Category: News

Live poultry, such as chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys, often carry germs such as Salmonella. After you touch a bird, or anything in the area where birds live and roam, wash […]

August 1, 2017 by Alesha Hernandez Consumer Education Specialist, FTC On Monday, August 21, 2017, sky-gazers across the country will watch the solar eclipse. If you’re planning to watch, you’ll […]

Tips to Keep in Mind for Taxpayers Traveling for Charity During the summer, some taxpayers may travel because of their involvement with a qualified charity. These traveling taxpayers may be […]

  SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. (July 28, 2017) –Now online and in print, the 2017-2018 Georgia Hunting Seasons and Regulations Guide is available, announces the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources […]

Bush Brothers & Company is voluntarily recalling certain 28 ounce cans of Brown Sugar Hickory Baked Beans, Country Style Baked Beans and Original Baked Beans because cans may have defective […]

Senator David Perdue Votes To Impose Sanctions On Iran, Russia, & North Korea   WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, comments […]

SCAM Alert – Federal Reserve Bank routing numbers cannot be used for Georgia Power bills   ATLANTA – July 27, 2017 – Georgia Power has received reports of a new scam in […]

ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor’ s (GDOL) Habersham Career Center will help Visiting Angels, a home health care company, recruit as many as 40 care givers and certified nursing […]

For Immediate Release July26, 2017   On July 25, 2017, the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office and the Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office assisted the Governor’s […]

by Mary Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising Practices, FTC and Steven Tave, Director, Office of Dietary Supplement Programs, FDA Ever bought a dietary supplement or other health-related product that […]