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In response to two letters signed by four Burke County Commissioners, Sheriff Alfonzo Williams fired back with a rebuttal letter and a letter addressing 2024 budget concerns. (Commissioner Lucious Abrams declined to sign the letter.) In the May 8 rebuttal letter, Williams proclaimed to be following the board’s suggestions aimed at financial savings, while coping

Except for Commissioner Lucious Abrams, the Board of Commissioners has made two recent written requests to Sheriff Alfonzo Williams to control his department’s spending. The letters signed by the remaining four commissioners, dated April 14 and May 9, emphasize the Sheriff’s Office’s budget is $7,756,360. The April letter points out that if spending continues

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(KEYSVILLE, Ga.) — For nearly three decades, Lucious Abrams says he has gotten letters from the United States Department of Agriculture promising to wipe out his debt –but for him and other Black farmers in the country, receiving relief from the federal government has been a […]

ABC News(KEYSVILLE, Ga.) -- For nearly three decades, Lucious Abrams says he has gotten letters from the United States Department of Agriculture promising to wipe out his debt --but for him and other Black farmers in the country, receiving relief from the federal government has been a difficult process. Every morning in the rural town of Keysville, Georgia, the sun rises over 600 acres of farmland that has belonged to Abrams family for three generations. It is now planting season, typically the...

(KEYSVILLE, Ga.) -- For nearly three decades, Lucious Abrams says he has gotten letters from the United States Department of Agriculture promising to wipe out h

Some Black farmers say they are not receiving the federal aid they need.

WBAL Radio 1090 AM - Some Black farmers worry they could be left out of federal debt relief programs

<p><br /> Rep. Steve Scalise and Sen. Chris Coons were on "This Week" Sunday, April 23. This is a rush transcript and may be updated.</p>

An NPR data analysis shows Black farmers were accepted for USDA direct loans at a lower rate than other racial groups in 2022. Direct loans are supposed to be among the easiest for farmers to get.