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…
GEER II funding supports education during pandemic
Additional Governors Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER II) was given to recipients to support education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the recipients of Round 1 of the second installment of…
Governor appoints 20 tourism leaders to the Georgia…
Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp announced 20 appointments to the Georgia Tourism Foundation. Governor Kemp highlighted the important role of the Georgia Tourism Foundation Board of Directors during his remarks Wednesday at the 2021 Georgia…
Gov. Kemp announces Bimbo QSR food processing facility…
Release: Bimbo QSR, subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo a Mexican multinational company, will be opening a food processing facility in Valdosta, creating 74 jobs in Lowndes County, Governor Brian P. Kemp. announced. The facility will bring…
GA unemployment rate drops for fifteenth straight month
Release: Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded Georgia's unemployment rate dropping for the fifteenth straight month to 3.7 percent for July 2021, down from 4.0 percent in June. The national unemployment rate average is 5.4 percent. "With nearly…
Gov. Kemp issues State of Emergency for Elsa
Release: Atlanta, GA – Today, Governor Brian P. Kemp issued a state of emergency affecting 92 counties in middle, south, and southeast Georgia in preparation for the impacts of Hurricane Elsa. Unless renewed by the Governor,…
Kemp supports BOE’s vote against teaching Critical Race…
Release: Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp applauded members of the State Board of Education for voting earlier today to express their opposition to teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Georgia's K-12 classrooms. The board…
Governor Kemp’s new COVID-19 guidance Executive Order
April 30, 2021 Release: Atlanta, GA – Today, Governor Kemp signed Executive Order 04.30.21.01, regarding COVID-19 guidance in Georgia, which will be in effect from May 1st to May 30: Key provisions of the new executive order:…
Preschools will Remain Closed Until April 24th
In line with Governor Kemp's mandate regarding primary and secondary schools, the Georgia Department of Early Child Care and Learning has chosen to require all Georgia Pre-K programs to also remain closed until April 24,…