Georgia income tax due by April 17

Georgia taxpayers have until April 17, 2007, to file their 2006 personal income tax return and pay any taxes due, Georgia Commissioner of Revenue Bart L. Graham announced today.

New salon on Main Street

Len Black has opened a new upscale hair salon at 462 S. Main St. in Hinesville. She is originally from Glennville and was working for a salon in Savannah but she resides here in Hinesville and decided to open up her own shop to be closer to her two children.

Courier welcomes youth advisors

Perdue proposes tax credit for seniors

ATLANTA - Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that a bill has been introduced that will completely eliminate state income tax on retirement income of Georgians 65 and older by the year 2013.

Gateway hires new medical director

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Holtzman agency expands Coldwell affiliation

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Coldwell flanker Commercial Affiliates, Inc., last month announced that its Hinesville affiliate, Coldwell Banker Commercial Holtzman, Realtors, has affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Commercial brand in November.

Physical therapy clinic opens

Concentra Physical Therapy had a ribbon cutting and open house Oct. 1 in conjunction with the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce at 1146 E.G. Miles Parkway in Hinesville.

Company bringing 25 jobs to Black Creek

BRYAN COUNTY - North Carolina-based Agri Supply soon will begin construction on a 30,000-square-foot distribution center on 10 acres in Interstate Centre off I-16 in Black Creek.

Port authority still pushing for work

The Savannah harbor-expansion project is on hold but supporters still have hope, Hinesville Rotary Club members learned Tuesday.

Downtown vying for Main Street recognition

Hinesville Downtown Development Partners gathered last Thursday in city hall to hear a speaker with their same goals in mind.

LCDA official changing jobs

Anna Chafin, Liberty County Development Authority marketing and research director for eight years, has been hired as the chief executive officer of the Development Authority of Bryan County.

Job-readiness for veterans kickoff Oct. 10

The Georgia Department of Labor will host a job-readiness kickoff 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Eckburg Auditorium at Savannah Technical College, 5717 White Bluff Road in Savannah.

Store focuses on showers

The Shower Store LLC held a ribbon cutting, grand opening and open house Sept. 27 in conjunction with the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce at 438 Gen. Screven Way.

Liberty Tax launches ACA website

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Liberty Tax Service recently launched a website associated with the Affordable Care Act.

Meat market caters to deer hunters

The meat market in downtown Ludowici has reopened and is enjoying steady business, partly from patrons who frequented the previous business and partly from new customers, including deer hunters.

Workshop on service, loss prevention

The Liberty County Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau will hold a customer-service and loss-prevention workshop from 2:30-5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at 425 W. Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville.

Area Kroger customers give big

SAVANNAH - Kroger customers and associates throughout the Savannah area donated more than $19,200 to the Second Harvest Coastal Georgia Food Bank to help replenish their pantry after the collapse of its freezer roof over Labor Day weekend.

Jobless rate 9.3 percent here in August

ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Hinesville's unemployment rate decreased to 9.3 percent in August, down seven-tenths of a percentage point from 10 percent in July. The rate also was 9.3 percent in August a year ago.

Summit honors Midway child-care center

ATLANTA - A Midway child-care center recently was named a Georgia SHAPE Award winner at the 2013 Farm to Preschool Summit. Family Day Care Home operator Eva Polite of Midway was among 11 providers and centers across the state to be honored at the Sept. 13-14 event, which was coordinated by Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, the Georgia Department of Public Health and Georgia Organics. The award winners were recognized for going above and beyond Georgia's licensing standards in the areas of nutrition and physical activity.

LCDA spends more than it brings in

The Liberty County Development Authority reviewed its year-end financial report for fiscal year 2013 and monthly financial reports for July and August for fiscal year 2014. The authority's fiscal year runs July 1 through June 30.

Midway industry in MIT study

A Liberty County manufacturer is among 255 companies worldwide selected to participate in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology study that explores whether manufacturing can be reinvigorated in the United States.