Aid approved for laid-off St. Marys paper mill employees

ST. MARYS - More federal funding has been approved to help the 900 Durango-Georgia Paper Co. workers who lost their jobs last month. <br> <br> Federal labor officials approved the money after determining the workers lost their jobs because of increased foreign imports. <br> <br> ``This is the first real positive thing to happen for the former Durango workers, and I would like to see a lot more good news come their way,&#39;&#39; Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., said in a prepared statement. <br> <br> The additional assistance will become available next month. It includes extended unemployment benefits, employment counseling, relocation assistance, education benefits and health insurance tax credits. <br> <br> The paper mill, which closed Nov. 15, was one of Camden County&#39;s largest employers since 1941.