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GA-FIT Advisory Board meets with U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials
NEWTON — The Georgia Flow Incentive Trust (GA-FIT) Advisory Board met recently with representatives of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to discuss ongoing development of a Habitat Conservation Plan for the Lower Flint region. The meeting was hosted by the Jones Center in Baker County. Members of the advisory board, which includes farmers, stakeholders, and community leaders, shared their ...
List | Participating Dairy Queen locations ahead of Miracle Treat Day
MACON, Ga. — Nothing satisfies more on a hot day than a nice, cold serving of ice cream. It’s a chilling and refreshing way to beat the heat during the sweltering summer heat. But on Thursday, Dairy Queens across Central Georgia are helping kids beat cancer as part...
America’s best cruiser: Georgia, South Carolina Highway Patrol face off in competition
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Both the Georgia and South Carolina Highway Patrol are taking part in an annual contest to determine America’s best-looking cruiser. The contest is sponsored by the American Association of State Troopers to rally support for the organization. Each state will submit a photo of their patrol cruiser for consideration. The 13 […]
National bail fund returns to Georgia after judge says limits were arbitrary
ATLANTA (AP) — The Bail Project, a national nonprofit that aids thousands of low-income people behind bars, said Monday it is reopening its Atlanta branch after a judge temporarily blocked part of a Georgia law that restricts organizations from helping people pay bail. Last month, the Bail Project said it would no longer be able to […]
Advocates for inmates in Georgia state prisons want legislative study panel to spur reforms
A new Georgia House Special Subcommittee of Appropriations on State Prisons is taking another step in the marathon probe that is tackling statewide prison system problems, including homicides and suicides. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns earlier this month announced the creation of the subcommittee intended to give the Legislature a glide path to implement future […] The post Advocates for inmates in Georgia state prisons want legislative study panel to spur reforms appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Tiffany Haddish Gearing Up for Georgia DUI Trial, Comedian Plans to Accuse Officers of ‘Unlawful Search’
Tiffany Haddish will be in court next month to fight the DUI case brought in Georgia months after she reached a plea deal in her DUI case in Los Angeles, In Touch can exclusively reveal. According to court documents obtained by In Touch, a Georgia judge scheduled Tiffany’s long-delayed trial for August 26. The case...
Community report highlights impact Phoebe has on southwest Georgia
ALBANY – Phoebe Putney Health System provides a higher percentage of its operating expenses on charity care for indigent patients than almost any health system in the country. That’s just one aspect of Phoebe’s impact on southwest Georgia that is highlighted in the health system’s 2024 Community Report. According to a recent report in Modern Healthcare magazine – the health care industry’s ...
North Atlantic right whale identified along Irish coast for first time in over 100 years
LISTEN: The rare species is usually found off Georgia, Florida and New England, but one was recently spotted more than 3,700 miles away from the Peach State. GPB's Benjamin Payne reports. A critically endangered species of whale sometimes found along Georgia's coast during calving season has been identified off the...
Entrepreneur seeks degree at GNTC
A Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) student is studying Business Technology more than 20 years after receiving her High School Equivalency through GNTC. Amanda Chadwell, 42, was born in Florida and moved to Georgia when she was 11. Family circumstances led her to drop out of high school. Chadwell, then an 18-year-old mother-to-be enrolled at […] The post Entrepreneur seeks degree at GNTC appeared first on Polk Today.
Researchers work to change perception of weeds in Georgia
With ecology as common ground, Mario Bretfeld, Michael Blackwell, and Eric Duncan have taken on a bit of a marketing project. They want people to love weeds. Using scientific acumen, the trio want people to reconsider certain plants as beneficial to the environment, thanks to a project housed at Kennesaw State University's Field Station.
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