Committee Reports
House Small Business Development Incentives and Education Workforce Subcommittee
Subcommittee Chairman Dale Washburn (R-Macon) called up one bill, HB 611, authored by Representative Mike Cheokas (R-Americus). HB 611 seeks to provide a new definition in O.C.G.A. 50-5-121(3) for the term, ‘small business.’ This legislation was brought to the General Assembly by Scott Hilton with the Georgia First Commission. The new definition creates three tiers:
Tier 1 - 10 or fewer employees or $1 million or less in gross receipts per year;
Tier 2 - 100 or fewer employees or $10 million or less in gross receipts per year; and
Tier 3 - 300 or fewer employees or $30 million or less in gross receipts per year.
HSHS St. Anthony s Awarded A in Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade Published on December 28 2020 5:15 pm Last Updated on December 28 2020 5:15 pm Written by Greg Sapp
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital was awarded an ‘A’
in the fall 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing St. Anthony’s achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade to all general hospitals across the country and is updated every six months. It is based on a hospital’s performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care.
Two Women Killed in Olney When Struck by Pickup Truck Published on December 28 2020 5:52 am Last Updated on December 28 2020 11:09 am Written by Greg Sapp
Two women were killed when struck by a pickup truck Saturday in Olney.
48-year-old DeAnn Richardson and 69-year-old Judy Jourdan, both of Olney, were killed in the incident, which occurred at 7:49pm.
Illinois State Police report the pickup truck, driven by 60-year-old Michael Mattox of Dundas, was traveling on North Avenue near West Street in Olney when the truck proceeded through the intersection. The truck ran off the roadway and struck an outdoor patio portion of Deuce s Wild Saloon. Richardson and Jordan, who were standing on the patio were struck by the pickup truck. Both were pronounced dead at the scene by officials from the Richland County Coroner s Office.
23 New COVID Cases in Effingham County Wednesday Published on December 24 2020 6:05 am Last Updated on December 24 2020 6:05 am Written by Greg Sapp
Here s the breakdown:
MALES three teens, five in their 20s, two in their 30s, two in their 40s, two in their 50s, one in his 60s
FEMALES one teen, one in her 20s, two in their 30s, one in her 40s, two in their 50s, one in her 70s
Illinois Region 6 test positivity seven-day rolling average is 9.3% through December 20, and Effingham County is 12.1% for the same period.
For more information on coronavirus, visit www.dph.illinois.gov/COVID-19 or www.effcohealth.org.
St. Elmo School Board Meets for December Session Published on December 24 2020 9:00 am Last Updated on December 24 2020 9:00 am Written by Greg Sapp
St. Elmo school board members this week approved an addendum to the district s back-to-school plan. The Board also passed its fiscal year tax levy, and approved an intergovernmental agreement with Effingham Regional Career Academy.
The St. Elmo board accepted a letter of resignation from Bobby Cox, and employed Ray Lake as fulltime custodian.