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Columbia County Job Fair To Be Held This Week
There are numerous jobs available in multiple county government departments. The job fair will be held from 10 am until 1 pm in the lobby at the Performing Arts Center in Evans. Employees just work at least 30 hours or more per week to be eligible for benefits. New employees...
Rich. Co. BOE Director calls on Georgia State Elections Board to halt rule changes ahead of November Election
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – We are now less than three months away from the 2024 Presidential Election. The Georgia State Election Board (SEB) wants to impose new rules that would go into effect for the November Election. But the Georgia Association of Voter Registration and Election Officials (GAVREO), which consists of election staff from around […]
Georgia Today: Ga. Republicans rally in Hall County; General Mills discrimination lawsuit
On the Wednesday Augsut 21st edition of Georgia Today: Georgia republicans rally in Hall County for former president Donald Trump; More Georgia plaintiffs join a racial discrimination suit against cereal maker General Mills; And Richmond Hill residents air their grievances about the city's response to Tropical Storm Debby. Peter Biello:...
Mail processing delays in Georgia affecting tax payments
ATLANTA – Chronic delays in mail processing and delivery Georgians have been experiencing for months have cropped up again in connection with federal tax payments. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., launched an inquiry Wednesday with the Internal Revenue Service after hearing from constituents who are being charged penalties and interest fees on late or missing payments they mailed to the IRS on time. “These tax filings are not arriving by...
Ga. lawmaker works to cut child gun deaths like these in the CSRA
ATLANTA - A Georgia state senator is trying to change the terms of an entrenched partisan debate, saying he’s not interested in restricting gun ownership but in preventing the fatal shooting of children. Decatur Democrat Emanuel Jones’ statement reflects the strategies of those who are trying to reduce gun...
5th Measles Case Confirmed in Georgia: Public Health Alert
A case of measles has been confirmed in a metro Atlanta resident, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The patient, who was not fully vaccinated, contracted the virus while traveling internationally and is now back in the United States. Public health officials are working to trace and identify anyone who may have come into contact with the infected person during the contagious period.
Midway fire station could lose certification
The City of Midway could lose its only firehouse after the interim chief and most of the volunteer firefighting force resigned Monday evening. A Georgia fire compliance officer has sent the city a letter giving it 30 days from that point to get the department back into compliance. “The county...
Statesboro Police Department needs help identifying person of interest
STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - In a social media post, Statesboro police said they need help identifying the individual below. They said he is a person of interest in an ongoing investigation and believe he may be traveling by a bicycle. They ask for anyone who can help identify him to...
Worker injuries mount as giant Hyundai project nears completion
ELLABELL — For 15 excruciating minutes, a Korean-speaking technician bled uncontrollably from his left thigh, trapped in a conveyor belt that had stripped the skin from his hand as if it were a glove. Emergency medical responders described the 40-year-old man’s horrific wounds sustained at the construction site of...
‘Negligent Failure’: Family In Disbelief After Atlanta Hospital Lost Piece of Man’s Skull Then Charged Him $19K for a Replacement and ‘Refuse to Accept Responsibility’
An Atlanta man suffered a series of health catastrophes after an alleged mislabeling error at a top-ranked hospital. Fernando Cluster and his wife, Melinda Cluster, […] ‘Negligent Failure’: Family In Disbelief After Atlanta Hospital Lost Piece of Man’s Skull Then Charged Him $19K for a Replacement and ‘Refuse to Accept Responsibility’
SC health officials stress importance of lifesaving vaccine legislators twice rejected
COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s public health agency is encouraging parents to protect their children from half a dozen types of cancer with a vaccine that lawmakers spent a decade debating before agreeing to even allow its promotion. To mark National Immunization Awareness Month, state health officials are focusing on the lifesaving capabilities of the HPV […]
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