GEORGIA FARM BUREAU HOLDS 76th ANNUAL CONVENTION
Tweet Jekyll Island – More than 1,500 Georgia farmers and agribusiness leaders from across the state met on Jekyll Island Dec. 8-10 for the 76th Annual Georgia Farm Bureau Convention. The three-day event included a tradeshow and commodity conferences where farmers heard updates on policy and production issues impacting Georgia’s major commodities. During the general [...]
Read More →Thanks for Supporting the Art Market
Tweet by Aaron Blair This Saturday will be the final Second Saturday Open-Air Art Market in the Art Park until Spring (March). The Art Market is from 10am-2pm. Looking for a place to sell your art or crafts? Come down to the Art Park on Pine this Saturday from 10am-2pm. All artist and crafters are [...]
Read More →Practical Fire Safety Tips for the Holidays
Tweet Special to the Journal Keep the appropriate fire safety tips handy while preparing for the holiday season this year. Agent Jake Davis of Alfa Insurance and the Georgia Arson Control Board are urging the community of Dougherty County to keep safety in mind when decorating their homes for the holidays. According to Jake Davis, [...]
Read More →Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black releases 2013 Georgia Grown Holiday Gift Guide
Tweet Commissioner Gary W. Black and the Georgia Department of Agriculture today announced the release of the 2013 Georgia Grown Holiday Gift Guide. The annual Georgia Grown Holiday Gift Guide is available online at www.georgiagrown.com and is comprised of various food products and gifts that are exclusive to Georgia. A few of this year’s items [...]
Read More →Albany State vs. Columbus State Tonight
Tweet by Stanley McCormick, Sports Information Director The Lady Rams Basketball team at Albany State University will play Columbus State tonight at6 p.m. in the SPER Gym. The game is open to the public.
Read More →Things to do Downtown this Week!
Tweet by Aaron Blair Riverfront BBQ: Everyone’s favorite BBQ restaurant is now serving an amazing country breakfast from 7am-10am. Wednesday, December 11th – 5pm Unwind Wednesday at Icons Bar & Grill. Every Wednesday in December all martinis and well drinks $2 from 5pm-7pm. Professionals come to mix. mingle and enjoy and after work power networking [...]
Read More →Letter to the Editor: Jobs are the issue; our Congressmen just don’t get it.
Tweet Dear Editor: Americans are floundering until the economy recovers. The economy won’t recover until there are sufficient non-government jobs to employ the masses. There will not be sufficient jobs until we address the issue that caused our job losses in the first place, our inability to compete with the rest of the world. We [...]
Read More →MILLIONS MORE AMERICANS SET TO GAIN HEALTH COVERAGE THROUGH MEDICAID EXPANSION
Tweet CONGRESSMAN BISHOP URGES GEORGIA TO EXPAND MEDICAID SO THAT 478,000 MORE GEORGIANS CAN GAIN HEALTH COVERAGE ALBANY, GA – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) highlighted recent data that shows that there would be 478,000 fewer uninsured Georgians by 2016 if Georgia takes advantage of the Medicaid expansion opportunity provided under the Affordable [...]
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