Former Augusta Commissioner Reports To Federal Prison
According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, former Augusta commissioner, Sammie Sias, has officially turned himself in.
Despite requesting to serve his time in Estill, South Carolina, Sias is booked at FCI Williamsburg in Salters, SC. It’s described as a “medium security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp.”
Back in June, we learned that Sammie Sias was convicted with 2 counts of destroying, altering, or falsifying records in a federal investigation. He was sentenced to 3 years in federal prison. He had been given 62 days to turn himself in. Yesterday, August 21, marked the end of that time period.
NEW THIS MORNING | Former Augusta Commissioner Sammie Sias has been officially booked into prison.https://t.co/U7xNNHjaSp
— WJBF (@WJBF) August 22, 2023
The judge who sentenced Sias also ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine and will be under 3 years of supervised release after his prison term.
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Georgia and South Carolina On Least Expensive States List
10. Tennessee
Household expenses are slightly lower in Tennessee, with no personal income tax. They also have a low unemployment rate too. Additionally, the average effective property tax rate last year was 0.56%.
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9. West Virginia
Other than Mississippi, West Virginia has the lowest housing costs in the U.S. Unfortunately, West Virginia also has lower income, and 16.8% of the population lives in poverty.
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8. Indiana
Indiana doesn’t have a very competitive housing market, and housing costs 22% lower than the national average. The state does rely on coal versus clean energy, so utility costs are about 4% higher than the national average.
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7. Iowa
Residents in Iowa pay 28% less in housing than the national average. The median home value is only $160,700.
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6. Missouri
Missouri has low unemployment rates, a lot of career opportunities, and housing costs 20% less than the national average. Transportation costs are also lower– around 7% lower than the national average.
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5. Georgia
Georgia comes in at number 5 of the least expensive states to live in. Housing costs are a big part of that, being about 24% lower than the national average. Last year, the median home value was $206,700. Additionally, gas prices are lower than the national average too.
The National Association of Realtors named Atlanta as the top housing market to watch in 2023 as well!
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4. Alabama
When it comes to gas prices, Alabama has some of the lowest in the national. This is due in part to the proximity to the oil refineries. Housing prices are also 30% lowers than the national average, but the education system ranks as one of the worst in the country.
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3. Kansas
In Kansas, housing costs are almost 30% lower than the national average. They also have some of the lowest food costs nationwide.
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2. Oklahoma
Utility costs in Oklahoma are 9% less than the national average. It’s one of the nation’s top natural gas and crude oil producers as well– which means gas prices are some of the lowest in the country here too. Housing prices are also 30% lower than the national average.
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1. Mississippi
While Mississippi has the lowest cost of living in the nation, almost 20% of the state lives in poverty. The housing costs are 32% lower than the national average. They also rank as one of the worst states for public education and many people under 65 years old have no health insurance.
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