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Several folks in the Manchester Place subdivision say they've been fighting flood problems for years

According to Sen. Jon Ossoff's office the funding for the project will come down in the next few months

Senator Jon Ossoff visited the City of Byron Friday to announce drinking water upgrades that will benefit the community.

The city of Byron has proclaimed July 17th as Ziggy and Tootie youth entrepreneurship day to encourage kids in the area.

Judge dismisses transgender Georgia fire chief’s employment lawsuit Rachel Mosby alleges she was terminated because of her gender identity after she transitioned on the job. 6SHARES Byron Fire Department truck – Photo: Facebook A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the former fire chief of a rural Georgia city who alleges she was fired after she transitioned on the job and began wearing women’s clothes to work. Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Tilman Self III of the Midd...

That same year, Rachel reminisced: From a WMAZ article at the time: Same leadership, same skills on the job, but one noticeable change — Chief Rachel Mosby is transgender, taking the steps to go from a man to a woman during her time in one of the city’s top jobs. … “In 2004, I became a district chief,” she recalled. She came to Byron three years later as a fire marshal. … “It started in 2016, I started medically transitioning,” Rachel said. Rachel is transgender. Uncomfortable...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit by a transgender fire chief who led a rural Georgia city’s fire department for more than a decade, then got fired 18 months after first coming to work as a woman. U.S. District Court Judge Tilman E. Self III didn’t rule on the merits […]