Philipp von Hanstein

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

Lake Oconee News/File Photo

$1.1M in pay raises approved for county employees

A room full of county employees applauded the Morgan County Board of Commissioners last Tuesday after the board unanimously approved $1.1 million in pay raises.The raises came after new Sheriff Tyler Hooks asked the board on Feb. 4 to implement a pay scale recommended in a study last year for...