AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Gainesville Georgia. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/gainesville-ga 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/gainesville-ga https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 24 Jan 2025 06:09:29 -0600 Governor Brian P. Kemp's 2023 State of the State Address Lt. Governor Jones, Speaker Burns, President Pro Tem Kennedy, Speaker Pro Tem Jones, https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-brian-p-kemps-2023-state-of-the-state-address-31524908-austell-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-brian-p-kemps-2023-state-of-the-state-address-31524908-austell-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Gov. Kemp: SK Battery America to Open U.S. IT Center, Create 200 High-Tech Jobs in Roswell Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-sk-battery-america-to-open-us-it-center-create-200-hightech-jobs-in-roswell-31524913-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-sk-battery-america-to-open-us-it-center-create-200-hightech-jobs-in-roswell-31524913-atlanta-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Carter Introduces Bipartisan Essential Medicines Strategic Stockpile Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Reps. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) and Lisa https://www.americantowns.com/news/carter-introduces-bipartisan-essential-medicines-strategic-stockpile-act-31523507-sargent-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/carter-introduces-bipartisan-essential-medicines-strategic-stockpile-act-31523507-sargent-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock and Congresswoman Nikema Williams are delivering upgrades to passenger https://www.americantowns.com/news/sens-ossoff-and-warnock-rep-williams-deliver-resources-for-atlanta-airport-concourse-d-expansion-project-31523921-rome-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sens-ossoff-and-warnock-rep-williams-deliver-resources-for-atlanta-airport-concourse-d-expansion-project-31523921-rome-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Gov. Kemp: Sustainable Building Materials Company to Invest $59 Million in Upson County Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-sustainable-building-materials-company-to-invest-59-million-in-upson-county-31526573-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-sustainable-building-materials-company-to-invest-59-million-in-upson-county-31526573-atlanta-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Senator Reverend Warnock secured a $794,472 grant to the Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundation, Inc., Statesboro, Georgia, to https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-reverend-warnock-announces-federal-investments-to-boost-small-businesses-in-underserved-areas-of-georgia-31524918-helen-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-reverend-warnock-announces-federal-investments-to-boost-small-businesses-in-underserved-areas-of-georgia-31524918-helen-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff will serve on the selective and powerful U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee in the 118th Congress. https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-senossoff-will-serve-on-us-senate-intelligence-committee-31524921-decatur-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-senossoff-will-serve-on-us-senate-intelligence-committee-31524921-decatur-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is demanding answers from three pharmaceutical companies on the shortage of over-the-counter https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoff-demands-answers-on-shortage-of-childrens-pain-and-feverreducing-medicine-31524923-braselton-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoff-demands-answers-on-shortage-of-childrens-pain-and-feverreducing-medicine-31524923-braselton-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Atlanta, Ga. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released the following statement: “Alisha and I extend our warmest well wishes for health, https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoffs-lunar-new-year-greetings-31524926-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-ossoffs-lunar-new-year-greetings-31524926-atlanta-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Today, Senator Reverend Warnock was officially re-appointed to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, where he will play a https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-reverend-warnock-announces-reappointment-to-senate-agriculture-committee-vows-to-champion-georgia-farmers-families-in-2023-farm-bill-31524917-athens-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-reverend-warnock-announces-reappointment-to-senate-agriculture-committee-vows-to-champion-georgia-farmers-families-in-2023-farm-bill-31524917-athens-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 This week, Georgia GOP Rep. Buddy Carter attempted to defend the Republican tax hike he is spearheading that would heavily burden working Georgians https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-buddy-carter-defends-disastrous-gop-30-sales-tax-proposal-that-would-slam-working-georgians-31525781-americus-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-buddy-carter-defends-disastrous-gop-30-sales-tax-proposal-that-would-slam-working-georgians-31525781-americus-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Today’s Q4 economic report brought good news for Georgians, showing that the economy surpassed expectations for growth under President https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-us-economy-continues-to-grow-surpass-expectations-under-president-bidens-economic-leadership-31525783-acworth-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/icymi-us-economy-continues-to-grow-surpass-expectations-under-president-bidens-economic-leadership-31525783-acworth-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Seoyon E-HWA, a global auto parts supplier that manufactures both interior and https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-seoyon-ehwa-joins-growing-list-of-hyundai-suppliers-nearly-doubles-georgia-employment-31529396-atlanta-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-kemp-seoyon-ehwa-joins-growing-list-of-hyundai-suppliers-nearly-doubles-georgia-employment-31529396-atlanta-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced a bill to recognize those who die from illicit fentanyl https://www.americantowns.com/news/carter-bill-grants-recognized-victim-status-to-those-who-die-from-illicit-fentanyl-poisoning-31531075-brunswick-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/carter-bill-grants-recognized-victim-status-to-those-who-die-from-illicit-fentanyl-poisoning-31531075-brunswick-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) this week introduced bipartisan legislation with Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) to https://www.americantowns.com/news/carter-leads-bipartisan-bill-to-help-working-forests-recover-from-natural-disasters-31531077-brunswick-ga.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/carter-leads-bipartisan-bill-to-help-working-forests-recover-from-natural-disasters-31531077-brunswick-ga.html Government and Politics Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0600