ATLANTA — State Representative Sam Watson (R-Moultrie) recently received the 2014 Top Freshman Legislator of the Year Award from the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Representative Watson was elected as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives in 2012 and recently completed his first legislative term as a state representative. Continue reading “Rep. Sam Watson Receives Georgia Chamber Freshman Legislator of the Year Award”
House Budget Includes Additional Education Funding for Tift County Schools
ATLANTA – The House Legislative Delegation of Tift County, which includes State Representatives Penny Houston (R-Nashville), Jay Roberts (R-Ocilla) and Sam Watson (R-Moultrie), announced today that the Georgia House of Representatives’ Amended Fiscal Year 2014 (AFY 2014) state budget includes an addition of $83,027 for the Tift County Board of Education. This announcement comes following today’s House passage of HB 743. The AFY 2014 budget is the state’s mid-year spending plan which helps fund the final few months of the current fiscal year. Continue reading “House Budget Includes Additional Education Funding for Tift County Schools”