Georgia’s economy is expected to grow by 2. 4% in 2025, a decrease from 3. 1% this year, according to Ben Ayers, dean of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. Despite this slowdown, Georgia’s performance will remain better than the national average of 1. 6% growth. Ayers noted that the slowdown is due to a planned policy change rather than unexpected shocks, which suggests it will be gradual and short-lived.
The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) announced 23 projects in October 2024, which include bridge rehabilitation, resurfacing, safety improvements, and new bridge construction. The largest project is a bridge construction along 1. 003 miles on US 41/SR 11/SR 49 over the Norfolk Southern Railway, costing about $21 million. This project and three others make up 40% of the total funds awarded this month. Only one of the projects listed in the latest round of funding is in Northwest Georgia.
Heather Ballard, owner of Hayden Taylor Designs in Summerville, was appointed to the Summerville Main Street Board of Directors on Monday during the Summerville City Council’s regular monthly meeting.
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its annual list of best hospitals for maternity care. The list classifies the hospital as “high performing,” the highest level of achievement possible
What gift can you give to the person that loves being outdoors more than anything? We know! Gift them a hunting or fishing (or combo) license to help them enjoy the wild places they love, encourages the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division.
Summerville Police responded to a call at Ingles Supermarket on Friday of last week, after an employee said a man had kissed and then licked her hand. The complainant told a responding officer that she was cleaning the men’s bathroom when a man, identified to police as Jerry Luallen, came in and requested to wash his hands. The employee told the man that it was fine to wash his hands, and when he finished he “turned and grabbed her hand, kissed it and then proceeded to lick between her fingers”, according to the police report. Luallen had left the store by the time police arrived, but they later located him walking on the sidewalk along the Lyerly Highway (Highway 114). Police informed Luallen that he was trespassed from Ingles and was not to return to the store.
Three businesses from Chattooga County have been honored in the “Best of Georgia” 2024 awards by the Georgia Business Journal. This award celebrates the best products and services in Georgia, determined by votes from loyal readers, combining popular choice with the editor’s selections.
Join the Friends of Sloppy Floyd, Santa, the Grinch, and Mrs. Cardinal for the Peppermint Project, an event featuring The Woodland Elves of the Peppermint Cave, this Saturday, December 14th from 4 – 7 PM at Picnic Shelter #2. Kids will get to enjoy hot chocolate and cookies, make a craft, roast marshmallows, make their picture with Santa, and listen to the adventures of the elves working to meet the deadline for their biggest candy order of the year. It’s going to be a fun night for everyone! There is no charge for the event, however, there is a $5 parking fee per vehicle unless you have an annual park pass. The local libraries have a limited number of park passes that can be checked out at no cost.
The Georgia Governor’s Office of Student Achievement has pulled a list of underperforming schools from the organization’s website, saying that they are reevaluating the data that was used to determine which schools were on the list.
Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney Clayton M. Fuller has returned from a six-month military deployment with the United States Air Force and resumed his role as District Attorney of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit. His deployment lasted from May 3, 2024, to October 30, 2024, as a legal advisor to military operations in the Middle East, supporting the United States Central Command at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. Chief Assistant District Attorney Kevin Baugh served as Acting District Attorney during Fuller’s absence. Fuller, a fourteen-year Air Force veteran promoted to lieutenant colonel during his service, received the Meritorious Service Medal and the Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal.
