The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee has joined the House and the Senate Armed Services committees in protecting the A-10.

The subcommittee, in approving its version of the fiscal 2015 defense spending bill on Tuesday, included $338 million to maintain the A-10 fleet, which the Air Force has proposed cutting to save money.

The bill now goes to the full Senate Appropriations Committee for approval. Both the Senate and House Armed Services committees authorized funding for the A-10 in their versions of the fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act.

The House Appropriations Committee, however, voted June 10 to block an amendment protecting the A-10. The amendment, offered by Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., would have transferred $339.3 million from other parts of the Air Force's operations and maintenance budget to keep the jet flying.

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HOUSTON COUNTY, GA – The Houston County Board of Education (HCBOE) will offer basic computer classes free of charge to adults again this coming school year.  The classes are taught by employee and student volunteers. 

Seven sessions of two classes each will be offered at seven different schools.  Classes will begin on the following dates:  Aug. 18, Sept. 8, Sept. 22, Oct. 20, Nov. 3, Jan 12 and Feb. 2.  The training is from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday evenings.  Each site will accept a maximum of 56 participants with the exception of the Crossroads Center which is limited to 22 participants.  The schedule follows.