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By Larry Gierer
Friday, August 20, 2010
Two $400,000 grants by the United State Department of Agriculture have been awarded to benefit socially and economically disadvantaged farmers in Southwest Georgia.
By Wainwright Jeffers
Thursday, August 19, 2010
ALBANY, GA – More money will be available to help South Georgia farmers conserve water.
More than $70,000 will be added to $2.3 million allocated last year for the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program in the Lower Flint River Basin.
By Terry Lewis
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Agriculture water conservation funds released recently are part of an original five-year, $10 million grant
By Megan Naughton
Thursday, August 19, 2010
USDA Conservation Chief Dave White joined Congressman Sanford Bishop in Albany to make a big announcement
By J.D. Sumner
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Some counties could see an added bonus and upgrades from Windstream, officials say
By Elise Viebeck
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Richard Burr (R-N.C.) announced Wednesday that they would be co-chairing a new caucus focused on military families.
By Ricki Barker
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Area legislators say Turner Job Corps Center is a valuable economic asset to the community and provides youth with greater opportunity
By Terry Lewis
Thursday, August 19, 2010
ALBANY, GA — In the early morning hours of the summer of 1997, Howard Fields’ tractor trailer slammed into another rig on Interstate 75 near Atlanta.
Washington, DC – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) today announced today that the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), Columbus Housing Initiative, has been selected to receive an award of $500,000 under the Fiscal Year 2010 round of the CDFI Program administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
By Romney Smith
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Albany’s federal representative reported that Congressman Sanford Bishop has added two items for South Georgia to the House Appropriation Bill.