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The Affordable Small Town In Georgia Where Retirees Are Quietly Moving Right Now

Wild chickens roam the streets here, and the town throws them their own festival. These birds are Burmese red junglefowl, and they strut around like they pay property taxes. The quirks don’t stop with the feathers. This south Georgia town was founded as a colony where Union and Confederate veterans settled side by side.

Fitzgerald, GA · 7d
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Local hemp businesses face new THC limits

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) —A provision in a federal funding law that caps THC in most hemp-derived consumer products takes effect Dec. 11, and an Albany shop owner says it could cost his business about half of the products customers come in to buy. The cap is 0.4 milligrams per...

Albany, GA · 20h
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Albany moves forward with underground cable upgrades to improve power reliability

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — Albany city commissioners approved a $388,800 contract to replace aging underground power lines across the city, outsourcing the labor to improve infrastructure and prevent prolonged outages. The contract allows a company based in Buford, Ga. to install new cables and protective piping to help prevent...

Albany, GA · 1d
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Georgia Automotive Parts Manufacturer to Shut Down, Laying Off 67 Workers

Asama Coldwater Manufacturing Georgia LLC is moving to close its facility in the Eastern Central part of the state. Over the last few months, the firm located at 975 Thomson Highway in Warrenton, has filed several Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filings which affected 276 employees. Three WARN Notices...

Warrenton, GA · 5d
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This Massive Indoor Flea Market In Georgia Is Where Rainy Saturdays Turn Into Treasure Hunts

A former garment factory now holds booth after booth of vintage finds. Racks of vinyl records stretch so far that crate diggers may lose track of time. I love that an old factory still makes people this happy. The doors open three days a week, Friday through Sunday. Rain can...

Georgia · 4d

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Wisconsin bars heating shutoffs for unpaid bills Nov. 1 to April 15, and Georgia blocks freezing-day electric shutoffs from Nov. 15 for customers who agree in writing to a payment plan

Wisconsin utilities cannot disconnect residential customers for nonpayment when the service is used for home heating between Nov. 1 and April 15, the state’s Public Service Commission says, and this year’s moratorium began Sunday. Georgia has a winter hold of its own, with a condition attached. From Nov. 15 to March 15, the Georgia Public... The post Wisconsin bars heating shutoffs for unpaid bills Nov. 1 to April 15, and Georgia blocks freezing-day electric shutoffs from Nov. 15 for customers who agree in writing to a payment plan appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Wisconsin · 1d

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Food Lion surpasses 2026 growth goal with five-store Winn-Dixie deal

The new locations expand Food Lion’s presence to 51 stores across Georgia, offering fresh food at affordable prices to help nourish neighbors

Brunswick, GA · 1d

CBS News Atlanta

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Georgia's largest battery storage facility unveiled

Across 40 acres in Cherokee County, banks of Tesla batteries store something Georgians depend on every day: electricity for when they need it most.

Cherokee County, GA · 22h

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Georgia EBT online and out-of-area purchases blocked by default

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - If you use a Georgia EBT card new security rules could stop your next purchase. Since October, online EBT purchases are blocked by default and so are purchases outside Georgia and its five bordering states. To shop online or use your card while traveling, you now have to unlock it first.

Georgia · 23h

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Georgia Mother Built a Bakery So Her Daughter Would Always Have a Place Where She Belonged

Stephanie Chain began her Georgia bakery with a goal that went far beyond cakes. After her daughter was diagnosed with autism at age four, she wanted to create a business where her child could grow up feeling supported and always have a place to belong. She started small, selling baked...

St Marys, GA · 1d

Macon Telegraph

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Macon-Bibb County Commission seeks to put penny sales tax on future ballots

The Macon-Bibb County Commission wants to ask voters to decide whether to renew an additional penny sales tax that Mayor Lester Miller credits with helping reduce property tax rates over the past five years. The OLOST — which stands for Other Local Option Sales Tax — is a penny-on-the-dollar sales tax first approved by Bibb County voters in 2021. The county commission voted during its meeting Tuesday evening to approve a measure that would allow voters to decide in March whether to renew it for another five years. The ballot item still must be approved by the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections. Miller said the OLOST has been used to help roll back the millage rate from 20.33 to 9.575 mills. “If it passes then, of course, we’ll continue to collect the penny sales tax and we’ll continue to use that to offset property taxes,” Miller said. “If we put this on the referendum and it fails, then we’ll revert back to the other rate or substantially cut the budget by millions and millions of dollars.” Commissioner Donice Bryant asked if there would be any public hearings or meetings on the matter. Miller replied that it would be against the

Bibb County, GA · 3d

Athens Banner-Herald

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Walmart breaks ground on massive Georgia facility

Walmart has begun construction on a new supply chain facility in Carnesville that store executives say will create faster shipping and delivery of its products. A groundbreaking was recently held at the site for the $1.3 billion facility that is expected to create 1,000 jobs for northeast Georgia. Big Lots Rebounds: How many Big Lots remain in Georgia 2 years after filing for bankruptcy? A spokesman for Walmart said Wednesday that construction on the 1.5 million-square-foot facility is expected to conclude in 2029, but a timetable has not been set for the hiring of employees. A groundbreaking ceremony included Walmart executives, local elected officials, and others at the site was dedicated in Franklin County near the I-85 corridor. Walmart executives have reported the facility “will combine advanced automation and technology with Walmart associates to increase fulfillment capacity, improve efficiency and help get online orders to customers faster.” The center is an effort by Walmart to transform its supply chain, the store reported. The Georgia Governor’s Office announced in August that Walmart had decided to locate the new plant in northeast Georgia. Walmart and Sam’s Club have 209 stores in Georgia. There are already 11 supply chain facilities. The corporation employs

Carnesville, GA · 5d

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Two Credit Union Associations Vote to Merge, Creating a 458-Member Network Across Six Regions

Say you run a mid-sized credit union in Richmond, and you’ve spent years wishing your trade association had more muscle when regulators or legislators come calling. Or maybe you’re in Mobile, wondering why peer connections seem to stop at the state line. A newly approved merger is aimed squarely at both problems.

Florida · 5d

WSB Radio

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Gov. Kemp announces new property tax relief for Georgia homeowners

The reduction will be applied directly to homeowners' property tax bills, lowering the amount they owe.

Georgia · 5d

Main Street Dollars

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Homeowners in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming vote Tuesday on 12 ballot measures that would change their property tax bills

Voters in seven states decide Tuesday, Nov. 3, on 12 statewide ballot measures that would change how property taxes are figured, capped or collected. The states are Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming. Every one is a proposal. Nothing changes on any tax bill unless the measure passes. Where the 12 measures […]

Oklahoma · 5d

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Georgia lender who funded Alabama politicians gets 15 years

Chief U.S. District Judge Leigh Martin May ordered Edwin Brant Frost IV to serve 15 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Frost, 69, of Newnan, Georgia, founded First Liberty Building and Loan. He must also pay $76,454,374.39 in restitution after pleading guilty to wire fraud on May 12.

Alabama · 5d

CBS News Atlanta

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Georgia students compete for construction honors and careers

Hundreds of students gathered in Rome, Georgia, to show off their trade skills in the hopes of winning a trophy and getting a job after they graduate.

Rome, GA · 2d

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Cochran builders call on the city to sever ties with Falcon Design inspector

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Cochran builders are calling on the city to sever ties with Falcon Design Inspector Anne Cleveland, citing concerns with her communication and stringent inspection standards. In the past couple of months, builders have taken to council meetings to voice their concerns with the civil...

Cochran, GA · 3d