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University System of Georgia Board of Regents adopts $3.6B budget request
Last week, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents approved a $3.6 billion fiscal 2026 budget request. The 2026 budget, which takes effect next July, represents a $221.1 million increase over this year's spending plan. By far the largest increase - $167.8 million - would cover projected enrollment growth. The regents also adopted a $193.1 million capital budget request, down slightly from the $198 million the university system sought for the current fiscal year. The largest portion of the capital budget -- $91.8 million -- would go toward five proposed building projects. The wish list includes $31 million for a new Science,...
Georgia Senate committee explore benefits of safe gun storage for owners with testimonies
On Tuesday, the Senate Study Committee on Firearm Safety Storage held its first meeting to discuss how Georgia can encourage safe firearm storage in households with young children. Senate Resolution 203, the legislation to form the study committee, highlights that securely storing firearms is a way to decrease firearm violence...
Bugs, sniffles, coughs & COVID: Parents in Tennessee, Georgia prepare for kids to get sick
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Classrooms can be a Petri dish of germs, as many students are back to school. So what measures are in place to prevent illnesses from spreading in the classrooms -- and, what should parents know?. As students have made their way back to the classrooms, ChattanoogaPharmacist...
Lady Crusaders Shutout Twiggs Academy
Meredith Durden collected three hits in three at bats, as Robert Toombs Christian Academy Crusaders defeated Twiggs Academy 14-0 on Tuesday at Robert Toombs Christian Academy. Durden hit a solo home run to left field in the second inning, doubled in the third inning, and doubled in the first inning.
Georgia Southern University Performing Arts Center announces 2024-2025 Season
Imaginary creatures, faraway lands, musical tributes and a stage classic make up Georgia Southern University’s Performing Arts Center’s (PAC) 2024-25 mainstage season, which kicks off on Nov. 14. “This season promises to be full of music and live performances meant to excite, engage and entertain audiences of all...
Savannah Ghost Pirates break ground on new ‘Ice Cove’
PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (WSAV) – On Tuesday, the City of Port Wentworth and the Savannah Ghost Pirates broke ground to build their new practice facility, the Ghost Pirates Ice Cove. This is the start of building, what Port Wentworth’s City Manager Steve Davis says, will be the largest investment the city has ever made for […]
These sisters started a million-dollar business with nothing, now they are behind the 1st woman-owned adult daycare franchise
One of the fastest-growing sectors in the senior care industry is the $6.6 billion adult daycare marketplace. Research shows that over 1 million people turn 65 every day and by 2030, seniors will be the largest population on earth — about 73 million. Even though 90 percent of seniors...
Signal battalions to be rebuilt for modern combat, Army says
The Army is restructuring its signal battalions as advancements in technology and a laser-focus on its network dovetail with a shift from brigade to division-centric combat plans. Final details for restructuring the battalions came after years of merging job specialties in signal fields. Army Lt. Gen. John Morrison, deputy chief...
Curious why flags were at half-mast Wednesday? Here's why
ATLANTA — On Wednesday, many in Georgia wondered why they saw flags flown at half-staff. This is what we found. Kemp signed an executive order on Aug. 20 to lower flags to half-staff on Wednesday, Aug. 21, in recognition of National Fentanyl Prevention Awareness Day. In the order, it...
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