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Health inspections: 12 Athens area restaurants scored a 'B' or below. The lowest was 78.
Here are the Georgia Department of Health's restaurant inspection scores for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties conducted July 17-July 30. Scores in each category are listed in order of most recent inspection date. The Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors safe. Disclaimer: On any...
Georgia Bulldogs Earn Four-Star Recruiting Commitment From Former USC Commit
The Georgia Bulldogs turned heads on the recruiting trail on Tuesday. The Bulldogs landed a commitment from former USC Trojans commit Jadon Perlotte. The USC recruiting loss adds to a tough stretch for the program on the recruiting trail. The Trojans lost another commitment to the Bulldogs just a ...
City of Toccoa Hosting a Carnival to Help Celebrate 150th Anniversary
EDIT: Photo updated to include several groups of photos from the Midway Rides Unlimited, who will be presenting the Toccoa Carnival!. To mark the start of the 2024 School Year, and In celebration of Toccoa’s 150th anniversary, the City of Toccoa will be hosting a carnival that will bring rides and other family-friendly fun to Boyd Field on Thursday, August 15, Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 17.
Tristan Epps of Rayle Receives St. Mary's Daisy Award for Nursing
Rayle resident Tristan Epps, Registered Nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, Georgia. Tristan Epps, a registered labor and delivery nurse in the Family Birth Center at St. Mary’s Hospital, has received St. Mary’s most recent systemwide DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence. Epps, a resident of Rayle who...
Youth take center stage at Seaborn Jones Park for Back-to-School event
Local organizers hosted their fifth annual Back to School event over the weekend ensuring that youth in Rockmart went back to classes with supplies they need thanks to donations from the community. The 2024 edition of the Community Fun Day held in honor of Dadrian “Wade” Cummings over the weekend in Seaborn Jones Park saw […] The post Youth take center stage at Seaborn Jones Park for Back-to-School event appeared first on Polk Today.
Traffic changes for 2024 football season
Citizens should be aware of several traffic control changes during the upcoming 2024 high school football season in the area of Callaway Stadium. Dallis Street will be closed from Panther Way/Forrest Avenue to Elm Street during every high school football game. The street will close 30 minutes before each game and will remain closed until 30 minutes […] The post Traffic changes for 2024 football season appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Use Your SUV to Help Build the All-Abilities Adaptive Field Project
With the assistance of Bremen Junior Woman’s Club, My Turn Sports League in Buchannan is looking to raise funds to help build the All-Abilities Adaptive Field for special needs and disabled children and adults to play in an accessible area. This specific fundraiser will feature a procession of Jeeps and other SUVs which will progress through Haralson County and end with a raffle drawing.
Georgia's largest school district won't teach Black studies course without state approval
ATLANTA — (AP) — Georgia's largest school district announced Tuesday that it won't teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, saying the state Department of Education's refusal to approve the course means its students would be cheated out of credit for the difficulty of the work.
Georgia election board walks back rules approved at meeting flagged by state AG
The nonprofit government watchdog group that sued to overturn votes taken at a Georgia State Election Board meeting earlier this month, held despite warnings from the Georgia Attorney General, says it will continue to monitor the board’s actions after the panel rescinded its earlier vote during a virtual meeting Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday’s meeting was set […]
GPB evening headlines for July 30, 2024
Presumptive presidential nominees Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are set to appear in Georgia this week. The National Hurricane Center says a big tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean has a 60% chance of becoming a tropical depression. Attorneys for the family of a 14-year-old boy killed by...
Stacey Abrams returns to Georgia to back Kamala Harris
Former Georgia political candidate and Democratic darling Stacey Abrams is returning to the state Tuesday evening to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. Abrams, who lost races in 2018 and 2022 to Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA), will join Harris at 7 p.m. Eastern time along with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and […]
Georgia Milestones: Best and worst school districts in reading, science, social studies
Georgia Department of Education published its Milestones scores for the 2023-2024 school year last week. The assessment system looks at multiple subject areas and whether or not students are performing at the level they need to be. According to a news release from GDOE, overall scores increased or held steady on 10 of 13 assessments in English-language arts, science, and social studies. Georgia Superintendent Richard Woods praised this accomplishment. ...
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