Lee County commissioners adopted a combined county and school property tax rate of 29.71 mills Monday, formalizing a levy that includes 17.96 mills for school operations and a separate 0.58-mill charge to repay school bonds.
At Daniels Kennels on Saturday, the lessons moved from checking dogs’ feet to tying knots, giving horses room and handling a loss. Professional trainers were teaching young people how to compete in field trials — and the daily responsibilities that come with a sport built around animals.
If you want to vote in Georgia's Nov. 3 general election, there are three essential steps: register by Oct. 5, check your registration, and decide how you want to vote.
Matt Day is running for Congress as a Republican, but some of the positions he is taking in one of Georgia's most reliably Democratic congressional districts don't fit neatly into the party's standard playbook.
Twenty-three years after a $20,000 movie made with church volunteers launched their filmmaking careers, Alex and Stephen Kendrick returned Thursday to the Albany theater where “Flywheel” first reached an audience — this time with a Brazilian cast telling the story.
The Lee County Board of Education adopted a 17.96-mill operating tax rate Thursday after a crowded public hearing and a lengthy wait for a vote that left frustrated residents at the meeting until close to 9:30 p.m.
Two challengers seeking to unseat state Rep. Mike Cheokas are proposing different approaches to Southwest Georgia’s needs, with Democrat Ethan Wolfe emphasizing changes to state funding and health policy and independent Travis Lockhart focusing on partnerships among local governments, schools and employers.
A day after Lee County commissioners voted down her plan to care for five young children in her home, Sharemer Jones returned to the county planning office with her infant daughter to ask how to appeal.
Lee County commissioners plan to lower the county’s property tax rate for 2026. The new rate would reduce what the county collects for day-to-day operations for the first time since 2022.
Lee County residents urged school board members Friday to reconsider spending, find other revenue and weigh the strain on household budgets before voting Thursday on a proposed 3-mill property tax increase.
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