Election office accessibility subject of state complaint

By Dave Williams

Bureau Chief

Capitol Beat News Service

ATLANTA - Georgia would observe standard time all year long under legislation that cleared a state Senate committee last week.

Senate Bill 100 would do away with the current practice of switching back and forth between standard time and daylight saving time every six months.

“Most people want to stay on the same time all year,” Sen. Ben Watson, R-Savannah, the bill’s chief sponsor, told members of the Senate Government Oversight Committee.

Watson cited studies that point to an increase in heart attacks during the two weeks in spring following the switch from standard to daylight time.

Auditions announced for  Funny Little Thing Called Love

Pat Jewell

Tater Patch Players

Who would ever think that five women with five strong personalities meeting for one hour could be so funny? The ladies planning The Aurelia Women’s League Flower and Garden Show Gala are different in many ways. The seemingly strongest personality is the chairperson, Clarinda, who insists Robert's Rules of Order be followed and starts pushing her ideas on the others. Just when things are getting crazy, refreshments are served. The food is great and the punch is even better.

        Interested in weather? The National Weather Service is offering a virtual StormReady class on Tuesday, March 9th for Pickens County residents. 

Anyone can take the training class, offered virtually from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9th. The free class will teach you how to spot severe weather situations and report it to the National Weather Service.

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By Dave Williams
Bureau Chief
Capitol Beat News Service
    ATLANTA - Legalizing pari-mutuel betting on horse racing in Georgia would generate commercial investment and create jobs without using tax dollars, state Sen. Brandon Beach said Tuesday.
  Beach, R-Alpharetta, pitched a proposed constitutional amendment calling for a statewide referendum on horse racing and a separate bill specifying how the industry would operate in Georgia at a hearing held by the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee.
   Bringing horse racing to Georgia would produce an economic impact of more than $1 billion a year, not only from racetracks but from breeding racehorses, Beach said.