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ADVENT HEALTH REDMOND TO HOST FREE NWGA CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPOSIUM
AdventHealth Redmond is hosting a free NWGA Cardiovascular Symposium from 8 am to 4:30 pm on Wed., Sept. 18, at the Forum Rivercenter Ballroom, located at 301 Tribune St., Rome, Georgia 30161. This event will offer health care professionals, including EMS, nurses, and others who work with cardiovascular patients, the...
'We no longer trust the post office' | Central Georgians still having issues with U.S. mail
MACON, Ga. — Postal service problems continue to linger in Georgia. This week state lawmakers are pressing the postmaster general on the work that's being done to solve the issue. The postal regulatory commission scored Georgia's postal service 63.7% for on-time performance, while the national average was 87%. A...
A recovering town: Tellico Plains remembers 1 year anniversary of devastating floods
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The town of Tellico Plains is still feeling the effects of flash floods that occurred last year. The businesses in the area are still working to recover from the losses. “Unfortunately for us, in a community that really leans on tourism, the main corridor of the...
Beacon Center files lawsuit against exempt employee salary threshold change
(The Center Square) – Beacon Center has filed a lawsuit, on behalf of the Association of Christian Schools International, to fight a new U.S. Department of Labor overtime rule that would require anyone making less than $58,000 per year as an hourly, non-exempt employee. The previous rule had that threshold at $35,568. The new rule is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1 and includes a stipulation to increase the salary threshold every three years. ...
Weekend Weather 8-16-18-2024 Stormy
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
TDEC, Office of Outdoor Recreation announce $21M in parks & rec grants
The Volunteer State's newly created Office of Outdoor Recreation -- which is housed in the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) -- announced a total of $21,017,000 in grants from the Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPRF) for 27 communities.
Tennessee offers driver tests in only five languages. This group is trying to change that
Tennessee residents can only take drivers tests in five languages, and a group of immigrant rights activists is taking action to get that changed. The Our State, Our Languages Coalition, created by local immigrant groups in 2022 to address this specific issue, filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department...
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