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ATLANTA - Georgia's Fort Gordon and Fort Benning are among nine Army bases that will be getting new names. The Naming Commission, which Congress created last year to rename military installations …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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3/18/22
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If you have a Department of Veterans Affairs-rated disability, heads up. They're proposing changes to the schedule for disabilities for auditory, respiratory and mental disorders.If you receive …
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By Freddy Groves
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3/17/22
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ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate unanimously passed legislation Thursday temporarily suspending the state sales tax on gasoline, but not before a lengthy debate over who is to blame for record-high pump …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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3/17/22
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March 16, 1967 * Coach Doug Griffin’s Lady Indians knocked off North Springs 62-53 in the Class AA state basketball tournament in Smyrna. The Lady Indians, 27-0 on the season, were set to play …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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3/15/22
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SPRING PLACE -- The Chief Vann House in Spring Place will celebrate springtime on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities activities such as flower painting, a birding hike, a tree …
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3/15/22
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The Whitfield-Murray Historical Society will host its spring “Porch Sale” at the Wright Hotel on Friday and Saturday March 25-26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Located at the corner of Market …
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3/15/22
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The Robert Loughridge Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution recently recognized area high school “Good Citizens” -- local high school students who exhibited …
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Submitted by Loughridge Chapter, DAR
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3/15/22
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The only principal North Murray High School ever had is leaving. Dr. Maria Bradley will retire at the end of the current school year after 29 years as a teacher, assistant principal and principal. …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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3/15/22
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There will be at least two new faces on the Murray County Board of Education in the near future. Qualifying for school board elections ended last week.District 6 (Spring Place) representative Heath …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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3/15/22
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United Way’s Annual Meeting Celebration, via Facebook Live, was about celebrating the bright spots in our community. The impact United Way had in 2021 was because of you and your generosity. …
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Submitted by the United Way of Northwest Georgia
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3/14/22
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ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives overwhelmingly adopted a $30.2 billion fiscal 2023 budget Friday that would increase state spending by 10.8% over the budget lawmakers passed last year. …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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3/13/22
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ATLANTA - Georgia Republicans and Democrats put positive spins on their 2022 election prospects Friday as the weeklong candidate qualifying period concluded at the state Capitol. Both parties fielded …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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3/13/22
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, new outbreaks of avian influenza (flu) have been detected in U.S. aquatic birds, commercial poultry and backyard flocks since January. …
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By Carly Alyse Mirabile for CAES News
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3/11/22
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ATLANTA – As a lead-up to March, American Cross Month, Georgia’s Red Cross promoted Carla Maton to the role of Executive Director for Northwest Georgia, and efforts are already underway …
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Submitted by American Red Cross
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3/11/22
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A show of hands: How many of us feel that we've lost muscle strength during the pandemic? Unfortunately, the answer is that many of us have, and we're going to have to fight to get it back. There we …
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By Matilda Charles
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3/10/22
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ATLANTA - Georgia’s unemployment rate fell for the 21st consecutive month in January to 3.2%, down slightly from the 3.3% jobless rate posted in December. At the same time, the number of jobs …
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Capitol Beat News Service
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3/10/22
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It takes a certain kind of soldier to create diversions on the spot, pretend to be a much larger unit than they are and believably impersonate others, but that's exactly what the top-secret Ghost …
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By Freddy Groves
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3/10/22
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ATLANTA - The Georgia House and Senate reached agreement Wednesday on a mid-year budget that provides pay raises and bonuses to state and University System of Georgia employees as well as school …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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3/10/22
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In an effort to bolster enrollment at Eton Elementary, the Murray County Board of Education is considering a rezoning plan for parts of the county. The plan would rezone portions of Chatsworth …
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By Erik Green, Sports Editor
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3/8/22
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Chatsworth City Council on Monday unanimously approved spending approximately $150,000 to upgrade the city’s software.Mayor K.W. Gong said future employees will be able to learn how to use the …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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3/8/22
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