Anti-Bullying T-shirt Contest: Submit the Documentary Design Contest to promote in schools
Tweet Special to the Journal We need you to design a t-shirt that Middle School and High School students cannot wait to put on! Not only will kids want these shirts, but we will be distributing them to all ages across the world in promotion with our film “Submit the Documentary” which gives solutions to [...]
Read More →CONGRESSMAN BISHOP JOINS BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO DELAY POSTAL PROCESSING FACILITY CLOSURES
Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop (GA-02) asked the United States Postal Service to stand by its original commitment to keep postal processing facilities open until next spring. In late March, the Postal Service unilaterally decided to accelerate closure of about fifty mail processing facilities across [...]
Read More →Metro Albany’s unemployment rate declines to 8.6 percent in April
Tweet Special to the Journal ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Albany’s unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March. The rate was 9.2 percent in April a year ago.
Read More →National Dam Safety Awareness Day Highlights the Need For Those Living Near Dams to Educate Themselves
Tweet Information guide produced by state dam safety officials provides tips and information for Georgia residents, real estate agents and others Lexington, Ky. – This year’s National Dam Safety Awareness Day on May 31 marks the 124th anniversary of the historic Johnstown Flood, underscoring the need for Georgia residents to understand both the benefits of dams and [...]
Read More →Powerball jackpot raised to $550M, 2nd highest in game’s history
Tweet ATLANTA – Powerball just got even more powerful. Georgia Lottery officials announced today that strong sales have bumped Saturday’s Powerball jackpot from an estimated $475 million to an estimated $550 million. The current jackpot is the second largest in Powerball history and the third largest jackpot in U.S. history. Additionally, Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot [...]
Read More →MCLB Albany statement regarding Secretary Defense press conference on furloughs
Tweet MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE Albany, Ga. – We are currently evaluating how Secretary of Defense-mandated furloughs will impact our total workforce. As a subordinate command under the DoD umbrella, we are awaiting amplifying guidance from the Department of the Navy and Headquarters, Marine Corps. We will keep our workforce, as well as the Greater [...]
Read More →Chambliss Statement on the Resignation of IRS Head
Tweet WASHINGTON- U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today made the following statement regarding resignation of the acting IRS administrator: “Despite the resignation of the acting IRS administrator, President Obama continues to search for a scapegoat for his own administration’s misdeeds. This insufficient action comes more than two years after this offensive abuse of power. Meanwhile, the [...]
Read More →Georgia’s unemployment rate declines to 8.2 percent in April
Tweet ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8.2 percent in April. The rate was down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.4 percent in March and nine-tenths of a percentage point from 9.1 percent in April a year ago. “At 8.2 percent, Georgia’s unemployment [...]
Read More →Attorney General Olens Announces Results of 2013 Georgia Legal Food Frenzy
Tweet Georgia Lawyers Donated Over 840,000 Pounds Food to Feed the Hungry Attorney General Sam Olens announced that the Georgia legal community raised the equivalent of 842,317 pounds of food during the 2013 Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, a 38% increase from last year. For the second year in a row, Olens asked Georgia lawyers to challenge each other outside [...]
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