THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
GDOL announces new Labor Commissioner
Photo: Bárbara Rivera Holmes sworn in at Georgia capitol. ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor announces Georgia's 11th Labor Commissioner has recently been sworn in. Release: Bárbara Rivera Holmes was sworn in as Georgia's…
Unemployment rate for Georgia remains steady while adding…
ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate for February holds steady at 3.6% since January while adding 7,200 new jobs last month. Release: The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced that Georgia's February unemployment rate was 3.6…
Berrien County teacher named among 2026 Teacher of…
BERRIEN CO - A Berrien County 5th grade teacher has been named among the finalists for the 2026 Teacher of the Year award. Release: State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced the full list of finalists…
GDOL issues statement on next appointed labor Commissioner
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor Interim Successor issues a statement on the appointment of Georgia's next labor Commissioner. Release: Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) Interim Successor Louis DeBroux issued the following statement regarding…
Georgia’s unemployment rate holds steady for January 2025
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor announces that the unemployment rate for January 2025 remains unchanged since December. Release: The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced that Georgia's January unemployment rate was 3.6 percent,…
An additional GA county is now eligible for…
ATLANTA - An additional Georgia county affected by Hurricane Helene is now eligible for Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance. Release: State Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said that workers in one additional Georgia county may now be…
Federal DUA now available for eligible GA counties
LOWNDES - The Georgia DOL announces that Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance is now available for multiple GA counties. Release: State Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said that workers in four additional Georgia counties may now be…
Georgia students record another historic-high graduation rate
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor announces that Georgia's high-school seniors recorded another historic-high graduation rate. Release: District- and school-level graduation rates: Excel | PDF Georgia’s high-school seniors recorded another all-time-high graduation rate in 2024. The four-year…