Politics & Government
In Douglasville News This Week
In case you missed it, these were the important stories of the week.
Leaders Talk T-SPLOST, Sunday Sales
Members of the Douglas County Board of Commissioners, Douglasville City Council and Douglas County School Board met with the Chamber's Young Professionals Connection for breakfast and answered their questions.
New Medline Plant Creates 150 Jobs; the Company Is Now Hiring
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With the grand opening of their new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility Thursday, in Lithia Springs, Medline is hiring at least 150 new employees and may be hiring more in the near future.
Douglasville Part of 6-City, Statewide Gambling Ring Bust
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A Douglasville business was raided and closed Tuesday as part of a statewide gambling ring bust by GBI agents that included six businesses in other cities posing as long-distance calling card stores.
Main Street Farmer's Market to Reopen
The Main Street Farmer’s Market in Douglasville will be back starting March 22 and running through May 10, on Thursdays, from 3 to 7 p.m. on in downtown Douglasville.
Residents Speak Out at Capitol
Lawmakers should ensure that Georgia’s state budget restores funding for senior services, and they should oppose bills that would cut unemployment benefits and set new hurdles for needy residents applying for temporary assistance, a delegation of AARP members from Douglas County told local legislators in a visit Tuesday to the state capitol.
