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BY TARA FULCHER Banks County Chamber of Commerce, as other chambers throughout our state and across the nation, serves as the first point of contact for prospective and existing businesses in their efforts to establish a new business or to expand existing operations. The Banks County Chamber, as all Chamber’s in the United States, serves as ... [Full Story »] 

The City of Baldwin’s annual Peachy Clean-up Day is set for 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday. The event is being sponsored by Fellowship Church, Baldwin. Volunteers are asked to meet at the church. Door prizes will be given and lunch will be served at the church. All volunteers will receive a T-shirt with the first place art design submitted by ... [Full Story »] 

In many ways it did my ever aging heart good to see average citizens rally for a cause, any cause, last week. Americans, by nature, are lazy, especially when it comes to politics. It happens to all of us. We get too accustomed to the good life. I’ve long said most people don’t follow politics enough. Many can’t tell you when the next ... [Full Story »] 

BY TOM CRAWFORD Just when you thought you had the next governor’s race all figured out, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle decides to mess everything up. Cagle had been the early frontrunner for governor and was still considered the man to beat, even after he failed to broker a deal in the General Assembly for a transportation funding tax. He consistently ... [Full Story »]