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Meet The 10 Semifinalist Startups for the Fintech South Innovation Challenge
As the annual conference dedicated to financial innovation, Fintech South is the place where anyone can learn about the newest fintech ideas. Each year at Fintech South, the Innovation Challenge rewards the most innovative early-stage company based or founded in Georgia that focuses on financial technology with an annual $25,000 prize.
Georgia Secretary of State gives Chatham County elections clean bill of health
The Chatham County Board of Elections underwent an election systems health check Monday, and the state's top elections official was on site for the event. Election systems health checks will be conducted in each of Georgia's 159 counties in the run up to this year's presidential election on Nov. 5. The health...
Food stamps: Eight states sending out SNAP benefits worth up to $1,751 this week
With July quickly coming to a close, SNAP beneficiaries in eight states should expect to see their July payments hit their accounts by Sunday. The funds, worth up to $1,751 for a household of eight, will be uploaded to an Electronic Benefit Transfer card, which functions as a debit card and can be used at […]
United States Department of Agriculture Restricts PACA Violators in California, Georgia, and Texas from Operating in the Produce Industry
WASHINGTON, DC - The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). Direct from the USDA Agricultural Marketing...
North Central Florida river task force reactivated following raw sewage spills across Georgia state lines
The Sante Fe River was familiar with Joanne Tremblay, with their morning routine, lying still as she waded calf-deep to collect a sample of its water. It was a warm shade of tangerine. She knew children would play on the riverbank come midday, bright and alive like the blue E....
Floyd County Commission approves RV park in Cave Spring, with conditions
The Floyd County Commission has approved a special use permit for an RV park on Davis Road in Cave Spring. The application first came to the commission in April, but the board opted to allow the developer Anthony Carver to adjust the plans. Carver told the commission Tuesday that they...
Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth Names New Director
The Rome-Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth announced the appointment of Jennifer Jolly as its new executive director on Tuesday. Under Jolly’s leadership, the RFCCCY will continue its mission of improving conditions for children and families in Rome and Floyd County. The group is a county collaborative organization that works as part of the statewide Georgia Family Connection Partnership network. Jolly will provide planning, facilitation, communication and coordination of services for the partners participating in this work. ...
Rome City Commission approves pay raise for public safety, other city departments
Rome Police officers and firefighters are getting a pay raise. On Monday, the Rome City Commission approved a new pay scale with a minimum salary of $52,000 a year for public safety. In other city departments, the minimum hourly wage will increase from $13 to $16. According to Rome City...
Man Arrested for Dumping Hundreds of Tires Near River
An Atlanta man has been arrested after police say he dumped 200 tires in Mableton near the Chattahoochee River. Police say 55-year-old Melvin Bernard Head dumped the tires on a property adjacent to the Chattahoochee River on Discovery Boulevard, near the Discovery Park at Riverline. According to Head's arrest warrant, he dumped the tires with the help of an unnamed person around 8 p.m. on June 6. Police say the...
Atlanta-based filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira on being invited into the Academy and 30 years of Alma’s Rainbow
Ahead of a 30th anniversary screening of Alma’s Rainbow at the Plaza Theatre, we spoke with the filmmaker and former Spelman professor about joining the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and her work to portray the experiences of Black woman on screen. The post Atlanta-based filmmaker Ayoka Chenzira on being invited into the Academy and 30 years of Alma’s Rainbow appeared first on Atlanta Magazine.
Chattooga High School Marching Indians Halftime Show to feature music of Journey
The 2024-25 Chattooga High School Marching Indians started band camp Monday, July 8 through July 19. With the summer heat, director Gene Greer gave many water breaks amid the setting of the show drill. This title of this year’s halftime is Journey of Love, featuring the music of 1980’s supergroup Journey. Show music includes: Open Arms, Any Way You Want It and Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’.
Beloved Atlanta business owner shot to death in Old Fourth Ward, attorney says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A beloved Atlanta business owner was shot to death in the Old Fourth Ward neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, according to his attorney. Atlanta police said they responded to a person shot at 480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave. NE, near the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, just before 3:50 p.m.
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