Lumpkin, GA Local News, Events, and Information

Columbus Fri. Dec 24 2021

Justice Department Awards $34 Million to Support Community Crisis Response

AAG Vanita Gupta: “We simply cannot arrest or incarcerate our way out of the challenges presented by untreated mental illness..."

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Justice Department Awards $34 Million to Support Community Crisis Response

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Columbus Thu. Dec 23 2021

DEFUND PRIVATIZATION: Justice Department Announces Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations with Privatized Military Housing Contractor

Balfour Beatty Communities Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay Over $65 Million in Fines and Restitution for Fraud Scheme

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DEFUND PRIVATIZATION: Justice Department Announces Global Resolution of Criminal and Civil Investigations with Privatized Military Housing Contractor

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Lumpkin Weather: Wednesday October 22

High: 81°

Low: 55°

Wind: 6 MPH N

Chance of rain: 0%

Sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear during the afternoon and evening,

Columbus Thu. Dec 23 2021

Justice Department Awards Almost $141 Million to Protect Children

Awards to help law enforcement, child advocates and service providers means to protect children from abuse and sexual exploitation

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Justice Department Awards Almost $141 Million to Protect Children

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Columbus Thu. Dec 23 2021

Justice Department Awards More Than $110 Million to Support Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

The DOJ Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced awards totaling more than $110.7 million to reduce recidivism and to support returning citizens after confinement

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Justice Department Awards More Than $110 Million to Support Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

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Columbus Thu. Dec 23 2021

Department of Justice Awards More Than $300 Million to Fight Opioid and Stimulant Crisis

... and to Address Substance Use Disorders...

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Department of Justice Awards More Than $300 Million to Fight Opioid and Stimulant Crisis

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Columbus Wed. Dec 22 2021

DOJ Announces Continued Home Confinement Orders for Federal Prisoners

In light of the ongoing COVID variant crises, Justice Department has Reversed an Earlier Decision to Return Certain Federal Prisoners Back to their Cells

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DOJ Announces Continued Home Confinement Orders for Federal Prisoners

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Columbus Wed. Dec 22 2021

Critical Needs Areas Short as Nurses, Teachers, Police Officers and Others Make Plans to Leave Their Jobs Soon

Parents need to get re-accustomed to home-schooling, home-nursing, community policing ... just like back in the day ... and it looks like a 'Mass Exodus' is coming soon

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Critical Needs Areas Short as Nurses, Teachers, Police Officers and Others Make Plans to Leave Their Jobs Soon

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Columbus Wed. Dec 22 2021

Stacey Abrams Talks Affordable Housing and Medicaid Expansion in Bid for Governor of Georgia

What advisors tell her she should discuss during this Campaign Season is entirely different from the way Georgia looks right now

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Stacey Abrams Talks Affordable Housing and Medicaid Expansion in Bid for Governor of Georgia

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Columbus Tue. Dec 21 2021

Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19

Reporting From the FDA: Food & Drug Administration

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Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent COVID-19

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Columbus Tue. Dec 21 2021

Justice Department and CFPB Put Landlords and Mortgage Servicers on Notice About Servicemembers’ and Veterans’ Rights

Letters Remind Landlords/Mortgage Servicers to Adhere to the CARES Act and Legal Requirements under the SCRA

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Justice Department and CFPB Put Landlords and Mortgage Servicers on Notice About Servicemembers’ and Veterans’ Rights

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Columbus Tue. Dec 21 2021

Justice Department Will Award $1.6 Billion to Reduce Violent Crime and Strengthen Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE _ Dept of Justice Office of Public Affairs

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Justice Department Will Award $1.6 Billion to Reduce Violent Crime and Strengthen Communities

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Columbus Sun. Dec 19 2021

Alexander & Hornung Recalls Fully Cooked Pork Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

FSIS is concerned that some product may be in consumers’ refrigerators or freezers

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Alexander & Hornung Recalls Fully Cooked Pork Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

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