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MLB trade deadline might be least of Atlanta Braves concerns this week
The Atlanta Braves have a busy week ahead. Given their obvious needs in the starting rotation and outfield, Alex Anthopoulos will be on the phone for much of the next five days. However, the trade deadline is not their only concern. The Braves posted that they were honored to host...
Thunderstorm chances trending lower for Southeast Georgia, Lowcountry as the weekend nears
The active stretch of weather which has resulted in daily downpours and inches of rain over the last week is set to end. Rain chances are forecast to decrease just in time for the weekend. Thursday's thunderstorms provided some photogenic scenes with a shelf cloud in Metter captured by Renee...
Beechwood Cinemas closes its doors after 62 years of operation
Beechwood Cinemas will cease operations after July 25, 2024, according to a Beechwood Cinemas employee. The theater has held a long-standing impression on the Athens community. The theater opened in 1962 in the Beechwood Shopping Center, and in 1993, the Georgia Theatre Company took over. Beechwood Cinemas featured 11 screens,...
UNG commissions 14 second lieutenants
Fourteen University of North Georgia (UNG) cadets commissioned as second lieutenants in the Army, Georgia Army National Guard and Army Reserve on July 25 in a ceremony in the Hoag Auditorium at UNG's Dahlonega Campus. The university also honored three cadets who graduated this summer on the National Service Leadership Track.
IESA GeoEd workshops return this summer
The University of North Georgia’s (UNG) Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis (IESA) hosted several workshops and presentations during the month of June for K-12 teachers and students. Teacher workshops began June 10 with an introduction to IESA and lasted through June 14. Each day ran...
Legacy of leadership at Summer Honors
The University of North Georgia (UNG) Summer Honors Program Director Kelly West found herself at the helm of the 2024 event with program veterans Dr. Catrina May and Anna Cronan, a rising UNG senior, in key leadership roles. The trio was together for the first time since 2019, when Cronan was a participant in the program and earned the top award for the program, which is accompanied by a $2500 scholarship to UNG.
Marietta Theatre Company Presents “Bonnie & Clyde”
The Marietta Theatre Company will present the Tony award-nominated musical, “Bonnie & Clyde” this August at Marietta’s Theatre in the Square, 11 Whitlock Avenue in Marietta. The musical features music by Tony nominee Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde), lyrics by Tony and Oscar winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard), a book by Emmy nominee Ivan Menchell and direction by Michael Stewart and Chance Harbin formerly of Perry Players. “Bonnie & Clyde,”...
Students at these 36 Cobb schools can get free breakfast and lunch | List
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — New for this academic year, students at 36 Cobb County schools will be able to get free breakfast and lunch. The schools are participating in the USDA Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a meal service option for schools and districts in low-income areas. The program provides free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students. Families do not have to complete a family meal application to participate, the meals are open to all students.
Cobb County Teachers of the Year Announced
Just a week before the school year starts on Aug. 1, Cobb Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale snuck into all-staff meetings at three schools to give one elementary, middle and high school teacher the surprise of their career. Surrounded by their families, school board representative and a half-dozen district staff armed with cameras, Ragsdale announced the elementary school-level, middle school-level and high school-level Teachers of the Year on Thursday. The winners...
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