Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced recently that Georgia’s January unemployment rate was 3.1 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.1 percent in December. Job numbers reached another all-time high, increasing by almost 17,000 from December. Georgia’s unemployment rate was three-tenths of a percent lower than the national January 2023 unemployment rate of 3.4 percent. Every year, the data used to calculate each state’s unemployment rate is reviewed and re-estimated to ensure more accurate estimates nationwide. January data is released in March.

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Summerville Police are investigating the theft of a shotgun and pellet gun that was reported on Thursday of last week.  A Northwest Congress Street resident told a responding officer that a 12-gauge shotgun and a pellet gun were located in his shed a few days earlier.  The complainant said he asked someone to go to the shed and retrieve the guns for him, because he was physically unable to do so himself.  The man said a few minutes later the other man came back and said there were too many boxes on top of the guns for him to get them.  A few days later, the complainant learned that the guns were missing.  The incident was turned over to an investigator.

Monday, March 20th, GA Forestry will be conducting a prescribed burn along the Southside of Taylor’s Ridge.

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Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Sunday, March 19, 2023:

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The U.S. Department of Labor  announced the availability of $15 million in grant funding to support programs that help youth – particularly those in rural areas, people of color and people with disabilities – to overcome obstacles to educational and workforce success with training and career guidance.

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If you’re a Georgia Power customer, you will see a one-time credit on your March power bill.  That’s because Georgia Power made more money than they expected last year – $297 million more – and the state of Georgia requires the utility company to give back profits over 12%.  But at the same time Georgia Power is reporting record profits, they are going to the state’s public service commission with a request for even more money.  That’s because they say with the rising cost of fuel prices, they need a rate hike to the tune of $2 billion.  This month’s one-time credit will be somewhere between $17 and $23 for most customers.

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Spring is near! As the seasons change, the American Red Cross is reminding the public that the need for blood doesn’t take a break. Blood and platelets remain at risk of running low this month. Donors are crucial to helping the Red Cross avoid a blood shortage in the weeks to come.

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Drew Dempsey has been named assistant vice president of strategy, planning and medical group operations at Atrium Health Floyd.

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A Jamestown Road, Menlo teenager was charged with DUI after a traffic stop in Summerville on Thursday. Summerville Police say that the squatted truck the teenager was driving did not have an illuminated tag light, which is what prompted the traffic stop.

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Prodigy Disk is hosting a second tournament at Trion Recreation Center on Saturday, May 6, 2023. This is the 2nd Annual Trion to ACE at Trion City Park.  This is a C-Tier, 2 round shotgun start, AM only tournament. Awesome players pack and Trophies for top 3 per division. The Trion Veterans Committee will be selling barbecue sandwiches at the event. If you are not participating make plans to watch some really good disk golf and enjoy lunch while supporting The Trion Veterans Committee.