It’s Warming Up!!! If you are enjoying the warmer weather now, so are the snakes! As a matter of fact, while driving home, a Garter Snake slithered in front of my car while at a stop sign. Some of my neighbors have told me that they’ve seen Copperheads about. Venomous snakes injure over 150,000 dogs […]
Read More »GAE Statement on DeVos Confirmation
For Immediate Release February 7, 2017 GAE Statement on DeVos Confirmation Please attribute the […]
Read More »NORTHWEST GEORGIA EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AWARDED BY EMS COUNCIL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2017 Contact: Jennifer King, (706) 529-5757 / [email protected] NORTHWEST GEORGIA EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AWARDED BY EMS COUNCIL Ringgold (GA) – Several emergency responders were awarded for outstanding service to their communities at The Colonnade in Ringgold, Georgia on March 16th during the 2017 Northwest Georgia Region 1 Emergency Medical […]
Read More »Collins Supports Protecting Second Amendment Rights for Veterans
Jessica Andrews (202) 225-9893 [email protected] March 16, 2017 Collins Supports Protecting Second Amendment Rights for Veterans “It is odd that federal entities seem to find certain liberties—like the right to bear arms—less inalienable than others. I will continue to guard the constitutional rights of all Americans against groups that would undermine them, and I look forward […]
Read More »TROUT STOCKING WILL BEGIN EARLIER IN 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TROUT STOCKING WILL BEGIN EARLIER IN 2017 GAINESVILLE, Ga. (Mar. 7, 2017) – Take advantage of beautiful spring weather and plan a trout fishing trip to the north Georgia Mountains! How about an early trout stocking to sweeten the deal? The Georgia Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife […]
Read More »Parents, make-a-date to vaccinate your preteen
For Immediate Release March 3, 2017 Contact: Jennifer King, (706) 529-5757, ext. 3191 / [email protected] Parents, make-a-date to vaccinate your preteen North Georgia – Let’s face it – nobody likes getting shots – but a shot lasts a second: diseases last much longer. In an effort to protect every adult and […]
Read More »Remembering the Forgotten: Collins Statement on President’s Joint Session Address
Jessica Andrews (202) 225-9893 [email protected] February 28, 2017 Remembering the Forgotten: Collins Statement on President’s Joint Session Address WASHINGTON—Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) attended President Donald Trump’s first address to Congress and issued the following statement in response: “This evening, President Trump highlighted America’s forgotten men and women, the people who have felt strangely exempted […]
Read More »OPEN BOOK ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT PASSES HOUSE
OPEN BOOK ON EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACT PASSES HOUSE 02/27/17 WASHINGTON—Today, the Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act, H.R. 1033, passed in the House with widespread bipartisan support. Congressman Doug Collins (R-Ga.) sponsored the bill in order to increase transparency among federal agencies as they apply the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA). EAJA enables Americans with […]
Read More »SCAM ALERT: Attorney General Carr Warns of Fake Email from Scammers Posing as Government Agency
SCAM ALERT: Attorney General Carr Warns of Fake Email from Scammers Posing as Government Agency February 24, 2017 ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr is warning the public about a phony email circulating that purports to be from the “Department of Consumer Affairs.” The email, which allegedly targets attorneys, says that a […]
Read More »Senator David Perdue Votes To Confirm Senator Sessions As Attorney General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: February 8, 2017 Megan Whittemore, 202-228-1023 Caroline Vanvick, 202-224-6594 Senator David Perdue Votes To Confirm Senator Sessions As Attorney General WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) today released the following statement after he voted to confirm President Donald J. Trump’s nominee for Attorney General, Senator Jeff […]
Read More »Georgia Welcomes New State Laws for 2017
The state legislature passed several bills in 2016 that were signed by Governor Nathan Deal, and are now the law in the Peach State. House Bill 806 lengthens the term of driver’s licenses from five years to eight years, but now it costs $32 for a new Georgia license. Now you will need one document […]
Read More »Fast Approaching Sine Die
COLUMN Contact: Ines Owens, Acting Director [email protected] 404.656.0028 Fast Approaching Sine Die By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) This week marks Day 38 of the 40-day legislative session. We have reached the point where committees are no longer meeting and we are working through the House bills that have been reported favorable by their […]
Read More »Finalizing Georgia’s Budget
COLUMN Contact: Ines Owens, Acting Director [email protected] 404.656.0028 Finalizing Georgia’s Budget By: Sen. Steve Gooch (R – Dahlonega) As the General Assembly marches closer to Sine Die, our constitutional duty of passing a balanced budget for Georgia’s government has become our biggest priority for the last few legislative days. The Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) general […]
Read More »Highland Rivers Health governing board welcomes two new members
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Mike Mullet Community Relations Director (770) 265-4250 [email protected] Highland Rivers Health governing board welcomes two new members DALTON, Georgia – March 7, 2017 – Murray County Chief Magistrate Judge L. Gale Buckner and Hiram Police Chief Todd A. Vande Zande were seated as members of the Highland Rivers […]
Read More »Joyce Barrett’s response to Women’s March
Response : County residents attend Women’s March I am terribly saddened by the view of America expressed by these women who were quoted in this article. It is not the same American in which I, and all the women in my family, live. Or, their perception is terribly skewed. Perhaps by personal events, but I […]
Read More »A TEAM OF PROGRESSIVES & A CONGRESSMAN WITH TEAM THAT SHOW UP TO TALK
A TEAM OF PROGRESSIVES & A CONGRESSMAN WITH TEAM THAT SHOW UP… to talk In a time that senators and representatives decline to meet with constituents and constituents march, chant, yell, and raise signs from frustration, the pattern was broken last Saturday morning in Gainesville’s District 9 offices of Representative Doug Collins. Doug Collins showed […]
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