Coastal Georgia Unemployment Rate Down in May

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Coastal Georgia’s unemployment rate decreased in May.  Due to the effects of COVID-19, all regions and counties continue to see stinted yearly growth, yet monthly gains in nearly all major sectors are beginning...

State certifies College and Career Academy

Liberty College and Career Academy CEO Karisa Young accepts a state certification from Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan at the Lt. Governor’s 12th Annual Business and Education Summit at Lanier Technical College in Gainesville in December. Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan...

Hinesville is most military city in US

As a percentage of population, the Hinesville Metropolitan Statistical Area is the most military area in the United States, according to a study done by 24/7 Wall Street. The list-compiling website that bills itself as a financial news and opinion company, published...

Notice of June 8 meeting

The Liberty County Development Authority (LCDA) will meet on Monday, June 8, 2020 at 8:30 A.M. in the board room of the LCDA located at 425 West Oglethorpe Highway, Hinesville, Georgia.  The agenda is expected to consist of:1. Statement of Compliance with Georgia...

Target Hiring Here

Officials at the Target distribution center near Midway put out a call for more workers Thursday.”With the increased demands of local consumers we have seen significant volume in and out of our distribution center. As such we are looking to hire roughly 100 new...

GPA unveils major expansion

SEA ISLAND, Ga., Feb. 4, 2020– At the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference Tuesday, Griff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, announced the acquisition of 145 contiguous acres to the Port of Savannah, or more than 1 million twenty-foot equivalent...