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Research study results help form solutions to Macon mental health challenges
MACON, Ga. (WPGA) - Macon Mental Health Matters has released results for the Adverse Childhood Experience Study. The survey of 104 responses measured the potential impact of childhood trauma in a person’s life known as Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs. Adverse Childhood Experiences can have long-lasting effects. Christèle Parham says the survey shows community concerns with the impact of crime on kids; however, it will also form a path to solutions in Macon.
Plastic recycling plant eyes Thomaston as its landing site, is met with mixed reception
A new organization, Upson Environmental & Government Transparency, was formed last month in response to a proposed $1 billion plastic pyrolysis facility from the California-based company Brightmark in Thomaston, Ga. Brightmark, founded in 2016, previously aimed to build a similar facility in Macon, Ga., which would have been the world’s...
See inside this reopened Columbus hotel after it underwent nearly two years of renovation
This hotel becomes the second opening in as many weeks in Muscogee County, and the increased occupancy capacity could help encourage more conventions to come to the city.
Motorist injured in Monroe when tree falls during Monday’s Storm
MONROE, GA (July 29, 2024) – Officials report that a female motorist received minor injuries during Monday afternoons storm when a tree came down on a vehicle. “We had a tree fall on an occupied car at the end of W. Marable St.” Monroe Fire Chief Andrew Dykes said. “The driver was transported by Walton EMS with minor injuries to Piedmont Walton.”
Statesboro hosts first stop in Protecting Georgia farmland tour
STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - Tuesday morning, the first stop of the Georgia State Senate’s “Protecting Georgia farmland tour” took place in Statesboro. Their goal is to talk to local farmers about their progress, and how to overcome the challenges that farmers face. At the Georgia Southern University...
‘Wild west of election work’: How certification fights are already cropping up in battleground states
Georgia conservative Julie Adams spread conspiracies about election workers, concocted a baseless story about ballot couriers drinking beer and doing drugs while hoarding ballots and boasted of her contentious relationship with local election officials.
Georgia schools chief clarifies that advanced African American studies still offered
Students across Georgia have gotten their schedules and supply lists and are preparing to head back to school as early as this week. But the culture war does not respect the school calendar or the ringing of the class bell, and this year’s fight over how to discuss race in the classroom is already underway […] The post Georgia schools chief clarifies that advanced African American studies still offered appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.