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Sunbelt Ag Expo 2024 Field Days
MOULTRIE, Ga. – The Sunbelt Ag Expo unveils a new format for its Field Days in Moultrie. Farmers and agriculture professionals are invited to explore the latest technologies aimed at improving their operations at the Sunbelt Ag Expo. Taking place as a self-guided tour at the Darrell Williams Research Farm, located within the Spence Field Campgrounds in Moultrie, this event offers valuable insights and innovative solutions.
Albany City Commission announces proposed property tax increase
ALBANY, Ga. – On Monday, July 22, the City of Albany Board of Commissioners announced its intentions to increase the 2024 property taxes it will levy this year by 12.17 percent over the rollback millage rate. Each year, the board of tax assessors is required to review the assessed...
HomeGoods set to open first Columbus location
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A new tenant is set to breathe life into a vacant anchor space at a north Columbus shopping center. HomeGoods, known for its wide selection of furniture, home accessories and cooking products, will open at Columbus Park Crossing, a company spokesperson confirms. The retailer will occupy the 25,000-square-foot building that was previously home to Bed Bath & Beyond on Whittlesey Boulevard.
Mercer University School of Medicine and SGMC Health Celebrate Opening of Valdosta Clinical Campus and Simulation Lab
SGMC Health Clinical Clerkship Directors: Mercer University School of Medicine Dean Jean Sumner, Valdosta Campus Clinical Leadership James Davis, MD (Surgery); Ene Grace Morgan, MD (OBGYN); Joseph Hayes, MD (Campus Dean); Brian Griner, MD (Pediatrics); Anthony Johnson, MD (Family Medicine); Megan Gallagher, DO (Internal Medicine); and Paresh Thanki, MD (Psychiatry)
Tuesday morning fire razes Albany Family Dollar location
ALBANY – A fire that destroyed a Family Dollar store on South Slappey Boulevard early Tuesday morning is under investigation. Firefighters with the Albany Fire Department were dispatched to the 211 S. Slappey Boulevard store location at about 1:27 a.m., according to city Public Information Officer Krista Monk. “When the first crew arrived on scene, they saw heavy smoke and fire on the left ...
Albany church hosts 15th Anniversary of Back-to-School Breakfast for Radium Springs Elementary School staff
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The 15th Anniversary of the Back-to-School Breakfast hosted by St. John and St. Mark Church for Radium Springs Elementary School faculty was held on Tuesday, July 23. Teachers, faculty and staff began arriving by 8 a.m. and egg muffins, grits sausage gravy, sausages, fruit, juices, tea...
Cordele First United Methodist Church youth mission trip
By Sarah Brown – Managing Editor On July 10th through the 14th the Cordele First UMC youth/students travelled down to Tifton to take part in a mission trip called the “River of Life”. They stayed at the ABAC dorms, and worked over the 5 days in two groups. Their focus on the trip was cleaning […] The post Cordele First United Methodist Church youth mission trip appeared first on Cordele Dispatch.
Tifton city manager placed on administrative leave
TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - Emily Beeman, Tifton’s city manager, has been placed on leave administrative leave, according to the city’s vice mayor. The announcement came in a city council meeting Monday night. Beeman became city manager in 2023 and is the first woman to hold the role for...
See the popular wing franchise opening a second Warner Robins spot, ‘coming soon’ to Macon
This fast-growing restaurant chain that got its start in Atlanta is known for its all natural organic chicken, 30 sauce flavors and host of other offerings such as Philly steak, hamburgers, fish and fried rice.
Attention, class: Here are the new first-year principals in Augusta-area schools
With thousands of pupils returning to class, some Augusta-area schools have new leaders for the 2024-25 year. Here is a partial list of educators who will be newly-appointed principals in Richmond, Columbia and Aiken counties. Richmond County Sheri Calhoun will be the new principal at McBean Elementary School. Most recently, she had been W.S....
Historic Westville homes are still coming to Broadway
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — In February, the first of five historic homes from Westville was relocated to the Historic District in Downtown Columbus. Now, more homes are making the move, but when will they arrive? Justin Krieg, director of planning and programs for Historic Columbus, explained the project is taking longer than anticipated due to […]
Macon's Ocmulgee Mounds may become the first National Park and Preserve in Georgia
There's a rare alliance at work at the state and national level: U.S. Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Osoff have teamed up with U.S. Rep. Rick Allen and Marjorie Taylor Greene to make the Ocmulgee Mounds the first National Park and Preserve in Georgia. Their names are among more than...
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