July 2, 2009 RSS feed / News

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Healthy Ideas

(NAPSA)—It is estimated that it takes your red blood cells about one minute at rest to start from your heart and return back to it. Learn more about your vascular health online at the Society for Vascular Surgery Web site, VascularWeb.org. More...

Fish tournament at Cox Farm

A fishing tournament for kids up to age 16 was held at the Cox Farm on Saturday, June 13, 2009. Twenty-one kids participated and 74 fish were caught. More...

News from de L

The Par 3 on Tuesday night was another great turnout. The winners were Larry Hyman, Ben Hyman and Don Pennington. The winners from Wednesdays ladies night were: Joan Cole, Barbara Krummel, Anne Sanders and Cindy Troupe. More...

Unemployment rate up

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) reported today that the preliminary unadjusted unemployment rate in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) rose to 9.5 percent in May, up nine-tenths of a percentage point from a revised 8.6 percent in April. More...

CCLC recaps June meeting

By: Barbara Sublet

The Concerned Citizens of Lincoln County met at the library on June 18 at 6:30 p.m. President Al Bean opened the meeting. Vice president Linda Burns welcomed the members and guests. John Kennedy gave the invocation. More...

Cat tag is out of the bag

"The Cat Tag is out of the bag!" says Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin. He is referring to the Feline Friend license plate (also known as the Cat Tag) which is now available at tag offices throughout Georgia. More...

Licensed cosmetologists needed to teach program

The Look Good…Feel Better program is a free, national public service program to help women undergoing cancer treatment learn to cope with the appearance-related side effects of treatment and regain a sense of selfconfidence and control over More...

Covered dish lunch planned at historical park August 5

The southeastern United States has been in a severe drought pattern for the last quarter century. These droughts had and will continue to have a devastating effect on the Corps reservoirs on the Savannah River. More...

Education and training key to economic growth

By Michael Thurmond Georgia Commissioner of Labor

The Great Recession is reaping a bitter harvest of job losses and deep budget cuts throughout Georgia's public education and training system. More...

DOT to reduce mowing due to budget constraints

The Georgia Department of Transportation announces that, due to the State's current budgetary constraints, it is reducing mowing on the state rights-of-way both immediately and during the next fiscal year which begins July 1. More...

Consumers get answers from Ga. Department of Agriculture

Prepared by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Office of Public Affairs Tommy Irvin, commissioner Call Consumer Q's Hotline at 1-800- 282-5852. Consumer Advisory: Pool owners must take precautions to prevent drowning accidents. More...