Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), co-chair of the Congressional Job Corps Caucus, welcomed U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh to Albany, Georgia, where they toured the Turner Job Corps Center and discussed the value of the Job Corps program in strengthening America’s economy and preparing participants for successful careers.
As the City of Tifton seeks to return to negotiating the renewal of the Local Option Sales Tax, Tift County responded Wednesday by doubling down on its threat to let the LOST expire as leverage in ongoing lawsuits. Tifton Mayor Julie Smith said the Commission’s plan to let the sales tax expire would harm the entire county and all of their constituents.