FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) this summer.
The Banks County Board of Education approved two personnel items at its July meeting, including hiring Sarah J. Nix, teacher, and Wendy Cloer, paraprofessional.
The Maysville City Council has approved projects that will be funded if a special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) is approved by Banks County voters is approved in November.
Lula will spend money it receives from the pandemic fund for sewer and water improvements in the town.
Around 50 people turned out for the public hearing last week on the derelict and blighted property ordinance being proposed in the City of Lula.
Hearings on a proposed tax increase by the Banks County Board of Education are slated for the coming weeks.
Mainstreet Newspapers' co-publisher Mike Buffington was named president of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors during the group's conference July 17.
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The Banks County Board of Commissioners has already met two times and spent several hours reviewing the subdivision regulations line-by-line and made several proposed changes.
Motorists who travel along Yonah-Homer Road in Banks County can't help but smile at this field with thousands of sunflowers. It's certainly a bright spot. Lee and Anna Dempsey own the five acres which are covered with thousands of sunflowers. The Dempseys have three children and live in Gain…
Teachers will return to the classroom on Aug. 2, with students to follow on Aug. 6. Banks County School System superintendent Ann Hopkins gave an update on preparations for the new school year when the board of education met on July 15.
The Banks County Board of Commissioners will vote on a proposed 7.831 millage rate when it meets at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 10 at the Annex Building in Homer. This will be a decrease over the current millage rate of 8.419. In 2019, the millage rate was 8.533
Fifteen new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Banks County in the past two weeks, according to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
City of Baldwin officials were reappointed for Fiscal Year 2022 during the monthly council meeting on Monday, July 12.
A new fire department, fire truck and water and sewer improvements. These are some of the projects the City of Homer would fund with revenue from a special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST), if voters approve the one-cent tax in November.
The Alto City Council approved, on Tuesday, July 13, the purchase of new software for finance and utility billing.
The City of Lula has three slots up for grabs in the November election. Current Mayor Jim Grier is up for re-election.
The open house schedule for the Banks County schools has been announced:
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The Georgia Department of Transportation’s project to replace the Hwy. 59 bridge has resulted in the county relocating water lines in the area.
Lula City Council members look to make “sweeping changes” with the hiring of a Code Enforcer/City Marshall. His job will be to enforce the new Derelict and Blighted Property Ordinance which was discussed during a work session on Monday, July 12.
A ribbon cutting was held at Harris All Natural Meats & Butcher Shop, located at 1554 McCoy Bridge Road, Homer, by the Banks County Chamber of Commerce CVB. Owners Jeremy and Jill Harris are shown with family and Banks County officials and Chamber members.
It seems the Northeast Georgia Inland Port located in Hall County could have an impact on Banks County, including the cities of Gillsville and Lula.
The former Atlanta Dragway site at Banks Crossing is under contract to be sold. A rezoning application for the property could come before the Banks County Planning Commission as early as August, officials said this week.
An armed robbery occurred Wednesday morning, July 7, at My Georgia Credit Union on Evans Street in Homer.
A judge has dismissed the lawsuit five Homer residents filed against the mayor and city council alleging that they are not getting equal representation in the newly-created voting districts.
Starting July 4, unemployed Georgians now have to submit evidence they’re looking for work to the state Department of Labor.
Georgia citizens want new congressional and legislative district maps that are fair, transparent and drawn without regard to politics.
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging residents to practice extreme caution this 4th of July when celebrating with fireworks.
In an effort to ease travel through and within our state during the Fourth of July weekend, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) will suspend construction-related closures on interstate highways starting Friday, July 2. Additionally, Georgia DOT will limit lane closures on …
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler reports that Georgia Mountains saw an over-the-month and over-the-year decrease in its initial claims in May.
Lula resident Jeff Armour created the sculpture that is in place at Hall County Fire Station 6 in Lula. The new piece of public art will be dedicated to the men and women of Hall County Fire Services during a ceremony next week at Hall County Fire Station 6 in Lula.
Due to COVID-19 many health departments had limited services, but now the offices are reopening for all services.
WorkSource is continuing to assist people who live in or have been laid off from one of the WSGM Area counties- Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White; and fit one of these scenarios:
The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency named Banks County's 911 dispatcher/supervisor Barbara Langston as one of its "#HometownHighlight" honorees, stating "Barbara is very professional and thorough trainer. She always goes above and beyond her duties and will always h…
Banks County has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the state with only 22 percent of the residents being fully vaccinated for COVID-19.
The Lula City Council met Monday and approved the 2021-22 fiscal year budget.
There are almost no homes under $450,000 for sale in Banks County right now.
The landscape of college sports in Georgia is about to change forever.
The Justice Department sued the state of Georgia Friday over passage of an election reform law it claims violates the 1965 Voting Rights Act by intentionally discriminating against Black voters.
The Banks County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday night to apply for a $3 million grant for a sewer project that will improve conditions at the county schools.
Lula citizens spoke and the mayor and city council listened. Over the course of several public hearings, many residents objected to a proposed planned residential development (PRD) project on 5980 Moon Road.
Some new rules about burning yard waste are slated to go into effect July 1.
The Banks County Rotary Club recognized the community’s first responders, civic and educational leaders at the annual Rotary Salutes program last week.
The Maysville Planning Board will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 28, at 7 p.m. at 4 Homer Street to receive public comment on the application of Peter McCaffrey.
A “work zone” has been established and will be ongoing in the area of Highway 441 and Outlet Drive. The speed in this area has been decreased to 45 mph.
Preserving the agriculture beauty of Banks County, while bringing in more commercial projects and a balance of industrial development is the advice long-time economic developer Rope Roberts gave county officials Tuesday night.
The owner of Maximum Powersports is going to have to get approval of a conditional use permit in order to offer dirt bike training on his property.
The Town of Homer Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at Town Hall on Thursday, June 24, at 6:30 p.m. to receive public comments on the application of William and Amanda Bedford for a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance of the Town of Homer to zone property located at 250 S…
The Banks County Board of Education discussed at a Monday meeting afternoon possible uses of the $5.4 million in CARES money the school system will receive.
It’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget time in Lula. At the work session on Monday, June 14, the City of Lula council discussed the public hearing on the budget set for 7 p.m. on Monday, June 21, at city hall.
Following an approximately 20-minute closes session, the Development Authority of Banks County, on Tuesday, June 15, approved two contracts on property in the Grove River Business Park.
A vacant home on Mitchell Street was completely destroyed in a fire on June 11.
Ollie's Outlet distribution center in Commerce is hiring 100 new workers, the firm announced last week.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., has drawn the most well-known Republican challenger to date to his looming reelection bid next year.
The Banks County Rotary Club has partnered with Lifesouth to host a mobile blood drive on Wednesday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Chimney Oaks Golf Club, located at 148 Chimney Oaks Drive, Homer. The event is being held on “Rotary Loves Banks County Day.
The second annual Rotary Salutes Awards Program will honor and recognize those who put their lives on the line every day, Banks County’s public safety professionals, including firefighters, police, deputies and emergency personnel, as well as other servants in the community whose ‘Service Ab…
The Banks County Board of Commissioners will hold a budget hearing at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 22, in the board room of the County Annex in Homer.
The sky will light up over Homer this July with the Fourth of July Fireworks celebration.
The Banks County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday night to re-instate a recreation board.
The Maysville City Council took action June 7 to make improvements at the public library and city hall.
The Banks County Board of Commissioners held a hearing on a code violation on a conditional use permit for the operation of a business on Columbus Drive on June 3 and set another hearing for 4 p.m. on June 15 to take final action on the issue.
Here were some of the goings-on around the Georgia Capitol last week:
A leader of a German-owned company that located in Banks County was one of the panelists who spoke at a video conference featuring the Georgia High-Tech I-85 Corridor.
The Lula Planning Commission will hold a called meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 8, at Lula City Hall.
The Banks County Board of Health will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 8, at 9 a.m. in the conference room of the Banks County Health Department, located at 667 Thompson Street, Homer.
The Georgia Mountains region saw a decrease in its unemployment rate for April.
The Rotary Club of Banks County is planning a special day on June 16, in an effort to promote the support of local businesses, the spirit of volunteerism, the salute to distinguished service and the responsibility of civic mindedness.
The Banks County Planning Commission recommended approval Tuesday night for a rezoning that would pave the way for MedLink to relocate and expand its medical center.
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