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Biden taps judicial nominees for New York, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Washington
WASHINGTON (CN) — President Joe Biden announced five judicial nominations Wednesday for federal courts in New York, Georgia and Pennsylvania and to fill two seats at the District of Columbia Superior Court. With the latest round picks, the 53rd of his administration, Biden has nominated a total 254 people...
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigates shooting on Holland Drive
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating shooting that took place on Thursday morning in the 2400 block of Holland Drive. At 10:18 a.m., a call was made to the Macon-Bibb Emergency 911 Center reporting the incident. Deputies arrived at the scene to find a...
Georgia congressmen split party lines on Supreme Court reform
(The Center Square) – U.S. congressmen in Georgia are split on the need for judicial reform. Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson has proposed his own legislation to reform the Supreme Court, while also supporting President Joe Biden’s proposed Supreme Court constitutional amendment. Johnson sponsored two different bills in 2023 to add additional codes and rules to the Supreme Court judges. ...
Macon Violence Prevention gives out more than $800,000 to 2024 grant recipients
MACON, Ga. — Macon-Bibb County and the Community Foundation of Central Georgia gathered at the Glorious Hope Baptist Church Wednesday morning to announce the recipients of 25 new Macon Violence Prevention Program grants for their third round of funding. This third round dished out more than $800,000 to 16...
Officials discuss "Addy's Law," impact on Macon schools
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) — On Wednesday, July 31, The Governor's Office of Highway Safety, AAA Georgia and members of the Bibb County School District held a press conference to discuss the statewide "School's Open, Drive Carefully" program. Experts spoke about increased with safety measures and punishments to address drivers...
SGTC Aviation Maintenance, Avionics, and Aircraft Structural students tour Embraer
By Su Ann Bird South Georgia Technical College Aviation Maintenance, Avionics, and Aircraft Structural students and their instructors attended the EMBRAER Summer of Hospitality Open House in Macon recently. Cynthia Carter, SGTC Career Services Director and Tylen Pepito, SGTC Admissions Counselor/Recruiter, also attended. Geoffrey Hammonds, Embraer Manager Technical Support, Structures Composites and Paint, extended […] The post SGTC Aviation Maintenance, Avionics, and Aircraft Structural students tour Embraer appeared first on Americus Times-Recorder.
Professor awarded grant to study stem cell therapy for inflammatory bowel disorders
SAVANNAH — Mercer University School of Medicine professor Raghavan Chinnadurai, Ph.D., has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to research the characteristics and potency of rare stem cell populations from patients with inflammatory bowel disorders and their devastating complication, perianal fistula. The $387,616 grant...
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