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Lawsuit against Mohawk to move forward

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On: June 1, 2009

A lawsuit by Mohawk Industries Inc. employees claiming the carpet manufacturer depressed wages by hiring illegal immigrants has been returned to a federal judge to reconsider his denial of class-action status. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, hearing issues of the 5-year-old suit for the third time, ruled ThursdayContinue Reading

Graduation ceremonies held this past weekend

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On: June 1, 2009

Both Rockmart and Cedartown High School graduation ceremonies this past weekend went over without a cinch with blue skies and smiling faces as the Polk County class of 2009 received their diplomas. Rockmart High School held their commencement exercises Friday evening at 7 p.m. as family and friends saw 180Continue Reading

Former jail worker indicted

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On: June 1, 2009

A former sergeant at the Polk County Jail has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a felony charge of using excessive force against an inmate. 25 year old Joshua David Lowe of Aragon is slated to appear before Judge Walter E. Johnson in U.S. District Court in RomeContinue Reading

Escaped inmate recaptured

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On: June 1, 2009

Fugitive investigators in a joint effort between the Southeast Fugitive task force and the Floyd County prison have recaptured 41-year-old Jack Belcher, the escaped inmate who made off in a Rome city water truck Tuesday from the water treatment plant on Blossom Hill in North Rome. According to Floyd CountyContinue Reading

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Georgia House Republicans retain leadership team
ATLANTA – The Georgia House Republican Caucus voted Tuesday to reelect the entire GOP leadership team to serve in those roles during the two-year term starting in January. Rep. Chuck Efstration, R-Mulberry, will return as House majority leader, while Rep. James Burchett, R-Waycross, will continue as majority whip. The rest of the reelected leadership team […]
University system sets enrollment record
ATLANTA – The University System of Georgia has hit an all-time high for student enrollment this fall. Nearly 365,000 students are enrolled at the system’s 26 public colleges and universities, an increase of more than 20,000, or 5.9%, compared to last fall, Angela Bell, the system’s vice chancellor for research and policy analysis, told the […]
State tax revenues declined in October
ATLANTA – Georgia tax collections fell by 3.4% last month compared to October of last year. The state Department of Revenue brought in $2.53 billion last month, down $89.7 million from the same month a year ago. The decline was due in part to an extension of the state income tax and filing deadline announced […]
Harold Jones elected Georgia Senate Democratic leader
ATLANTA – State Senate Democrats Friday elected Sen. Harold Jones of Augusta to serve as Senate minority leader. Meeting in Savannah, the Senate Democratic Caucus chose Jones, who has been serving as minority whip, to succeed retiring Minority Leader Gloria Butler. Sen. Kim Jackson, D-Stone Mountain, will take over as minority whip. Senate Democrats reelected […]
Trump win puts Georgia squarely back in red column
ATLANTA – Georgia voters have reasserted the Peach State’s bona fides as a Republican stronghold. Four years after losing to Democrat Joe Biden by fewer than 12,000 votes in Georgia, former President Donald Trump captured the state’s 16 electoral votes Nov. 5 by defeating Vice President Kamala Harris by more than 117,000 votes. Trump won […]
First Georgia Power battery storage project enters commercial operation
ATLANTA – Georgia Power’s first “grid-connected” battery energy storage system (BESS) has gone into commercial operation, the Atlanta-based utility announced Friday. The Mossy Branch Battery facility in west-central Georgia’s Talbot County will generate 65 megawatts of battery storage that can be deployed back to the grid during a four-hour period, adding resiliency to the state’s […]
Georgia lawmakers looking to promote emerging markets for timber
ATLANTA – The state should actively promote developing sustainable aviation fuel and mass timber construction as emerging markets for a struggling timber industry, a legislative study committee recommended Thursday. While Georgia is the nation’s No-1 state for forestry, the industry has been hit with shrinking demand for timber, resulting in an oversupply. “Market volatility and […]
Republicans maintain majorities in General Assembly
ATLANTA – Georgia Democrats were unable to put a dent in the General Assembly’s Republican majorities in Tuesday’s legislative elections. After the dust settled from Election Night, Republicans remained in control of the Georgia Senate with the same 33-23 majority the GOP enjoyed going into this week. The only seat Republicans lost in the state […]
Trump carries Georgia four years after losing Peach State
ATLANTA – Former President Donald Trump won Georgia’s 16 electoral votes Tuesday, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris by a narrow margin, several national news outlets projected before 1 a.m. Wednesday. With only three rural counties not having reported, Republican Trump led with 50.8% of the vote in the Peach State to 48.5% for Democrat Harris, […]
Status quo prevails in Georgia congressional elections
ATLANTA – The makeup of Georgia’s congressional delegation likely will remain unchanged, as voters were poised Tuesday night to reelect 13 of the 14 U.S. House lawmakers and choose Republican Brian Jack to succeed retiring GOP Rep. Drew Ferguson. The result would leave Republicans with the same 9-5 majority the GOP won two years ago. […]