American Rescue Plan Act

Time is running out for local organizations to spend federal pandemic-era funds. Local officials are now grappling with whether it’s time to take back some of the grants to spend them elsewhere.

During Athens-Clarke County’s Mayor and Commission meeting, scheduled February 17, the commission will discuss the recapture and relocation of $6.2 million distributed through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

Proposal to raise commissioners' base salaries passes by a narrow margin.

Governor Brian Kemp says he plans to use up to $110 million to help the state’s courts recover from a slowdown that was caused by the coronavirus…