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ATLANTA – State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) today traveled to Americus to attend a meeting of the House of Representatives’ Rural Development Council. While in Americus, the council heard presentations from several area experts and stakeholders and discussed issues that impact rural Georgians, such as broadband expansion and solar energy.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert), chairman of the House State Properties Committee, yesterday visited the State Operations Center and the Georgia Emergency Management Agency and Homeland Security (GEMA/HS) headquarters and received a briefing regarding Hurricane Ian’s path and potential impact on South Georgia. The State Operations Center, which was activated this week by Governor Kemp and emergency management officials, is a Multi-Agency Coordination Center used by state, federal, local and volunteer agencies, as well as private sector organizations, to respond to disasters or emergencies that require a coordinated state response.
ATLANTA – Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the members of the House Rural Development Council for the 2021-2022 legislative session. This council, which was created in 2017, works with rural communities to find ways to encourage economic growth and job creation.
ATLANTA – State Representatives Penny Houston (R-Nashville), chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development, and Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert), chair of the House State Properties Committee, today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide financial resources for families who incurred funeral expenses for a loved one who has died as a result of COVID-19 last year.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert) today announced recent efforts to open a CareConnect Health Community Health Center in Randolph County in light of the recent closure of Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert. Rep. Greene will also participate in a press conference to discuss CareConnect Health’s new Community Health Center on Monday, October 26, 2020, at 10 a.m. at Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center’s Medical Clinic in Cuthbert (125 McDonald Avenue, Cuthbert, GA 39840).