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Wed., May 22, 2013 7:52am
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation will be hosting a job fair at Fort Benning for spouses of active duty, National Guard, the Reserves and veterans. The "Hiring Our Heroes" job fair will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Benning Conference Center.
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Thu., April 18, 2013 3:57pm
Ft. Stewart officials say there's nothing they can do for hundreds of Savannah home-owners whose garage door openers aren't working. Base officials acknowledge new radio equipment is interfering with household devices around Hunter Army Airfield. Larry Jameson of Savannah Overhead Door says his phone has been ringing off the hook since last week.
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Thu., April 4, 2013 11:02am
Automatic spending cuts by the federal government have forced the Blue Angels to pull out of this year's Vidalia Onion Festival.
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Tue., February 26, 2013 8:49am
Middle Georgia officials have warned of an immediate $83 million impact around Robins Air Force base if automatic federal spending cuts take effect Friday. Retired Major General David Bockel talks more about the defense-related impacts of the federal sequester in Georgia.
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Tue., February 12, 2013 4:56pm
Pres. Obama will deliver his State of the Union address Tuesday. There’s talk about whether federal lawmakers can make a deal to avoid military-related cuts as part of the sequestration. State lawmakers are concerned about cuts impacting thousands of Georgians employed in the defense industry.
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Fri., November 23, 2012 7:42am
The oral-history project StoryCorps is asking each of us to bow out of traditional Black Friday consumerism and think about a different kind of gift Friday: time and curiosity. It’s StoryCorps’ fifth annual National Day of Listening, and the focus this year is on capturing the stories of our service members and their families.
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Sun., November 18, 2012 3:00pm
Robins Air Force Base officials say 14 on-base buildings, including four houses, will be torn down later this year and into 2013.
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Tue., September 11, 2012 1:37pm
Prosecutors in southeast Georgia have charged five more men in connection with an anti-government militia that authorities say was led by Army soldiers from Fort Stewart. A federal prosecutor said the men are accused of committing thefts, burglaries and auto break-ins to fund the militia group.
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Thu., August 23, 2012 12:00pm
Military officials say soldiers who live at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah will soon get new housing. The housing upgrades are part of a 2003 Army initiative to better care for soldiers and families as they face constant deployments and related stresses.
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Wed., July 4, 2012 8:54am
Unemployed veterans might be heading back to school by the thousands under a new federal program that pays for up to a year of education. So far, there has been an enormous response to the program called the Veteran Retraining Assistance Program.
