Census numbers important to local economy Members of the Blakely Rotary Club gather around the sign fronting the Early County Courthouse displaying how many citizens have been counted in the U.S. Census this year. As of...

Blakely crime report For the week including Sept. 7 through Sept. 14, the Blakely Police Dept. handled 294 calls for service. This included 85 calls for general assistance; 97 security checks; 68 traffic...

Kemp: August net tax revenues up 7.7 percent Governor Brian P. Kemp announced September 10 that Georgia’s August net tax collections totaled nearly $1.89 billion for an increase of $134.5 million, or 7.7 percent, compared to August 2019,...

See how tax revenues impact local government in next week’s issue. Individual Income Tax: Individual Income Tax collections for August totaled roughly $970.3 million, compared to $880.1 million in August 2019, which is an increase of roughly $90.2 million, or 10.3...