Commerce News

Saturday's cold and rainy weather likely contributed to small crowds for the first Trans March and the longstanding Dyke March.

Regions Bank plans to close or consolidate 121 bank branches in 16 states in early 2010, but the cost-cutting move won't affect any offices in the Athens area, a company spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Nine men were arraigned Monday on federal charges they tricked a paper mill into paying $4.8 million for timber that was never delivered.

Commerce police Cpl. William Thomas' new partner doesn't always have the best breath, and he's not much for conversation, but the pair still will look out for each other when they hit streets of Commerce this week.

West Georgia Technical College has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Education to expand an existing program that trains students in a modern industrial skill set that is in high demand.

It's Halloween in Rome and the Downtown Development Authority really got into the spirit during its monthly Coffee Break on Friday.

There's one instance where businesses don't need to compete. If all businesses become part of the Drugs Don't Work program, the entire community will benefit.

Mr. Carroll Frederick Norris of Commerce, Georgia, is pleased to announce the engagement of his daughter, Elizabeth Ruth Norris, to Bradley Dale Heins, of Cuthbert, Georgia, son of Don and Merrie Heins of Corning, New York, formerly of Cuthbert, Georgia.

They were going for "different" and ended up rising above more than 70 others. The Thomson-McDuffie Chamber of Commerce announced Monday the winners of the "Fall"crow contest, with the Y130 winning first place, followed by Georgia Power Co.

"We need a work force development system that links work force development and education together and aligns to the economic needs of the state, its regions and local communities." - Gov.

A funeral service will be held Saturday for longtime Macon defense attorney Althea Buafo.

Charlotte Mealor, left, and Carol Holzhalb work recently to preserve documents found in the old Jackson County Courthouse in Jefferson.

The 18th annual Oconee Farm-City Tour sponsored by the Oconee County Chamber of Commerce Agribusiness Committee will be held beginning at 8 a.m. Oct.

Jack Minchey 473-0431. 10 a.m.: The Newcomers Club of Milledgeville holds its regular meeting at the Hardwick United Methodist Church.

The 36th annual Oconee Fall Festival will be held in downtown Watkinsville from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, featuring arts, crafts, live music and a wide variety of food.

Animal advocates in Jackson County long have complained that the community doesn't have a shelter for abandoned or stray dogs and cats, and now they have a plan to change that.

Trick-or-Treaters have the opportunity to double their fun this year in Thomson.

Jackson County commissioners agreed Monday to secure BJC Medical Center's $1.5 million bond debt until the state attorney general authorizes the sale of the hospital to Restoration Healthcare, a Tennessee management company.

Driving a cross-country semi is a 24-hour job. And at the three truck stops where I-90 spills its travelers onto Route 20 at the north edge of Hampshire, taking care of truckers' needs for food, sleep and a friendly ear is an equally around-the-clock business.

State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond says the Georgia Department of Labor's Toccoa Career Center, along with several other local organizations, will sponsor a job fair for employers and job seekers in the area.