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Fourth of July festivities taking place in the Big Bend, South Georgia
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - With July 4th approaching, WCTV has developed a list of events taking place in the Big Bend and South Georgia in celebration of the holiday. This story will also be updated if any events are canceled or rescheduled due to expected rainy weather. BIG BEND. Celebrate...
AAA is offering free rides home over the holiday weekend
ATLANTA (WRBL) — Independence Day is upon us and AAA is stepping in to make getting home after the festivities easier. The “Tow to Go” program provides free confidential rides that are available to AAA members and non-members alike, says AAA. The program will be active from 6 p.m. July 3 to 6 a.m. July 8. […]
Lower personal, business income taxes take effect in Georgia
(The Center Square) — Several tax changes took effect on Monday, the start of fiscal 2025, including a decrease in Georgia's personal and corporate income tax rates. House Bill 1015 lowers Georgia's personal income tax rate to 5.39% from 5.49%, while HB 1023 sets the corporate income tax rate — previously 5.75% — to the same level as the personal rate. Additionally, HB 1021 increases Georgia's income tax exemption from $3,000 to $4,000 per dependent. ...
All 410 public libraries in Georgia offer updated Zoo Atlanta free passes
Do you and your family want to go to Zoo Atlanta, the Atlanta History Center, or the Center for Puppetry Arts but get sticker shop at the prices? The Experience Pass Program provides free passes to those and a number of popular destinations. The Georgia Public Library Service recently announced...
A century of Carter? Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday plans underway
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The reports of Jimmy Carter’s demise remain as untrue today as they were more than a year ago when Georgia’s most beloved public figure entered hospice care. In fact, tentative plans are underway (the man is 99, after all) to celebrate Carter’s...
A remarkable feat 50 years later
When he was the governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter canoed the infamous Bull’s Sluice on the Chattooga River to draw attention to the Chattooga River, shared by Georgia and South Carolina. The year was 1974, the year the federal government recognized the Chattooga as an official wild and scenic river and gave it the protections it enjoys today. And, now 50 years later, a local conservation organization will celebrate the Chattooga as a Wild and Scenic River, and the public is invited to be part of the event. The group Stay Wild Chattooga Conservancy offers an evening of music, a farm-to-table dinner, along with a bar service from 6 to 10 Saturday night, August 3 at the Chattooga Belle Farm, Damascus Church Road, Long Creek.
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