Jim Thompson
Writer and Editor at Freelance
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1 month ago |
ajc.com | Jim Thompson
ATHENS — The block-long Saye Building looks nondescript. Two stories tall and partly coated in gray stucco, it sits unused in the shadows of the federal courthouse and a student apartment complex. The 1920s downtown building also is at the center of a battle between preservationists and Athens First United Methodist Church, which wants to knock down the 22,000-square-foot structure for a 14-space parking lot.
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Dec 20, 2024 |
covnews.com | Jim Thompson
The chairman of the Joint Development Authority of Jasper, Morgan, Newton and Walton Counties (JDA), which is developing the Stanton Springs mixed-use development where electric vehicle maker Rivian is planning to establish a manufacturing facility, had little to say Tuesday about calls from a co-chair of a governmental cost-cutting commission established by President-elect Donald Trump to claw back a $6.6 billion conditional loan commitment to Rivian for construction of its Stanton Springs...
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Nov 26, 2024 |
mainstreetnews.com | Jim Thompson
In the wake of the fatal Sept. 4 shootings at Apalachee High School (AHS) that claimed the lives of two students and two teachers, Barrow County school system officials began exploring potential new facility safety measures. The next step in that process begins Dec. 2, when the system initiates a survey of staff, parents and high school students to determine their preferred approaches to boosting campus safety.
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Oct 24, 2024 |
news.monroelocal.org | Jim Thompson |Sharon Swanepoel
Social Circle municipal gas, water and sewer customers will have to wait to find out how their bills could change as the city prepares to issue $65 million in bonds for construction of a wastewater treatment plant and other utility improvements. Proposed new utility rates, set to take effect in July of next year, were on the agenda for Tuesday’s city council meeting, but the issue got no discussion.
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Oct 23, 2024 |
waltontribune.com | Jim Thompson
Social Circle municipal gas, water and sewer customers will have to wait to find out how their bills could change as the city prepares to issue $65 million in bonds for construction of a wastewater treatment plant and other utility improvements. Proposed new utility rates, set to take effect in July of next year, were on the agenda for Tuesday’s city council meeting, but the issue got no discussion.
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