Monday is final day to register to vote in next month’s elections
Staff Report
The last day to register to vote for next month’s general and special election is Monday, Oct. 6.
There are three ways to register:
- Go to the Georgia Secretary of State’s website: mvp.sos.ga.gov.
- Go to the Oglethorpe County Board of Elections and Registration office at 41 Fairground Road in Lexington.
- Print and fill out a voter registration application and return it to the elections office.
The board of elections and registration also is accepting applications for mailed ballots for the general election. The deadline to request a mailed ballot is Oct. 24.
Applications are available on the Oglethorpe County Elections website (oglethorpecountyga.gov/elections) or by calling the elections office at 706-743-8954.
Registration underway at rec department
Registration for flag football and basketball is underway at the Oglethorpe County Recreation Department.
Flag football registration continues through Nov. 12 for co-ed groups: 8U, 10U and 12U. There is a $50 registration fee and games will be held at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. on Sundays.
Basketball registration will continue through Nov. 3. Cost is $75.
The age groups are co-ed ages 4-6, boys 7-14 and girls 7-10.
The flag football and basketball schedules will not conflict.
State sets tourism mark at 174.2 million visitors
Tourists and business travelers continued flocking to the Peach State last year, injecting billions into the economy, according to new state numbers from Gov. Brian Kemp.
A record 174.2 million traveled across the country and the globe to visit Georgia in 2024 and spent $45.2 billion, up 4% from the year before, he said in a statement issued by his office Friday.
The governor traveled to Savannah for a state tourism conference where he revealed the numbers. He credited Georgia’s cultural attractions, its communities and its scenery — from coasts to mountains — for a third record-breaking year in a row.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development said more than 17 million of the visitors were domestic travelers here for business and conventions. Their numbers were up nearly 5%, accounting for $4.6 billion in spending.
Tourism is the state’s second-largest economic contributor, according to the agency.
The influx — more than 15 times the state population of 11.2 million last year — bolstered the bottom lines of hotels, restaurants and recreation and transportation businesses.
The government also took a $5.1 billion cut, with Kemp saying the state and local tax revenues saved each household an average $1,285 in taxes.
— Capitol Beat News Service