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

Governor Perdue Signs Healthcare Reform Bills

Wednesday Governor Sonny Perdue signed Senate Bill 383 and House Bill 977 making High Deductable Health Plans paired (HDHP) with Health Savings Accounts (HSA) more affordable and available in the Georgia insurance market...
May 8, 2008

Cherokee Sheriff's Office Investigates Missing Man-Hole Covers

Since April 29th approximately 28 cast iron man-hole covers have been removed from the roadway...
May 7, 2008

IRS Has Answers to Questions People Are Asking About Economic Stimulus Payments

As millions of Americans begin receiving their economic stimulus payments, the Internal Revenue Service released a list of the most-frequently-asked questions –– and answers –– that people now are asking...
May 7, 2008

Saturday Night Stabbing in Cherokee

The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office responded to a stabbing Saturday night on Canton St. in Canton, Georgia...
May 5, 2008

”Cinco-nize” Your Plans Now For Cinco de Mayo

Pick a designated driver before you party...
May 2, 2008

Governor Perdue Signs Executive Order Forming Georgia’s Child Abduction Response Team

The executive order addresses the time sensitive nature of child abduction cases by establishing a pre-planned response coordinated across various state agencies. Through CART, nine state agencies have formed a partnership...
Apr 30, 2008

Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Awarded Grant

The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office has recently been awarded a $120,000.00 federal grant in support of implementation of the Adam Walsh Act...
Apr 29, 2008

Suspects Sought in Cherokee Home Invasion

On April 27, 2008 a home invasion robbery occurred on Kellogg Creek Rd. in Cherokee County...
Apr 28, 2008

Drugs, Forgery Arrests Made as Bomb Threat Investigation Continues

Cherokee Sheriff’s detectives arrested three suspects in a follow-up investigation related to Monday’s bomb threat of the Cherokee County courthouse...
Apr 25, 2008

Governor Perdue Launches Conservation Campaign: Conserve Georgia

Conserve Georgia is designed to promote conservation of energy, land and water in the state of Georgia.  An accompanying web site has been launched supporting the program, serving as a 'one-stop-shop' of all of Georgia's conservation initiatives...
Apr 25, 2008

Canton Man Arrested for Courthouse Bomb Threat

Detectives with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office made an arrest Tuesday night in connection with Monday’s bomb threat of the Courthouse in downtown Canton...
Apr 23, 2008

Statement by Georgia DOT Board Chairman Mike Evans

“In the past five months, I have worked closely with Commissioner Abraham to work towards change within the Department. Over the course of those five months, I have grown to admire her and respect her more and more every day. Her sense of integrity and work ethic is well known throughout state government and I can see why"...
Apr 21, 2008