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The Whitfield-Murray Historical Society will participate in the Georgia History Festival’s Super Museum Sunday this Sunday. Super Museum Sunday is part of the annual Georgia History Festival, a …
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Submitted by Whitfield-Murray Historical Society
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2/3/22
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Monday, Jan. 24, brought the third week of the 2022 legislative session. As we gathered to tackle our legislative business on the House floor, our committees and subcommittees were hard at work, …
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By Rep. Jason Ridley
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2/3/22
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We are in week three of the legislative session in Atlanta, and it is in full swing. I looked, and besides our meeting in the House Chamber at 10 in the am each day, there were 30 meetings of …
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By Rep. Rick Jasperse
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2/3/22
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Citing “public opposition,” Commissioner Greg Hogan on Tuesday backed a planning commission recommendation against the reclassification of 78.59 acres of land in southern Murray County. …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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2/1/22
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Mary Weaver has been selling real estate in Murray County since 1989. Her efforts were recently recognized by the Carpet Capital Association of Realtors, which elected her to its Hall of Fame. …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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2/1/22
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ATLANTA — As arctic air is anticipated to blast Georgia and with the weather forecast calling for some of the coldest temperatures of the year thus far, AAA is issuing a Georgia statewide …
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1/28/22
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ATLANTA - The Georgia Lottery Corp. generated $376.5 million in profits during the last three months of last year, a record for the second quarter of a state fiscal year. That brought the total …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief. Capitol Beat News Service
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1/28/22
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ATLANTA—On Jan. 23, during the Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) Cities United Summit, nine cities from across the Peach State were recognized with the Visionary City Award. Three …
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Submitted by the Georgia Municipal Association
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1/27/22
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If you're in school and were about to lose half of your VA education housing benefits at the end of last month due to remote classes, you're safe. Congress pushed through the REMOTE (Responsible …
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By Freddy Groves
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1/27/22
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ATLANTA - Legislation aimed at encouraging more Georgians to become organ donors cleared a state Senate committee unanimously Tuesday. The Senate Insurance and Labor Committee approved the Giving the …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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1/27/22
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ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) released today its Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Accountability and Investment Report, a transparent look at GDOT’s funding, …
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Submitted by Georgia DOT
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1/27/22
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He’s a little hesitant to say it, but Commissioner Greg Hogan thinks things may be getting back close to normal for the Murray County government. “We’re just taking it day-by-day …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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1/25/22
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The 156th Georgia General Assembly convened under the Gold Dome on Jan. 10, with 40 legislative days to accomplish the people’s business. We met mostly with all of us seated on the House floor …
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By Rep. Rick Jasperse
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1/25/22
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Kevin Tackett took a winding path to becoming Murray County’s Teacher of the Year. The English Language teacher at Gladden Middle School, waited 20 years to become an educator. Tackett, a …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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1/25/22
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ATLANTA - A constitutional amendment to prohibit non-U.S. citizens from voting in Georgia failed to gain a two-thirds majority in the state Senate Monday after Democrats charged Republicans with …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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1/24/22
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ATLANTA – The Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) has elected Madison Mayor Fred Perriman as third vice president. This puts Perriman, who has served in municipal government for nearly 40 …
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1/23/22
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ATLANTA – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King asks all Georgians to exercise caution while using home heating equipment this winter. If used carelessly, heating equipment such …
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1/22/22
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The older I get, the more disdain I have for politics and most politicians. It’s a gnawing, constant feeling but there are days when it flares.That happened last week when President Joe Biden, …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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1/18/22
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Andrea Morrow, who has worked at Murray County High School for 15 years as a teacher, instructional coach and assistant principal, will become the school’s principal in July. Morrow will …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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1/18/22
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Craig Vaughn was looking over the old sawmill property he’d just purchased in north Chatsworth when something told him to look up. Attached to the bottom of a rafter was a sign that said, …
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By Mark Millican, Special to the Times
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1/18/22
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