Governor's Office of Highway Safety Issues Sobering Holiday Predictions

It’s tragic to report, but fifteen of the twenty-two Georgia traffic fatalities from the 2006 Memorial Day holiday involved crash victims who weren’t wearing seatbelts...
May 23, 2008

Governor Perdue Declares State of Emergency for Cherokee County

Yesterday Governor Sonny Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency for Cherokee County after the area was struck by a tornado, high winds and hail Tuesday..
May 22, 2008

Oxendine Statement on the Georgia Transportation and Congestion Crisis

"Does Georgia want elected officials who blindly vote in favor of something because someone claims 'it's good for transportation,' or should we expect public servants who are willing to make a tough vote to preserve the integrity of our state’s Constitution?"...
May 20, 2008

Governor Perdue Announces Additional Sites for Go Fish Georgia Facilities

Governor Sonny Perdue announced the selection of eight additional facilities for the Go Fish Georgia Program...
May 20, 2008

Armed Robbery Suspect Sought

Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed robbery Tuesday night at the Chevron located at the intersection of Highway 5 and Sixes Rd...
May 19, 2008

Governor Perdue Signs Water Conservation and Drought Relief Act of 2008

The Water Conservation and Drought Relief Act of 2008 brings state agencies together to ease reservoir construction and expansion, and the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) will assist local governments’ efforts to expedite aspects of permitting for new reservoir applications...
May 19, 2008

Georgia Boosts Incentives for Entertainment Industry

Governor Perdue signs bill designed to attract more movie,  TV and videogame productions to state...
May 15, 2008

Sales Tax Holidays Set by Governor

During the annual “back to school” sales tax holiday, Georgia shoppers will have the opportunity to purchase certain clothing items, computers and computer accessories tax-free. The “back to school” sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m., Thursday, July 31...
May 14, 2008

Woodstock Home Invasion Suspect Sought

Detectives with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Violent Crime Division are investigating a home invasion that occurred Tuesday in the 800 block of Cherrydale Lane in Woodstock...
May 14, 2008

Cherokee Sheriff's Office Train in Crash Reconstruction

Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Unit graduated from a Vehicle / Pedestrian / Bicycle Crash Reconstruction Course in Cartersville last week...
May 13, 2008

Governor Perdue Declares State of Emergency in Seven Additional Counties

Today Governor Sonny Perdue issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in seven additional counties affected by tornadoes that struck on Sunday...
May 13, 2008

Governor Perdue Announces Creation of Freight and Logistics Task Force

The task force is focused on three primary objectives: to capitalize on Georgia’s position as the Gateway to the East Coast, to acquire a working knowledge of the economic opportunities linked to freight movement and to gather a coherent collection of data concerning freight movement, hubs and logistics centers...
May 12, 2008

Governor Perdue Suspends Gas Tax on Off-Road Diesel

Suspension of the tax will save farmers and timber owners the four percent sales tax charged on off-road diesel. The state does not charge an excise tax on this type of fuel, and the executive order does not impact local taxes that are levied. The suspension is expected to offset state revenues by $2 million to $4 million...
May 12, 2008

Gosselin Serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia

Superior Court Judge Kathlene F. Gosselin, Northeastern Judicial Circuit, Gainesville, will convene the Council of Superior Court Judges semiannual meeting on July 28 at St. Simons Island as Secretary-Treasurer of the Council...
May 12, 2008

Governor and Mrs. Perdue Host U.N. Secretary-General at State Luncheon

Secretary-General Ban joined the Governor as part of an official two-day visit to Atlanta focusing on global health care. Secretary-General Ban, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, brings to his post 37 years of service both in government and on the global stage...
May 9, 2008