca Grapevine, Staff Reporter, Capitol Beat News Service
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3/16/23
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Monday, March 6, 2023, brought us to Crossover Day under the Gold Dome. Crossover Day is a crucial deadline for the House and Senate as this is the last day for bills to pass out of their chamber of …
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3/15/23
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ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp wasted no time signing the $1 billion state income tax rebate the General Assembly passed this week.The Republican governor put his signature on House Bill 162 late …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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3/15/23
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A memorial event honoring the life and career of former Chastworth Fire Department Chief Michael “Moe” Baxter will be on May 6 at 1 p.m. at the Dalton Trade and Convention Center.The …
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From staff reports
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3/15/23
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Murray County Commissioner Greg Hogan last week approved a “memorandum of understanding” with the City of Eton, guaranteeing fire service to the city from Feb. 1 to Aug. 1.Eton Fire Chief …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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3/15/23
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Fourteen Murray County 4-H members competed March 4 at Junior Senior Northwest District Project Achievement at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton.Students chose a project area of interest, researched …
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Submitted story
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3/15/23
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The GBI and the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office have arrested a Cartersville man in connection to a 15-year-old murder investigation. On Sunday, March 5, 2023, Shannon Tapley, 43, was …
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From the GBI
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3/14/23
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March 17, 1938* The fifth anniversary of the Civilian Conservation Corps was to be celebrated at the Co 483 Camp at Holly Creek on April 15. The public was invited to attend by camp leader First Lt. …
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By Jimmy Espy
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3/13/23
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"Shrinkflation." That's a word that's been in the news lately, and one that we need to pay attention to.We know prices are increasing on our groceries. We see it every time we look at the price tags …
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By Matilda Charles
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3/13/23
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There is, arguably, no single individual who has brought more national attention to agriculture and the state of Georgia than Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, who grew up in the …
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By MARIA M. LAMEIRAS, University of Georgia
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3/12/23
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Start preparing for the gardening season by inspecting your garden tools – sharpen blades where needed and either remove rust or purchase new tools if needed. Then you can prep the garden …
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By Brenda Jackson,
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3/10/23
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The Spring Place Ruritan Club and the Spring Place Historic Township are sponsoring a clean-up day at the Spring Place Cemetery on Saturday. The historic burial ground dates to the 1840’s when …
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Submitted by Spring Place Ruritan Club
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3/10/23
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Who would have thought it ... stealing diabetic test strips for profit? Apparently there's money to be made from those medical supplies. And one Michigan woman, in charge of procurement at a …
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By Freddy Groves
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3/9/23
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