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County orders steel for new jail
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/31/2008 - 18:35.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
If the issuance of $16 million in bonds earlier this year didn’t make it official, now it’s official—the county has given project manager Ray McFadden the go-ahead to order $1.9 million worth of steel cells for the new county jail.
Closed for the Holidays
Submitted by editor on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 15:11.The offices of the Morgan County Citizen will be closed on Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26. We will reopen on Monday, December 29.
New hospital in 2010?
Submitted by editor on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 17:02.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
Morgan Hospital Authority members saw an initial presentation by Rick Earl and Todd Reichard of Earl Architects at a special called meeting last week, and learned that a new hospital could be up and running within two years.
State revenues dwindling
Submitted by editor on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 17:01.By Patrick Yost
Editor
Alan Essig, the executive director of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, has an observation and a challenge for Georgia lawmakers.
Madison’s hospital in healthy financial shape
Submitted by editor on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 17:00.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
Accountants were on hand at a Morgan Hospital Authority meeting last Thursday to give their opinion of the overall financial health of the hospital.
In general, representatives from Draffin & Tucker, CPAs, said the hospital was performing fairly well.
Town Park progresses towards completion date
Submitted by editor on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 16:59.By Tara DeRock Mahoney
Senior Staff Writer
Downtown Development Authority (DDA) members think that they can see the park at the end of the tunnel, and that tunnel will open up this coming spring.
DDA member Joe Houston asked the $2 million question at the DDA’s regular December meeting Tuesday.