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Woodstock Teen Selected for Boys Nation in Washington
A teen from Woodstock is one of two students selected for the 2024 American Legion Boys Nation to represent the state of Georgia in Washington D.C. Grant Pool of North Cobb Christian School, from Woodstock, was selected to serve as a student senator representing the Peach State at the national event. The other Georgia student senator is Benjamin Blackwood of the Walker School. ...
Georgia removes limits on donations to helping hundreds of kids aging out of foster care
Every Georgia taxpayer. . . should see this as a no-brainer to either eliminate or greatly reduce their state income taxes,” said Heidi Carr, executive director of Fostering Success Act Inc.
'It's just heartbreaking' | Georgia couple waiting for months on Social Security disability benefits
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — Amid a backlog of claims, the wait for Social Security disability benefits continues to grow in the U.S., and federal data shows Georgia among the states with the longest processing times. It's a difficult predicament for those waiting on needed financial support during a crisis. The...
Biden Administration to sell a million barrels of gas to lower prices ahead of the 4th
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - President Biden is hoping to lower the price at the pump by selling a million barrels of gasoline from Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve. “If we have more supply that tends to lower the price. A million barrels of gasoline, that is a lot of gasoline but it is not going to lower the price for years on end, it is going to help on the July Fourth holiday and it was strategically targeted to do exactly that,” Jared Bernstein explained.
Down Payment Resource expands team, hires Veronica Chapa, Lori Johnson and Lisa Rhodes
DPR hires Veronica Chapa, Lori Johnson and Lisa Rhodes. ATLANTA, Ga. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homebuyer assistance programs, today announced the addition of three new team members to support growing demand for down payment assistance (DPA) programs.
Atlanta plans to enact a ‘blight tax’ for absentee property owners, abandoned properties
The Atlanta City Council, alongside Mayor Andre Dickens, is ready to enact what they call a blight tax on absentee property owners and the owners of neglected or abandoned property in the city.
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