Month: July 2011

  • NE Ga. voters return to polls Tuesday

    WATKINSVILLE — Voters in District 113 will return to the polls Tuesday to elect a new state representative. The new General Assembly member will replace Hank Huckaby, R-Watkinsville, who stepped down to become chancellor of the University System of Georgia. The July 19 election is non-partisan, but features a Republican and a Democrat in a…

  • Deal: Grants to improve STEM education

    ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that Columbus State University, West Georgia University and Southern Polytechnic State University will receive grants of up to $1.4 million to replicate the UTeach program. The program, Deal said, is a highly successful math and science teacher preparation program at the University of Texas at Austin. Funds for…

  • State to unveil new license plate design

    ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal is scheduled to unveil the newest Georgia license plate design today. The Department of Revenue this week announced the three finalists as part of its Georgia License Plate Design Contest. More than 500 design entries were submitted by the public. A panel of Georgia college and university art professors helped…

  • Deal: Tattnall County receives federal disaster designation

    ATLANTA — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has decided that Tattnall County in March suffered “production losses great enough to warrant a Secretarial natural disaster designation,” state officials said Thursday. The damages stem from a severe storm that occurred from March 26 to March 28 this year. “Secretary Vilsack responded to our request in…

  • Deal: June revenue numbers up 6.2 percent

    ATLANTA — Georgia’s net revenue in June rose $87.5 million or 6.2 percent as compared to net revenues in June 2010, Gov. Nathan Deal said. “We saw numbers that were above trend for 12 consecutive months in FY 2011,” Deal said in a news release. “The upward movement in Georgia’s revenue numbers is a clear…

  • DeKalb officials vote to hike property taxes

    DeKalb County officials this week voted to increase property taxes as part of mid-year budget “adjustments.” The tax increase comes amid decreasing property values for many DeKalb County residents. The measure passed by a 4-3 vote. “The majority of the Board of Commissioners stepped up to the plate and made a courageous vote to preserve…

  • Henry County purchases Tara Field from neighboring Clayton County

    With the acquisition of Tara Field, Henry County “has the potential to be a rising star in the state of Georgia,” a Georgia Congressman said Wednesday. Henry County is purchasing the airport from neighboring Clayton County for $17.7 million. Henry County will only pay $2.7 million; the FAA is planning to cover the remaining $15…

  • Price: Congress must keep promises to seniors

    ATLANTA — Congress has “an obligation” … to “keep the promises made to today’s seniors and tomorrow’s retirees,” a Georgia Congressman said Wednesday. “The only way to avoid watching our health and retirement security programs fall into insolvency is to make real reforms,” U.S. Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., said in a news release. “Every day…

  • Morris, IT company team up for ‘outsourcing services’

    ATLANTA — A Georgia-based newspaper chain has agreed to a joint venture with an IT company from India, the companies announced on Wednesday. The joint venture — NIIT Media Technologies LLC, created with NIIT Technologies — “will provide integrated IT and business process outsourcing services,” the companies said in a news release. NIIT Technologies will…

  • State orders website to cease operations

    ATLANTA — The Governor’s Office of Consumer Protection has entered into a settlement with Wavee.com, ordering the company to pay restitution and forcing it out of business. Under the settlement, Wavee must cease operations, provide $202,210.20 in consumer restitution and pay a $35,000 civil penalty and $15,000 in administrative expenses. The settlement follows an OCP…