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A2 Fayette County News
Wednesday, July 26,2023
Tax Credits,
Continued from Front
communities with locally
sourced news,” said Tenney,
the bill's sponsor. “The
Community News and
Small Business Support Act
ensures that local news
papers can continue to de
liver vital news stories that
matter most to our com
munities, while allowing for
our small businesses to
grow and our communities
to stay informed.”
The new bill, which is
similar to the Local Journal
ism Sustainability Act,
which was introduced in the
117th Congress, makes sig
nificant refundable tax
credits available to local
newspapers to help support
their newsroom staff. News
papers can receive up to
$25,000 in the first year for
each newsroom employee,
and $15,000 per employee
in years two through live.
The tax credit sunsets in
five years.
The act also makes tax
credits available to local
businesses that advertise in
their local newspapers and
other local media organiza
tions, up to $5,000 in the
first year and up to $2,500
in the next four years.
“In today’s digital world,
access to trustworthy and
reliable news is more im-
Harp,
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the community to gather at
Fayetteville First United
Methodist Church on July
22 for “Hoofin’ It for Harp.”
Dressed in bright yellow to
bring attention to the dis
ease, more than 100 people
walked one mile around
downtown Fayetteville to
raise awareness and show
their support.
“It has been a cool kind
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portant than ever. Local
journalists and newspapers
play a critical role in in
creasing involvement in
civic institutions, identify
ing government corruption,
and decreasing polariza
tion,” said DelBene, the
bill’s original cosponsor.
“Yet, this industry is
struggling more than ever to
keep the lights on,” she con
tinued. “The legislation we
are introducing today would
provide much-needed sup
port for newspapers so local
journalists can continue
their invaluable work.”
As vibrant local news
papers make for better com
munities, America’s
Newspapers, along with
other national and state or
ganizations, has led the call
for support of the local news
industry through legislative
efforts. All current members
of America’s Newspapers
will qualify for the tax
credits proposed under the
Tenney-DelBene Act.
National news outlets
are not eligible for these tax
credits.
Hometown news, unlike
national media, is non-par
tisan and fundamental to
the fabric of our local com
munities, GPA officials
stated. The Community
News & Small Business
Support Act:
•Brings back local jobs
to community newsrooms.
•Strengthens Main
Street businesses.
•Increases access to in
formation that reflects
hometown values.
“When newspapers are
shuttered, that hurts local
communities, leads to cit
izens being less informed by
credible sources and hurts
Main Street businesses,”
said Cameron Nutting Wil
liams, regional publisher
and chief revenue officer of
Ogden Newspapers. “This
legislation will provide
much-needed support to
local newspapers and busi
nesses.”
More information about
the specifics of the Tenney-
DelBene Act can be found at
support communitynews.co
m and at newspapers.org.
Please support this
legislation:
Follow and support this
legislation, GPA urges. All
newspapers with fewer than
750 employees, as well as
the small businesses in their
communities, stand to
benefit from this legislation.
This, in turn, means
stronger local communities.
Please continue to follow
the news about this legisla
tion at https ://news-
papers.org/support-commu
nity-news/ and www.sup-
portcommunitynews.com.
See related column, A4.
of journey to see people
rally around me and sup
port me,” Harp explained.
That journey is not always
an easy ride, but Harp says
he focuses on the positives.
“I feel pretty good day to
day,” Harp continued. “I
have a couple days every
now and then that don’t feel
so great, as is expected. I
use those good days to go
do fun stuff and see
friends.”
The race was part of the
National Virtual Race to
Cure Sarcoma, a virtual 5K
held on July 22 inviting
participants to partake in
the race in any capacity, at
their own pace.
Supporters did not just
show up physically to sup
port Harp. Together, Harp’s
team raised more than
$55> 00 ° against a goal of
$10,000 to go toward sar
coma cancer research.
“It’s about the Harp
family,” Arrington ex
plained. “It’s about unity
and what happens when
people come together.”
According to Sarcoma
Foundation of America,
sarcoma attacks the con
nective tissues of the body,
anywhere in the body. It
can target bones, joints,
muscles, and nerves. Sar
coma can also hide behind a
more common cancer dia
gnosis, often making it dif
ficult to detect.
The disease accounts for
one percent of cancer dia
gnoses in adults.
For more information
on sarcoma cancer, visit
www.curesarcoma.org.
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The Meeting Place
Fayette County Board of Educa
tion meets the fourth Monday of
the month at 7 p.m.
Fayette County Commission
meets the second and fourth Thurs
day of the month at 5 p.m.
Fayette County Planning Com
mission meets the first Thursday of
the month at 7 p.m.
Fayetteville City Council meets
the third Thursday of the month at
6 p.m.
Fayetteville Planning Commis
sion meets the fourth Tuesday of
the month at 6 p.m.
Fayetteville Work Session meet
ing on the last Tuesday of each
month at 9 a.m. at Fayetteville City
Hall.
Peachtree City Council meets the
first and third Thursday of the
month at 6:30 p.m.
Peachtree City Planning Com
mission meets the second and
fourth Monday of the month at 7
p.m.
Tyrone Town Council meets the
first and third Thursday of the
month at 7 p.m.
Tyrone Planning Commission
meets the second and fourth Thurs
day of the month at 7 p.m.
Tyrone Downtown Devel
opment Authority meets at 9 a m.
on the second Monday of the
month.
Brooks Town Council meets the
third Monday of every month at
6:30 p.m.