The Real NFL The members of the Negro Football League (NFL), serve less as ‘slaves’ than they do as ‘Gladiators.” They are contestants in combat for the public spectacles in which they choose to perform. They are supplied with proper protective equipment to deflect the blows of their adversaries, their own weapons, their speed and […]
Read More »Well Water Testing
Well Water Testing By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent For the most part, north Georgia did not see extreme flooding as a result of hurricane Irma as did other areas of the state, but it does bring to mind the importance of well safety. Wells that were overtopped by flood waters need to be flushed […]
Read More »A Conservative Seeking a Better Federal Prison System
A conservative seeking a better federal prison system WASHINGTON—This op ed about Rep. Doug Collins’s (R-Ga.) Prison Reform and Redemption Act appeared in the Washington Examiner on October 11, 2017. Only a government program can fail a third of the time and still be allowed to operate without accountability or change. Sound preposterous? It shouldn’t. This kind of monumental […]
Read More »Fall Shrub Care
Fall Shrub Care By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent It’s that time of year when we must start looking ahead and planning for the upcoming winter. The shrubs in our landscape will benefit greatly from a little bit of tender loving care this fall. Shrubs going into the winter that are hungry (lacking fertilizer) […]
Read More »Attracting Native Bees
Attracting Native Bees By: Eddie Ayers, County Extension Agent There are approximately 4,000 species of native bees in North America and 542 species live in Georgia. Native bees nest in the ground or in cavities, like hollow stems or bored holes in wood. According to the Xerces Society, only 250 female orchard mason bees […]
Read More »The Readjustment Will Be Painful
The Readjustment Will Be Painful We’re in for a rough ride in the next few years readjusting ourselves, as a democratic country, from our experiment with Socialism to a return to the representative government our Constitution demands. Competing forces are tearing us apart. Thank a Democrat. The war cycles are converging; the economic cycles are […]
Read More »We’re Blind To What’s Coming
We’re Blind to What’s Coming Let’s see if we can figure this one out. ISIS claims 64 year old Stephen Paddock, the mass murderer in Las Vegas, was a convert to Islam fulfilling their call to conduct lone-wolf attacks in the West. Almost Immediately the FBI tells us there’s absolutely no such connection; and this […]
Read More »GDOL to Co-Sponsor Northeast Georgia Career Fair in Cumming
GDOL to co-sponsor Northeast Georgia Career Fair in Cumming ATLANTA – About 60 employers will be recruiting to fill a number of jobs at the Northeast Georgia Career Fair in Cumming on Oct. 5. The expo will be co-sponsored by the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL), Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce, WorkSource Georgia Mountains and Lanier Technical College. […]
Read More »Men’s Soccer Shoots Past Saints, 5-3
Men’s Soccer Shoots Past Saints, 5-3 9/30/2017 | Men’s Soccer | Box Score DAHLONEGA – The University of North Georgia men’s soccer team scored three goals in less than 10 minutes to open the second half on its way to a 5-3 win over Flagler Saturday afternoon at the UNG Soccer Complex. The Nighthawks improve to 2-1 […]
Read More »Employment Up, Unemployment Rate Down in Georgia Mountains in August
Mark Butler | Commissioner David Bennett | Director of Communications Suite 642 148 Andrew Young International Blvd., NE Atlanta, GA 30303-1751 (404) 232-3685 [email protected] dol.georgia.gov NOTE: Audio comments from GDOL Communications Director David Bennett are available for download at: http://www.mediafire.com/file/epe6w23xa6asxu1/Commissioner_Mark_Butler_comments_on_Georgia_Mountains_Aug2017_Local_Job_Market_Report_-_9_20_17%2C_11.mp3 ++++++++++++++++ Sept. 21, 2017 Employment up, unemployment rate down in Georgia Mountains in […]
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