
PUBLIC NOTICE 8/3/20 – City of Sylvester

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Rural Georgia needs safe and modern facilities and infrastructure to help achieve a greater quality of life and access to essential services. U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director Joyce White urges communities to contact us to apply for funding from the Community Facilities Loan and Grant program, “In Georgia we currently have $89 million…
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(ATLANTA)–Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is pleased to announce his office’s fourth financial recovery tele-town hall titled, Rebuilding & Recovering Financially: A Path to Financial Recovery. The tele-town hall, hosted through the She Leads financial literacy program, will provide insight and advice for Georgia small business owners and entrepreneurs who are struggling during the current…
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The Worth County Board of Commissioners will conduct a Called Meeting on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 Immediately following the 7:00 p.m. Workshop in the Commissioners’ Board Room located on the 3rd floor of the Courthouse. The purpose of the Called Meeting is to consider a moratorium on solar energy systems and other county business. This…
Albany, Ga. – As of noon Thursday, these were Phoebe’s COVID-19 numbers: Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital – 64 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Sumter Medical Center – 10 Total COVID-19 Patients in Phoebe Worth Medical Center – 0 Total Inpatients Recovered – 488 Total Positive Deaths from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital –…
Friday, June 26, brought the official close to our 2020 legislative session as the General Assembly adjourned “Sine Die,” which is Latin for “without assigning a day for further meeting.” Sine Die traditionally fills the Capitol with guests as we celebrate the conclusion of our 40 legislative days on Capitol Hill. However, this annual celebratory…
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Georgia Power is offering a special payment plan to help customers with past-due account balances accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Customers who enroll by July 15 will be able to pay past-due balances over a six-month timeframe between October 2020 and March 2021, with no late fees. The suspension of disconnections also remains in place until July 15,…
By: John McPhaul If you went to school in Georgia, you probably remember that there are 159 counties in the state. That’s more than most states but that’s OK. Why? Because if you’re planning a statewide Bible Reading Marathon, that means each county has a smaller section of the Bible to read. On July 14th,…
The Honorable Larry Johnson, Ward 4, Mayor Pro Tem The Honorable Walter Dupree, III, Ward 1 Councilmember The Honorable Isaac Jackson, Jr., Ward 2 Councilmember The Honorable Mark Giddens, Ward 3 Councilmember COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR PRO TEM LARRY JOHNSON INVOCATION AND PLEDGE SWEARING IN MAYOR – CHARLES JONES APPROVAL OF…
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