Georgia Governor Brian Kemp was sworn in for a second term on Thursday of last week. The governor had put off his swearing in ceremony by a couple of days to be able to watch the Georgia Bulldogs win their second National Championship in California earlier in the week. Kemp, a UGA graduate, is a huge fan of the Georgia Bulldogs. The governor is promising to follow through with his campaign promises – which includes income tax refunds and property tax rebates.
Numbers for the second-largest jackpot in Mega Millions history were drawn Friday night in Atlanta, and some Georgians took home a piece of the prize. At the time of the drawing, the jackpot stood at 1.35 billion dollars.
Four days after winning the National Championship for the second season in a row, Georgia coaches hit the road to check on underclassmen and see class of 2024 and 2025 prospects in person.
A Northwest Georgia man was arrested after he assaulted the woman who had bailed him out of jail. According to Floyd County Police, thirty-five-year-old Jarad Thomas Michael Sanders of Lindale was arrested after police stopped him following the assault.
Atrium Health Floyd has received two Patient Safety and Quality Summit awards from the Georgia Hospital Association Partnership for Health and Accountability (PHA).
If you were banking on a hefty tax refund this year, think again. The expiration of COVID-era tax breaks means millions of Americans may get smaller refunds when they file their tax returns for 2022, and those who received refunds in recent years, may now owe the government money.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) denied Governor Brian Kemp’s request for disaster assistance in Chattooga County for damage caused by the Labor Day Weekend Flood in September of 2022. While FEMA funds will not be available, the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest loans to businesses, home owners, and renters who sustained damage from the flood.
Summerville Police were called to the Dollar Tree in Summerville on Thursday of this week after two customers scammed a cashier out of $150. The two suspects brought two inexpensive items to the cashier and paid with a $50 bill. They then began to talk fast and ask the cashier for different change out of the cash register. They continued to confuse the seventeen-year-old cashier to the point that she wound up giving them the $50 they originally paid with, along with $100 more dollars from the register. The store manager called police after it was discovered that the cash drawer was short $150. Summerville Police told the store manager that they have seen this scam before, where the thieves will confuse the cashier and “talk fast” in order to confuse the employee into giving them money from the cash drawer.
The Walker County Animal Shelter and Walker State Prison recently joined forces to launch a new prison dog program. The program is designed to provide inmates with the opportunity to give back to the community by fostering and caring for homeless shelter dogs. In addition, inmates will learn a new skill set used to provide basic obedience training for the dogs.
Bruce Thompson took an oath confirming his role as the tenth Commissioner of Labor for the state of Georgia on Thursday of this week.
