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Friday, April 3, 2026
AJC REPORTS PERMANENTLY NIXED ON ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME BY GA. SOLONS
The clock ran out on a bill aimed at moving Georgia to a new time zone, ending supporters’ hopes of abolishing the chore of changing the clocks twice per year.
House Bill 154 would have sought permission from the Trump administration to let Georgia leave the Eastern time zone, putting the state permanently on Atlantic Standard Time. The effect would have been to keep Georgia on daylight saving time year-round.
GA. GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON PROPERTY TAXES
After pinging back and forth between the House and Senate, lawmakers ultimately approved a scaled-back version of a property tax rewrite on Thursday night.
The bill lets counties and some cities offset homeowner property taxes with a new 1% local sales tax, while also tightening rules for when local governments and school districts can collect more property tax revenue without voter approval.
The measure failed in the Senate Thursday night, just before the legislature was set to adjourn for the session. But soon after senators voted down House Bill 1116, they stripped Senate Bill 33, legislation pertaining to synthetic THC, and replaced it with language reflecting HB 1116.
The revised SB 33 passed the Senate and headed back over to the House, where it also passed. The full bill text is not yet available.
HONOREES FROM BARNESVILLE-LAMAR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANQUET-4/2/26
Farmer of the Year - Luke and Allie Andrews
Business Person of the Year - Thomas Boswell
Careerwoman of the Year - Kelly Page
Britton Cauthen Firefighter of the Year - Tanner Patterson
Police Officer of the Year - Patrick Saunders
Volunteer of the Year - Duane Davenport
Outstanding Citizen of the Year - Kathryn Green
Youth Leadership Award - Daylin Caslin
Star Student:
Lamar County High School - William Hatch Woodall
Rock Springs High School - Tekay Trongthien Voong
St. George's High School - Robert Otis Hancher
Thursday, April 2, 2026
UPSON COUNTY ZONING ORDIANCE CHANGES WILL WAIT UNTIL A NEW PLANNING DIRECTOR IS ON SITE
COUNTY ATTORNEY HEATH ENGLISH TOLD THE UPSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE APRIL IST WORK SESSION WORK ON CHANGES TO THE ZONING ORDIANCE SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL THE NEW PLANNING AND ZONING DIRECTOR JEREMY GILBERT IS ONBOARD LATER THIS MONTH. THE ZONING ORDIANCE CONTAINS OVER 150 PAGES BUT THE ATTORNEY SAID IT APPEARS ONLY ABOUT 20 PAGES WILL NEED CHANGING. THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN DELIBRATING ZONING ORDIANCE CHANGES FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
ANNUAL FDR LECTURE AT GORDON STATE
What: Gordon State College will host the 13th Annual Roosevelt Lecture Series, featuring a discussion on public health policy in Georgia and its connection to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. The event will include a keynote lecture by William J. Todd of the Georgia Institute of Technology, followed by a panel discussion with Gordon State College faculty and Joseph W. Evans, a member of the Cadence Bank board of directors. When: Thursday, April 9, 2026 6 p.m. Where: Gordon State College Russell Hall, Room 211 419 College Drive Barnesville, Ga. 30204 Who: Gordon State College; featured speaker William J. Todd; panelists Samantha Bishop and Joe Evans. Why: To provide students and the community with an opportunity to engage in discussion on the historical and modern impact of public health policy. Admission: FREE and OPEN to the public
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