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ATLANTA - Oglethorpe County has the strongest small business presence in Georgia, according to a new study.The report, compiled by the New York City-based financial technology company SmartAsset, …
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By Dave Williams, Capitol Beat News Service
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12/28/21
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Accused murderer Brandon Neil Wiseman surrendered quietly on Monday evening to a team of lawmen who had tracked him to an abandoned trailer in a remote area near the Tennessee-Kentucky border.Scott …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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12/28/21
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A large team of law enforcement officers continues to look for Brandon Neil Wiseman, the Murray County man accused of killing 42-year-old Josh Petty, also of Murray County, on Sunday morning.Wiseman …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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12/27/21
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12/26/21
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ATLANTA - The Biden administration Thursday rejected Georgia’s bid to make a limited expansion of Medicaid subject to a work requirement.The state proposed the work requirement as part of a …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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12/26/21
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ATLANTA - From a proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp to carpet mills in Northwest Georgia, the Georgia Water Coalition’s annual Dirty Dozen report highlights threats to waterways …
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By Dave Williams, Capitol Beat News Service
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12/21/21
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ATLANTA - While only four states have grown more than Georgia since the release of the 2020 U.S. Census, the Peach State’s population increase came as the nation’s population grew at the …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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12/21/21
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Seven students from North Murray and Murray County high schools qualified for the statewide SkillsUSA Georgia competition in February. They did this by finishing in third place or better at the …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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12/21/21
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Gladden Middle School Band Director Greg Burns will join four of his peers from Georgia as performers in the 2022 Rose Parade in Pasadena, Cal. on Jan. 1.The Band Directors Marching Band, made up of …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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12/21/21
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Murray High Principal Gina Linder will retire at the end of this school year.Linder announced this week that she would retire, ending 15-years at the helm of MCHS. The Blue Ridge native is believed …
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By Erik Green, Sports Editor
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12/21/21
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ATLANTA - Former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson died Sunday at the age of 76, his family and the foundation he started to raise money for Parkinson’s disease announced.The Republican from Cobb County …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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12/19/21
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Murray County Head Football Coach Chad Brewer has resigned as coach of the Indians.
Brewer will remain athletic director until the end of the year. He told the Times he plans to coach …
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Staff reports
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12/16/21
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ATLANTA - Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced this week that the state now employs the highest number of Georgians ever, surpassing the number of employed prior to the pandemic by over …
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Submitted by DOL
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12/16/21
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A small congregation had “faith like a mustard seed” and now dozens will not go hungry this Christmas. Members of Mount Sumach Baptist Church in Cisco decided a few years ago to take up …
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By Erik Green, Sports Editor
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12/16/21
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Megan Preston was working at an animal shelter when it all came together for her.“We would have people bring in an injured animal thinking they had no other option than to drop off their animal …
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Submitted by Dalton State
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12/14/21
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ATLANTA - Georgia’s economy will bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic next year, despite inflation and the latest COVID-19 variant, the dean of the business school at the University of …
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By Dave Williams, Capitol Beat News Service
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12/14/21
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The Chatsworth City Council will vote in January on a 2022 budget that could include an approximately $250,000 deficit.The deficit would be covered by funds from the city’s reserves.Councilman …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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12/14/21
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County Commissioner Greg Hogan is recovering in a Chattanooga Hospital after suffering a stroke on Thursday but is already planning his return to work.In a text message to The Times, Hogan described …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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12/14/21
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Photos by Jimmy Espy, Damian Cardozo
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12/13/21
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ATLANTA - After a year in limbo, “Right to Farm” legislation being pushed by groups representing the farming and livestock industries will be back before the General Assembly this …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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12/12/21
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