The Covington City Council on Tuesday voted in favor of an agreement between the city Fire Department and a neighboring fire district — intended as a truce in the two-decade-long turf war between the two departments — despite spirited pleas to the contrary by city firefighters, several residents, a former councilman and a former mayor. A vote on the agreement was rushed because, as Councilman Lee Alexius put it, “the city feels it has a gun pointed at its head.”

The next item listed on the council’s agenda was the annexation …

Thomson, GA – Precision Waste Services, the area’s only locally-owned, full-service solid waste solutions provider, launched a new website today, incorporating the latest technology from e-commerce giant PayPal to provide residential, commercial and industrial customers in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) a convenient online hub to request service and quotes, and manage existing accounts.

The lack of universal radio communications worsened the chaos local first responders faced during Hurricane Katrina and now the federal government has the city testing new technology that is supposed to link all radio frequencies.

Leading contender for Mayor of Covington Mike Cooper said the City Council should modify an ordinance on its agenda for tomorrow night that would lift the ban on alcohol in open containers.

“I am not in favor of allowing open containers on every street in every neighborhood in Covington,” Cooper said. “I believe that would run counter to the quiet, family culture our residents embrace. In the interest of accommodating businesses that serve alcohol, however, I believe some relaxation of the outright ban may be in order.”

John Georges, CEO of Dolphin Marine International, based in Elmwood, Louisiana with operations in Lafourche Parish and offices in Houston, has completed the sale of Dolphin's entire marine fleet to Harvey Gulf International and Crosby Towing in a mostly cash transaction involving swapping and sale of its entire fleet. Georges did not sell the company just its entire marine fleet. Georges has retained management of the company for use in other business ventures.