A bill aimed at preventing Georgia city and county governments from making deep cuts in the budgets of their local police agencies passed in the Georgia House of Representatives on
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House Appropriations Human Resources Subcommittee
Chairman Katie Dempsey (R-Rome) and her Human Resources Subcommittee spent a part of President’s Day hearing more specifics regarding the FY 2022 Budget needs, particularly around the areas of the Departments of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Human Resources (including Division of Family and Children’s Services), Veterans Services, Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities and Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency. The full tracking document for HB 81, the proposed spending plan for FY 2022, is here.
The Subcommittee heard presentations from the Departments and agencies, but the real discussions were the testimonies provided by the public. A few highlights of the agencies presentations included:
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. County names road at Mill Creek Park for first black commissioner The late Gordon Alston served 1983-2004 The Bulloch County Board of Commissioners recently acted to name the main street into Mill Creek Regional Park in memory of the board’s first African-American member, Commissioner Gordon Alston.
The Bulloch County Board of Commissioners recently acted to name the main street into Mill Creek Regional Park and Splash in the Boro Waterpark in memory of the board’s first African-American member, Commissioner Gordon Alston.
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By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Bryan County clerk Waters to retire Donna Waters
Bryan County Clerk Donna Waters has announced she is retiring from her position, effective Jan. 31.
Waters has served Bryan County in different capacities for 41 years and 8 months, beginning in 1979 when she was just 18 years old. Throughout that period, she has worked with six commission chairmen, 33 commissioners, and five county administrators. She has amassed countless memories and friends.
When she first started at the county as the payroll/accounts payable clerk, Waters was one of only two employees in the commissioner’s office. The other was the county clerk – a role that Waters would later assume in 1993. From the beginning, she enjoyed her job and was dedicated to it. When she was expecting her firs