The timber market in North Georgia is experiencing significant fluctuations, with the average price of pine sawtimber reaching approximately $24–25 per ton in the third quarter of 2024. This marks a 20% increase compared to the same period last year and represents the highest price point since the first quarter of 2023.
Some 1,421 farmers and agribusiness leaders from Georgia gathered on Jekyll Island from December 8-10 for the 87th annual Georgia Farm Bureau Convention. The three-day event included a trade show, awards presentations, and educational sessions on policy and production issues affecting the state’s major commodities.
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced Thursday that Georgia’s November unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, up one tenth from a revised 3.6 percent in October. The unemployment rate was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.
Here is the latest arrest report from the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for Friday, December 20, 2024:
The Georgia State Patrol Post in Rome is investigating an accident that happened on Wednesday evening in Summerville on Highway 27, near the Summerville McDonald’s. According to a preliminary report from the Georgia State Patrol Public Information Office, troopers responded to the accident shortly after 7 PM, and determined that a Ford F-350 pickup truck struck a Chevrolet Cavalier in the rear. The accident occurred in the outside Northbound lane. Two passengers from the Cavalier were transported to AtriumHealth Floyd Medical Center in Trion with minor injuries. The driver of the F-350 was cited as a result of the investigation. More details will be available when a full report is released by the Georgia State Patrol.
Summerville Police say that a 24-year-old man came to the police department this week to report unauthorized activity on his checking account at United Community Bank. The victim told police that someone had used his account twice and spent $4,000 at Ashley Home Furnishings in Kennesaw and had made a purchase with the luxury apparel online site, “My Theresa”. The victim requested a report from the police department to document the fraud.
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges, one of the first Black students to integrate an all-white elementary school in 1960, will speak at Berry College on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Despite facing severe racism and threats to her family, Bridges never missed a school day.
In recent weeks, a troubling scam known as “brushing” has emerged across multiple states, prompting local authorities to issue a warning to residents. While there have been no reported incidents in our community as of yet, officials are eager to inform the public before anyone becomes a victim.
Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic are raising their minimum hourly wage to $16, starting Jan. 12, as part of a $764 million investment in workforce compensation, which is a 35% increase from the previous year. This change aims to appreciate employees’ roles in improving local communities and strengthening the economy.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has launched investigations into two separate inmate deaths at different county jails in Georgia, both occurring on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
