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 Gov. Brian Kemp extended the temporary suspension of the state sales tax on gasoline and other motor fuels last Friday, citing a looming diesel fuel shortage. Kemp signed two executive orders, one extending the gas tax suspension through Dec. 11 and the other extending a supply chain state of emergency. The Republican Governor blamed high…

Thanks to an initiative involving 66 Georgia Sheriffs, including Seminole County Sheriff Heath Elliott, 42 sex offenders were arrested and 117 warrants were issued across the state from October 24 to October 31, 2022 for violations of state registration laws.  In 2015, the first coordinated effort across the state was launched to conduct residence verifications…

Pictured here, James Williamson, pastor of Pinegrove Baptist Church in Bainbridge, will be the guest speaker for the event Thank a Veteran! Attend the Veterans Day Paradeand 10 a.m. Veterans Day ceremony Friday, November 11th in downtown Donalsonville The annual Seminole County Veterans Day Parade is set for 9:40 a.m. Friday, November 11th in downtown Donalsonville. All…

53.73 percent of Seminole County’s 5,691 regular registered voters cast a vote in the November 8th General Election and a majority of them voted in favor of the TSPLOST referendum with 1,641 votes for yes to 1,226 votes for no.   TSPLOST will be a continuation of a special one percent (1%) sales and use…

Yes, Seminole County residents and all Georgians will still need to ‘Fall Back’ this year when time changes on Sunday morning, November 6. On March 15, 2022, just days after clocks were adjusted to “Spring forward,” the U.S. Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act of 2021, which would abolish clock changes in favor of permanent…

Thank a Veteran!  Attend the Veterans Day Parade and 10 a.m. Veterans Day ceremony Thursday, November 11th in downtown Donalsonville The annual Seminole County Veterans Day Parade is set for 9:40 a.m. Friday, November 11th in downtown Donalsonville. All veterans, officers, enlisted military personnel and family member(s) of servicemen and women currently deployed are encouraged to participate.  For…

Counting today, November 2, Seminole County voters have just three days to cast a vote in local, state and federal races in the Tuesday, November 8th election –  Voters in Seminole County will also have the option to vote YES for T-SPLOST,  Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) – a one-cent sales tax on…

The TSPLOST referendum on this year’s ballot is not a new tax. If approved, it will be a continuation of a special one percent (1%) sales and use tax collected over the next five years that will generate an estimated amount of $5,500,000.00 to be used for transportation infrastructure purposes in Donalsonville, Iron City and…