As Georgians try to return to normal, one local industry is seeing sales numbers majorly on the rise – local farmers. Farmers markets across the state are reporting big time numbers as locals’ demand for fresh produce has exploded. At the Forsyth Farmers’ Market in Savannah the first hour of sales on May 12th outstripped the total for an average day. The 912 Farm Truck, the farmers’ market’s mobile operation, has seen sales up 300%. Folks are getting back to (the new) normal, and if that means buying and supporting local it will have the state’s economy RISING…
Cobb County Takes Big Economic Stimulation Step
Five commissioners in Georgia’s third most populous county this week took direct action to stimulate the economy by unanimously approving over $50 million in federal aid to combat the economic fallout from COVID-19. Businesses with 100 or less employees can now...Beware of mortgage forbearance consequences
COVID-19 has affected Georgians in many different ways. As businesses and governments shifted into shutdown, many started to wonder how they were going to pay their bills, rent and mortgages. As more and more segments of the economy shut down jobs were lost at...Two Supreme Court Justices face opposition in June 9 election
Somewhat hidden from the headlines in the upcoming June 9 election are two nonpartisan races for Georgia’s State Supreme Court justices. And this time, both sitting judges are facing opposition. That’s a little odd — in the 175-year history of the...Gwinnett to host next Georgia Grown To-Go event
The Georgia Department of Agriculture will continue its Georgia Grown To-Go events today in Gwinnett, as part of its “Buy Georgia Grown, Now More Than Ever” campaign. With the normal farmers markets across the state either cancelled or severely pared down,...Black on black crime wave hits Albany
If it isn’t bad enough that Albany and Dougherty County have become known as a Georgia hot spot for the coronavirus, now violent crimes and murders are on the increase. County Coroner Michael Fowler is blunt: “(T)o make it so bad, it’s black on black crime. And...
