Broadband proposal still in funding hunt

Lumpkin County Development Authority has made the first cut to receive $42 million in stimulus money for its broadband fiber optics project. If awarded, the grant would be the largest in the state.

The broadband project started with a suggestion from Development Authority Executive Director Bruce Abraham at the December 2007 authority meeting, and has since grown to incorporate 12 north Georgia counties. It would enable a new technology-based economy to take root in north Georgia, providing more and better jobs to residents...