With viral cases declining and states and localities easing restrictions, businesses have added jobs for four straight months, the Labor Department said Friday. Still, the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.1% from 6% in March.
More Georgia special education students would be eligible for subsidies to attend private schools and home-schooled students could play on their local public school team under laws signed by Gov. Brian Kemp.
Gov. Henry McMaster is directing the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce to end the state’s participation in all federal, pandemic-related unemployment benefit programs, effective June 30, 2021.
Earlier this week, Pooler City Council approved plans for developers to build a McDonald’s, a car wash and oil change business on a plot of land at Pooler Parkway and I-16 known as the Mosaic Town Center.
Juliette Low Elementary School merged with Thunderbolt Elementary School back in 2017. It was not easy bringing together two school communities, but their hard work paid off. Getting state recognition for their efforts.
It’s been a little over a month and a half since Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and local leaders broke ground on the multi-million dollar expansion of the two-decade old Savannah Convention Center.
The City of Tybee Island is gearing up for another movie to be filmed there next week. Thursday the city council approved the permit for it at a special called meeting.
Some employees have left the restaurant industry for good amid the perils of the pandemic, which exposed workers to the coronavirus and uncooperative patrons.
On Thursday, Gov. Brain Kemp signed legislation to ensure that student collegiate athletes in Georgia are paid for the use of their name, image, and likeness.
The IOC also said that slogans such as “Black Lives Matter” will not be allowed on athlete apparel at Olympic venues, though it approved using the words “peace,” “respect,” “solidarity,” “inclusion” and “equality” on T-shirts.
On Thursday, Gov. Brain Kemp signed legislation to ensure that student collegiate athletes in Georgia are paid for the use of their name, image, and likeness.
“A lot of times teenagers between the ages of 13 and 15 are too old for a babysitter but not old enough to work,” says Katina Smith of the YMCA, but a new summer program, Leaders In Training, is seeking to change that and prepare teens for what's next.
We’re continuing to follow the impact of Georgia’s new voting laws. Governor Brain Kemp signed the bill about a month ago and since then, there has been some concern about events and dollars leaving the Peach State.
