The annual fireworks display in Homer will be held on Saturday, July 4, at dark (around 9:30 to 10 p.m.) at Banks County High School, Historic Homer Highway, Homer. [Full Story »]
A 21-gun salute, four helicopters flying overhead and remarks from a general with the National Guard were part of a military funeral Saturday in Lula for Major Kevin Jenrette. [Full Story »]
The Baldwin City Council is proposing a 10 percent reduction in the fiscal year 2009-10 budget. The proposed FY 2009-10 budget totals $1.5 million compared to $1.7 million in FY 2008-09. [Full Story »]
Banks County is facing a $2.2 million deficit in its FY2010 budget, leaving county leaders with three bad choices: Raise taxes, make major spending cuts, or use up all the county’s reserves.
As the Banks County Board of Commissioners continued this week to discuss departmental details for the FY2010 budget, the fiscal reality of less revenue loomed over the discussion.
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A large crowd attended the Banks County Board of Commission meeting Tuesday night in hopes of finding out if a trucking transportation business would be allowed to locate in the county.
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A rezoning request to allow a trucking transportation facility to locate in Banks County hit a road block Tuesday night after the planning commission recommended denial. The Banks County Board of Commissioners will take action on the request when it meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the annex. [Full Story »]
Although the unemployment rate flattened across much of Georgia in March, it continued to climb in Banks County. The unemployment rate in Banks County was 7.7 percent in March, up from 7.3 percent in February.
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