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Tuesday, August 3,2021 ®jjc Tleraltr 3A L BRAND NEW CHRI! /UsteP RECOVER SUBMITTED Rock Springs Church will host the Celebrate Recovery Ministry today at 7 p.m. Rock Springs Church kicks off Celebrate Recovery Ministry Rock Springs Church (RSC) will host the Cel ebrate Recovery Ministry on August 3 at 7 p.m. at the RSC campus. “We are so proud to host this life-changing ministry at RSC,” said Senior Pastor Benny Tate. “We believe that God is the author of true transformation and we are looking forward to the great impact this curriculum makes in our community.” Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered 12-step ministry for all life’s hurts, habits and hangups. There is no limit to class size and there are specialized small groups for all ages and individual needs. Each session consists of a worship service, group message or testimony, and small group break outs. “God used this minis try to turn my mess into a message,” said Cel ebrate Recovery Leader, Jeromy Marsh. “This is a safe place for individuals to receive the help and support they need while being a part of a Chris tian community.” Celebrate Recovery will meet every Tues day at 7 p.m. in the RSC Branch building located at 219 Rock Springs Rd., Milner, GA 30257. For more informa tion about Rock Springs Church, visit www. rockspringsonline.com. For more information about Celebrate Recov ery, email Jeromy and Heather Marsh at cr@ rockspringsonline.com. Debts erased for some GSC students FROM PAGE ONE March 27, 2020, CRRSAA Act on December 27, 2020 and ARP Act on March 11,2021. As a result of this dis charge of debt, students enrolled as of March 13, 2020 no longer owe a balance of any amount to Gordon State College for academic terms prior to spring 2021. There are 94 students who have been assisted, and the total overall financial impact is $75,590.63. “Being able to help our students overcome fi nancial burdens in order to continue their educa tional journey is truly a blessing. Students are the root of everything we do here at Gordon, and we are very excited for our students who were eligible to receive these funds. We look forward to watching them gradu ate and fulfill their future endeavors.” said Candice Brown, GSC Bursar. Students may still have charges on their account for their current and/or future academic terms for which they will still have a balance and are responsible for those charges. All finan cial holds on students’ accounts with Gordon State College have been removed and all students’ accounts are clear and in good standing. This does not apply to holds associated with current summer ’21 or fall ’21 charges, and students are still responsible for pay ing these charges. Students who are interested in continu ing to work toward their degree are eligible to re-enroll or reapply for admission, depending on the length of time they have been unenrolled and consistent with their academic standing and institutional policy. This debt discharge is funded by these various federal programs, and it is a one time event. Gordon State College does not antici pate a similar program being made available in the near future. GSC stu dent, Michael Fields said, “A quote by Cliff Rich ard that 1 always say to myself and colleagues is ‘Financial Support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sac rificial is your time.’ When people take the time to explore finan cial resources beyond what they can see, you’ll never know what the blessing behind that will result in. These resources have given me the opportunity to return to school and to continue my education.” “Any time there is an opportunity to remove a financial barrier to ac cess education, it is an investment on someone’s future. As our economy’s success depends on at tracting the right talent, we are delighted to assist our future graduates with coming back to finish what they started,” said Dr. Kirk A. Nooks, GSC President. For further Informa tion, students can check to see if their debt has been discharged by accessing the Student Account Center by visit ing www.gordonstate. edu and clicking the Pay Online link at the bottom of the page. Barnesville Office NOW OPEN!!! 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The national unemployment average is 5.9%. “Georgia’s economic momentum continues as jobs increase and our unemployment rate remains the lowest of the most populous states,” said Governor Kemp. “While the media and their partisan allies falsely attacked Georgia’s approach to combatting the COV1D-19 pandemic, protecting both lives and livelihoods during unprecedented times is paying off for countless Peach State families. Our world-class business environment is attract ing jobs and investment from across the country and around the world, and more hardworking Georgians are re-entering the workforce.” In Lamar County, the unemployment rate for May was 4.0, up from 2.9 in April but down sig nificantly from 8.4 in May 2020. For the month of May, there were 8,154 in the workforce in Lamar with 7,831 employed and 323 unemployed. The unemployment rate for surrounding counties in May was 4.5 in Spalding, 2.8 in Pike, 4.0 in Upson, 3.1 in Monroe and 3.6 in Butts. 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