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Regents’ Professors, the Highest Academic Rank for Public University Faculty in Georgia, Appointed at Georgia State
ATLANTA — The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) has appointed and reappointed outstanding faculty to the system’s highest academic rank, the Regents’ Professor. “Appointment as a Regents’ Professor reflects a high caliber of academic excellence and significant impact,” said Nicolle Parsons-Pollard, Provost...
GA 400 express lanes project moves forward following board vote
ATLANTA - The Georgia 400 express lanes will be moving forward after a vote on Thursday by the State Transportation Board of Georgia. The board voted to approve the selection of SR 400 Peach Partners, LLC after a bidding process. SR 400 Peach Partners will design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the toll lanes, with oversight by the Georgia Department of Transportation and the State Road and Tollway Authority, in a public-private partnership.
Georgia dentist indicted for Medicaid fraud
A dentist in Cumming, Ga., was indicted on multiple counts of Medicaid fraud by the Georgia attorney general, according to an Aug. 15 report by 11 Alive. Farid Moghaddam, DMD, who operates North Cumming Dentistry, is accused of collecting nearly $40,000 from false Medicaid claims. According to the indictment, Dr....
Sumter County Board of Commissioners create position of County Marshall
The Sumter County Board of Commissioners met on August 13th. Javarise Terry came before the Board. “At this particular time, I am a regular citizen I am not code a enforcement officer, but I wanted to address the board on the upcoming fair for October the 30th through the 3rd.” Terry mentioned that the fairgrounds […] The post Sumter County Board of Commissioners create position of County Marshall appeared first on Americus Times-Recorder.
Georgia Senator Says There’s Progress in Efforts to Bring a New Fighter Squadron to Moody Air Force Base
VALDOSTA, Ga. -- U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff announced major progress in efforts to bring a squadron of F-35 aircraft to Valdosta's Moody Air Force Base following a meeting with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin. Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Allvin visited three Georgia bases -- Moody, Robins and Dobbins...
The Augusta GreenJackets Are Down To The Last Two Homestands
Well, here we go. Believe it or not, there are just two homestands left of the season for the Augusta GreenJackets. Historically, minor league baseball ends about a month before the end of the major league baseball season. Major league teams can expand their rosters and on many occasions players from their AAA farm clubs are called up to “the show”.
Raffensperger blasts proposed rule requiring hand count of ballots at Georgia polling places
Georgia's secretary of state on Thursday came out against election rule changes pending before the State Election Board, specifically rejecting a proposal to count ballots by hand at polling places on election night.
Cooling Off Under Clear Skies...ahhhhh
Update @ 9:00 p.m. Clearing skies will lead to cooler overnight lows. Tonight: Showers have ended and skies are clearing. This will lead to cooler overnight lows. I’m not taking Fall morning lows, but it is August and it will be a nice break. Patchy fog will be possible with light to calm wind overnight for inland areas.
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