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Evidence of bald eagle reemergence in Georgia is music to the ears of bird watchers
“Love lift us up where we belong, where the eagles cry on a mountain high.”. When Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes sang those famous words in 1982, they just may have been channeling north Georgia in 2024. That’s because annual surveys of bald eagle nests by the state Department of...
Nursing Program at Chattahoochee Tech Ranked Top in the State
The nursing program at Chattahoochee Technical College has been ranked as Georgia’s top nursing program by RegisteredNursing.org. The Chattahoochee Tech nursing program achieved the state’s 2024 number one ranking with a top score of 98.22. This was followed by the University of North Georgia, scoring 96.53, and Kennesaw State University, scoring 96.47. The other top 20 schools ranked by RegisteredNursing.org included Southeastern Technical College, Georgia College, Reinhardt University and Emory University. ...
Warner Robins celebrates new water plant, looks to boosting industrial development
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (WGXA) — The city of Warner Robins has announced the completion of the city's newest water plant. According to the city, the state-of-the-art facility will bring water to the Robins Industrial Site and service the area of West Highway 41. The project's "magnitude" is cause for...
Use permit tabled for incoming Houston County solar farm at zoning appeals meeting
WARNER ROBINS — It was back to the drawing board for Silicon Ranch at Houston County’s latest Zoning Appeals meeting, after the board tabled their applications Monday night. The Nashville-based company has over 160 projects in 15 states, a solar farm and lambing barn in Elko, and is...
Macon-Bibb Board of Elections fixing accessibility issues
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections is making sure everyone has easy access to the polls for November’s election. Since the May elections, the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections have heard complaints that their new location in the Macon Mall is difficult to get to for those who are elderly or disabled.
Trinity Medical and CGTC extend aid to hurricane-hit Union Island
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane off of the islands of Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines about three weeks ago. Now, Central Georgia Technical College and Trinity Medical Sciences University are teaming up to provide relief to those affected by the hurricane.
Mercer University to receive funds for use in cancer research
MACON – Congressman Sanford Bishop, D-Ga., has announced a $176,238 grant awarded to Mercer University from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Exploratory Award Program is administered by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a part of the National Institutes of Health. The grant will support cancer and auto-immune disease-related research at the university. ...
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