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Feds give Georgia $14.3M for airport block grants
(The Center Square) — The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Georgia nearly $14.3 million to help rehabilitate nonprimary airports statewide, officials said. The money, part of $636 million for 320 grants in 46 states and American Samoa, ostensibly aims to improve airport infrastructure. It was awarded as part of the 2024 Airport Improvement Program's fourth round of grants, and the Georgia award includes more than $13.3 million in entitlement spending and $924,275 in discretionary spending. ...
Georgia rapper asks appeals court to award legal fees in airport cash seizure suit
ATLANTA (CN) — An aspiring Georgia rapper who successfully fought off the federal government’s attempt to keep thousands of dollars in cash seized from his luggage at the Atlanta airport asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to give him another shot at forcing the government to pay his legal fees.
Ossoff: Continued federal spending required for 'economic competitiveness'
(The Center Square) — While the country's fiscal trajectory is "clearly unsustainable," the feds must keep investing in infrastructure despite the burgeoning national debt, a senator from Georgia said Monday. In his remarks during an "armchair chat" at the Cobb Chamber of Commerce's Marquee Monday event at The Battery Atlanta near Smyrna, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, touched on topics ranging from infrastructure spending to military legislation to fixing the United States Post Office. During a media briefing following his remarks, the federal lawmaker doubled...
Ossoff, state leaders encourage governor to accept federal funds
ATLANTA — For months, Gov. Brian Kemp has faced backlash for refusing tens of millions of dollars to help Georgia children and their families afford lunch during the summer months. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is calling on the governor to change course and accept federal funds to ensure Georgia children don’t go hungry. This week, Ossoff and members of Georgia’s Congressional Delegation urged Kemp to reverse course and apply for next year’s program so that Georgia children don’t go hungry and can receive meals during...
The Peach Smell of Success: 12 Georgia athletes bring home Olympic medals
The 2024 Summer Olympics held its closing ceremony on Sunday, with Team USA taking home 126 medals — the most of any country competing this year. Out of these long-awaited victories, 15 of the medals were earned by Georgia athletes. The medalists excel in sports ranging from track to...
CSRA soldier’s body returns home after death in Iraq
SWAINSBORO, Ga. - The body of a Georgia National Guard soldier – a new father from Twin City – has returned to Georgia. Spc. Owen James Elliott, 23, died July 31 in Baghdad in an incident that was not combat-related. A plane carrying his body landed around 4:10...
Crisp County Board of Commissioners approves key measures in August meeting
By Sarah Brown – Managing Editor The Crisp County Board of Commissioners held it’s regular meeting on August 13, 2024, at the Crisp County Government Center. The meeting, presided over by Chairman James R. Dowdy, III, included a series of important decisions and updates that will impact the county’s development and services. LMIG Projects Approved […] The post Crisp County Board of Commissioners approves key measures in August meeting appeared first on Cordele Dispatch.
Columbus Airport to receive $800K grant for safety upgrades
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Georgia Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced on Tuesday that over $38 million in federal funding will go toward upgrading airports across the Peach State, including one in our area. The Columbus Airport is set to receive $880,191 to acquire an aircraft rescue and...
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