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This Is the City with the Lowest Rent in Georgia
Food trucks will be able to operate in multiple counties under new Georgia law
Hyundai plans electric vehicle plant in Georgia with tax incentives unclear
Georgia Department of Revenue to Begin Issuing Special, One-Time Tax Refunds
Hyundai plans electric vehicle plant in Georgia with tax incentives unclear
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Gas prices surge to new record high a day after stock market plummets
Advocate Health: Six state, 67-hospital merger a taxpayer loss, one state treasurer says
Poll: Americans worried about gas prices, few say country is ‘headed in the right direction’
Study: Remote learning a ‘primary driver’ of widening achievement gaps
72% of small businesses to increase prices due to inflation, survey finds
- Crime & Safety
Intuit to pay $141 million over deceptive ‘free’ TurboTax e-filing claims
Georgia Resident Convicted by Federal Jury for Distributing Child Pornography
Reward Increased for 2005 Cold Case
Statesboro Police Make Arrest in Hilton Head Amber Alert.
Guilty plea halts trial for illegal alien who conspired to murder whistleblower
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CDC study: Remote learning hurt kids’ mental health
Georgia DPH Moves to Weekly COVID-19 Data Reporting
With opioid deaths on the rise, group asks Biden to label fentanyl weapon of mass destruction
Federal Gov’t Settles with Kroger Over online COVID-19 vaccine registration accessibility
Red Cross in Desperate Need of Donations Amid Omicron Surge
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Screven County Attorney Resigns, Recommends Attorney Repping Neighboring County on His Way Out
Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
EIP funds prep Waynesboro for upcoming dairy development
City of Guyton Claims Defamation, Demands Written Apology from Reporter Over Public Records Reporting
COLUMN: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie…in Effingham County
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Georgia lawmakers pass bill to update criminal data and allow proactive investigation of voter fraud
Georgia Legislature passes college free speech bill
Georgia lawmakers approve $30.2 billion budget as 2022 session draws to a close
Georgia lawmakers sign off on flat tax
Kemp signs legislation to improve mental health delivery in Georgia
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Experts say Georgia policymakers should remove governmental barriers to job creation
New Georgia law will ban the online sale of stolen goods from a retail store
New Georgia law creates tax credit for donations to qualified law enforcement foundations
Georgia governor signs fiscal 2023 budget
Kemp signs into law Georgia bill that would allow nonprofits to offer free maternity services
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Justice Thomas: ‘We are in danger of destroying the institutions … required for a free society’
Ossoff & Rubio Partner on Initiative to help Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders Become Homeowners
U.S. representative and pharmacist from Georgia urges Biden to schedule fentanyl as drug of abuse
Ossoff, Colleagues Urge Companies to Increase Production of Baby Formula Amid Shortage
25 state attorneys general call on Garland to enforce law prohibiting intimidation of federal judges
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Op-Ed: Big Labor fights dirty over control of Southeast port jobs
Op-Ed: Sen. Marshall right to oppose swipe fee increases
Op-Ed: If all government is local, so are elections
COLUMN: 2022 Midterm Attention Provides Georgia Lawmakers Opportunity to Set the Standard on Kidney Care
Op-Ed: Health misinformation can be deadly
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Bulloch Jury Finds 2 ‘Not Guilty’ in 2020 Murder of A’Nyah Davis
45 Years After Crime, Execution Scheduled for Convicted Murderer, Rapist
FULL REPORT: Asst. DA Injured Following ‘Accidental Shooting’ at Effingham Courthouse
Bonkers Bond Brouhaha in the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit
Georgia Supreme Court Accepts Voluntary Law License Surrender by 2 Former District Attorneys
- Law Enforcement
Records Show Concerning Response to Reckless Driver in Guyton
Georgia State Patrol Graduates 111th Trooper School
Georgia State Patrol Graduates Its First Accelerated Trooper School
School System, Sheriff Team Up to Put Students on Probation if Caught with Vapes
New Guyton Officer Left Previous Agency After Alcohol Incident in Patrol Car
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All posts tagged "Effingham County"
South Georgia Local News
One Effingham County business park recently blasted government double standards and bureaucracy in a less-than-usual, but quite obvious manner. Stephen H. Schwartz, the registered...
South Georgia Local Government
The City of Guyton is paying a pretty penny for legal services, having run up more than $30,000 in fees in the last four...
Bulloch Local News
The way the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit handles bond for persons accused of crimes has long been denounced by lawyers and defendants alike, but those...
South Georgia Crime & Safety
Effingham Health Inspections are public information, published by the Georgia Department of Public Health, and posted in a conspicuous location at the establishment. Any...
South Georgia Local News
Both high schools in Effingham County have been named on AP achievement lists for 2022 by the Georgia Department of Education. The state agency...
South Georgia Local Government
Public records and a recent traffic study show the problems at the Blue Jay Rd/McCall Rd intersection stem from delay and neglect by Effingham...
Columns
The following article is an opinion piece and reflects the views of only the author and not those of TheGeorgiaVirtue. Surely you have read...
South Georgia Local Government
A lack of public presentation and discussion surrounds the implementation of Effingham County’s Salary Study. Official meeting minutes from the Effingham County Board of...
South Georgia Local Government
Effingham County is stalling on releasing a compensation study brokered two years ago, despite the implementation of the study’s recommendation. The refusal to release...
