Motorists take advantage of a July 2024 promotion sponsored by Americans for Prosperity-Georgia. As part of the promotion, the group lowered gas prices at a Chevron in Dunwoody temporarily to $2.389 per gallon of regular unleaded gas, which the group said was the national average price per gallon in January 2021. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
Georgia’s state director of the National Federation of Independent Business praised Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to suspend the state’s gas tax following Hurricane Helene.
The suspension took effect today and runs through Oct. 9.
“The governor’s action helps everyone in Georgia, especially those who live, work, and do business in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene,” NFIB State Director Hunter Loggins said in a Thursday statement. “Inflation continues to drive up the cost of fuel and everything else needed to run a small business, so Governor Kemp’s action will provide much-needed relief, helping to ease the financial burden on businesses and consumers alike.”
Todd DeFeo loves to travel anywhere, anytime, taking pictures and notes. An award-winning reporter, Todd revels in the experience and the fact that every place has a story to tell. He is the owner of The DeFeo Groupe and also edits Express Telegraph and Railfanning.org.
The city of Dunwoody is set to unveil its new brand “designed to evoke the recognizable and distinctive qualities belonging to Dunwoody” later this month.
Vintage cars will descend on the Southeastern Railway Museum from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 21 for the museum’s fourth annual “Classics at the Crossing” car show. The car show is included in regular museum admission. Car owners interested in participating in the show can register on the museum’s website for $15 per vehicle. A hard copy of the registration form may be scanned and emailed to the museum or returned on the
ROSWELL, Ga. — Gen. William T. Sherman is not a revered man in Georgia, to say the least. And the fate of the Roswell Mill during 1864 doesn’t do much to build his case for popularity among southerners. In the decades leading up to the Civil War, Roswell King built a cotton mill along the banks of the Vickery Creek on land he bought from the Cherokee Indians. The Roswell Manufacturing Co. was in operation by
(c) 2016-2024 The DeFeo Groupe, LLC. The DeFeo Groupe, LLC, P.O. Box 2714, Smyrna, Georgia 30081.
