Commerce News

From the Annals of 1909 A pretty and most enjoyed lawn party was given by Master Willie Beck at his home on Poplar Street in honor of Miss Georgiana White and the members of her house party, Misses Bessie Wright, Mary Dale Robinson, Catherine Davenport and Louise Wright, all of Union Springs, Ala.

For the past year, Lee Sims has spent his day off honing his welding skills, voluntarily wearing a welder's mask for hours every Friday.

U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson said Monday that the country needs to stop borrowing and creating debt.

Jackson County commissioners asked staff and the county attorney to look into changing the county's alcohol ordinance to allow and regulate businesses that distribute wholesale alcohol.

Santa Claus is coming to town and thousands will crowd the banks of Wall Street in anticipation of his appearance at the Calhoun Christmas Parade of Lights.

The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce will unveil its small business of the year today.

Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 11:19 a.m. State agencies should start preparing themselves for $350 million more in state budget cuts, a Columbia County lawmaker said this morning.

Sheriff's deputies charged a Madison County man with reckless conduct Monday after a .22-caliber rifle he was cleaning in his home discharged and the bullet hit a 15-year-old girl in the arm.

The Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce is playing host to an Innovation Conference on Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., at the Berry College Science Auditorium.

Carlton Purvis, broker and owner of Realty Executives Purvis Realty in Bogart recently attended the Realty Executives Southern Regional Conference held at the Hyatt Regency Savannah.

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.