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Georgia on this brand’s mind with latest opening
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — BrandsMart USA, part of The Aaron’s Company, announced the grand opening of its newest store in Kennesaw, Ga. Located at 840 Ernest W. Barrett Parkway at Cobb Place Shopping Center, the retailer carries furniture, housewares, appliances, electronics and more. A grand opening will take place on July 20.
On Stage Awarded ‘Bridge Grant’ from Georgia Council for the Arts
ATLANTA – July 16, 2024 — On Stage, Monroe’s community theatre, was awarded a Bridge Grant from Georgia Council for the Arts, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, for fiscal year 2025. The Bridge Grant provides funding for operating support to nonprofit arts organizations, many of which were negatively affected by COVID-19. As part of this year’s Bridge awards, 204 entities in 44 counties will receive more than $2.6 million in funding.
Georgia Leaders Converge in Milledgeville for the 2024 Governor's Summit on Literacy Amid Declining Student Reading Proficiency
The lingering toll of the pandemic on Georgia’s youth has been made starkly evident through the recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, which display an alarming decline in literacy among school-aged children. As reported by GPB News, a mere 32% of fourth-graders and 31% of eighth-graders in Georgia were considered proficient in reading as of 2022. The fallout of these figures is not just a statistic but a signal of the urgency and the immediate need for systemic interventions.
Georgia suspect surrenders following domestic violence incident, shooting
The Georgia man faces charges of aggravated assault and cruelty to children. A Georgia man is facing charges after a reported domestic violence incident that led to a shooting. According to the Byron Police Department, officers responded Monday to MLK Court after a report of a shooting. Officers found a...
Phoebe Worth claims Georgia Hospital Association's Community Leadership Award
SYLVESTER – The Georgia Hospital Association honored Phoebe Worth Medical Center with its prestigious 2024 Community Leadership Award at the GHA's annual Summer Meeting recently. The award was established in 1997 to annually recognize a hospital that has made exemplary contributions to the health and well-being of the people of Georgia through leadership in community health improvement. ...
2 Georgia hunters plead guilty to poaching white-tailed deer in National Military Park
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tenn. — In an investigation that took years, 2 men from northwest Georgia both pleaded guilty to hunting white-tailed deer on National Military Park property. William Edward Lough of Trenton and Jonathan Daniel Plaster of Rossville both entered their plea in federal court on April 16th to...
Kids Alliance for Better Care expands its rural reach to additional pediatric and family medicine practices
MACON —Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) and the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) are expanding their rural pediatric health initiative to seven additional counties, for a total of 35 pediatric and family medicine physicians and providers throughout the state. In February 2023, the School of Medicine and...
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