Scores of crafters and creators met with early Saturday morning crowds, as Maker’s Market vendors spilled out of Wood’s Park onto Hiram Street in downtown Atlanta.
A town hall style meeting was held Monday night, October 10, at the Mount Pleasant Civic Center for all of those who oppose the construction of the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir, and those seeking more information on the project.
During the hardest times of the pandemic, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was established in 2020 through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The main purpose was to help select businesses, self-employed workers, sole proprietors, certain nonprofit organizations, and tribal businesses to continue to pay their workers during the shuttering of business. Two and a half years later both success stories and fraudulent claims work their way through the media outlets. According to statistics found online Cass County has received a boon of over 27 million dollars, with over 26 million forgiven by the federal government. The $953-billion business loan program was established by the United States federal government during the Donald Trump administration.
National Night Out is meant as an opportunity for area residents to get to know their local law enforcement, firefighters and other elected officials.
