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Device being installed at Dunwoody elementary school to make it safer for pedestrians crossing road
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The first part of installing a device that will make it safer for pedestrians to cross the road near a Dunwoody elementary school recently finished, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. A mast arm was installed for the device, which is known as...
Highly-ranked metro Atlanta offensive lineman commits to Georgia
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A four-star metro Atlanta high school football recruit is about to make Georgia's offensive line even more stout. Cortez Smith, a 6'3", 305-pound offensive lineman at Parkview High School, decided his college football future between Georgia, Georgia Tech, South Carolina and Miami. According to 11Alive's...
Amerigroup Hosts Annual Back-to-School Bash
AUSTELL — Amerigroup Georgia hosted its annual “Tools for School 2024” back-to-school celebration at the Riverside EpiCenter this week. The first day of school in the Cobb County School District is August 1. Students at the bash were given free backpacks and school supplies for the upcoming school year. On top of free school supplies,...
Cobb School Board Approves Flat Millage Rate
The Cobb County Board of Education voted to keep its millage rate flat at 18.7 mills Thursday night. It was a 6-0-1 vote, with Republican David Banks voting present. Though the tax rate will not increase, a rise in property values throughout the county is expected to bring the district an extra $54.96 million in tax revenue, an increase of 7.32% over last year. ...
Campus News: The Week of July 20
Niya Smith of Smyrna was named to Purchase College’s Dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester. Smith is studying dance.Desiree D’Moore of Kennesaw graduated from the University at Albany during the 180th commencement ceremonies. D’Moore earned a Master of Science in Physics.Malik Olayiwola of Mableton was named to the spring 2024 Dean’s list at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.The University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida named the following local students to the Dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester – Anna Miller of Acworth, a junior majoring in Forensic Science; Vashti Hobson of Mableton, a sophomore majoring...
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