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“It’s like down home week, coming to see all the friends, and that’s very reassuring to see. We look forward to welcoming 40,000 or 50,000 of our closest friends to the Sunbelt Expo.”

Lee County residents urged school board members Friday to reconsider spending, find other revenue and weigh the strain on household budgets before voting Thursday on a proposed 3-mill property tax increase.

Terrell County school officials are working to correct payroll, purchasing and recordkeeping weaknesses identified in a fiscal 2025 audit, with Superintendent Shereca Harvey outlining the findings and additional reviews during an Oct. 6 school board work session.

“It’s still under investigation and we’re looking to make more arrests as we gather more evidence and identify more individuals involved. That’s our interpretation, that it was an argument or a fight that went down. That’s one thing we are looking at.”

More than five weeks into its fiscal year without an adopted budget, Dawson has authorized spending through November while officials work to close a projected general fund shortfall.

Efforts to reactivate Dawson’s Downtown Development Authority should include an open application process to identify residents interested in helping shape downtown’s future, a Georgia Municipal Association representative told the City Council on Oct. 8.

Quarterback availability and production will be the story for both sides when the Atlanta Falcons host the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon in a meeting between teams looking to flush disappointing outcomes.

A day after Lee County commissioners voted down her plan to care for five young children in her home, Sharemer Jones returned to the county planning office with her infant daughter to ask how to appeal.

Lee County commissioners plan to lower the county’s property tax rate for 2026. The new rate would reduce what the county collects for day-to-day operations for the first time since 2022.

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Games 3 and 4 of the WNBA Finals will be played at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena after all, the WNBA announced on Tuesday.