There’s a new post office building in Stephens.
The U.S. Postal Service moved a new building onto the property, replacing the former building at 187 Railroad Road. The new facility opened on July 10, according to a statement received Tuesday.
“Local postal management notified customers of this transition via posted signage in June 2025,” the release stated. “The new building offers an upgraded facility for our employees and customers as we continue to work to provide the best possible service.”
The post office is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday.
District requests parents contact about disabilities
Karyn Gunter, the new special education director for the Oglethorpe County School System, requests that parents contact her if their child has a disability or has been identified as a student with a disability under special education.
Special education services might be available to those students, so she wants all eligible students have access to the support and resources they need.
Contact Gunter at 706-743-8128 or at kgunter@oglethorpe.k12.ga.us.
Kemp orders state spending freeze
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp is ordering state agencies to freeze spending at current levels during this fiscal year and fiscal 2027 to protect the state from federal funding cuts in the budget bill that Congress passed this month.
“While the governor remains committed to meeting the needs of our growing state, conservative fiscal management means prioritizing spending to live within our means and keeping more tax dollars in the pocketbooks of our citizens,” Rick Dunn, director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget (OPB), wrote state agency heads in letter dated last Friday.
President Donald Trump’s budget bill, which Congress passed July 3, contains about $1.5 trillion in spending reductions.
The state ended fiscal year 2025 with a healthy budget surplus, but the impact of the federal cuts remains uncertain. As a result, Dunn’s letter calls on agency heads to develop plans for dealing with the loss of federal funding.
“While we believe our current revenue projections are sufficient to meet our spending requirements, prudent fiscal management requires that agencies be prepared if conditions were to change,” the budget director wrote. “We are asking that all agencies internally prepare thoughtful plans for a state funds holdback contingency as we continue to monitor economic trends and policy changes at the national level.”