ALBANY – Albany Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Barbara Rivera Holmes became part of Georgia history Tuesday when Gov. Brian Kemp appointed her commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor.

Rivera Holmes replaces Bruce Thompson, a Republican and former state senator who was elected labor commissioner in 2022. He ...

Bárbara Rivera Holmes is appointed as Georgia's new Department of Labor Commissioner by Governor Kemp, effective April 4th, ...

Hikers may have noticed a few changes at the Ellwood Mesa during the last 18 months as crews have been clearing trees and brush for fire prevention. The ...

Gov. Brian Kemp has appointed Bárbara Rivera Holmes as Georgia’s new labor commissioner, filling the vacancy left by former ...

Gov. Brian Kemp names Southwest Georgia businesswoman Barbara Rivera Holmes as the state's 11th labor commissioner.

Bárbara Rivera Holmes, a business executive, will serve the remainder of Thompson’s four-year term until early 2027.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp named Bárbara Rivera Holmes as the next labor commissioner. Holmes will serve out the remainder of a ...

Matthew Thompson Matthew Thompson is survived by his loving wife Teresa, his children Megan and Christopher, his three step-children, Derek, Ashlee, and Monica, and was known as "Papa" to his ...

Bárbara Rivera Holmes, a business executive, will serve the remainder of Thompson’s four-year term until early 2027.

Bárbara Rivera Holmes, a business executive, will serve the remainder of Thompson’s four-year term until early 2027.