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The Franklin County Board of Education has put forward a $55.2 million General Fund budget for fiscal year 2027, which would set spending levels for the school district.
The state's decision raises how much wastewater the Hyundai Metaplant's pretreatment facility can discharge, while rejecting calls to deny the permit or add PFAS and extra…
The county's new 911 radio system, including towers, determines how emergency calls and dispatch communications are handled countywide.
The adopted budget sets county spending for the coming year, while commissioners are still working out the property tax rate that will fund it.
The board's July 2026 agenda includes a item involving Sheriff Scott Andrews, though the record does not specify the topic or any action taken.
A new firearms training range for the Sheriff's Office has moved through site work, giving deputies a dedicated local facility.
The Franklin County Board of Education wants to raise the millage rate that determines residents' school property taxes, and is inviting public comment before any final vote.
The exclusion would lower the official pollution reading used to judge whether the Augusta area meets the federal annual PM2.5 health standard.
The request could keep smoke from controlled burns from counting against the Columbus area's compliance with the federal fine-particle pollution standard.
A single repair estimate puts the cost of fixing vehicle damage to the Veterans Memorial Wall at roughly $120,000.
The draft permit for the Oglethorpe Power Corporation facility near Dalton would fold in and revoke the plant's existing air quality permits and amendments…
The draft permit sets nitrogen oxide and other emission limits for diesel emergency generators at a Clayton County data center project…