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State Transportation Board elects new executive leadership
ATLANTA – The State Transportation Board of Georgia elected its new executive leadership team at its monthly board meeting on held at Georgia DOT headquarters in Atlanta last week. Ann R. Purcell was named chairwoman; Jamie Boswell was named vice chairman, and Dennis McEntire was named secretary. Purcell, who resides in Chatham County, represents Georgia's 1st Congressional District and was a ...
NEW PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL INITIATIVE LAUNCHED FOR NORTHWEST GEORGIA, COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT
Media release from NWGA Charter Academy Initiative:. On Tuesday, August 20, elected officials and community leaders came together at Georgia Highlands College as the founding group unveiled plans for a transformative public charter school in northwest Georgia, aimed at providing innovative educational opportunities for local families. With over 80 public...
DPH confirms measles case in Georgia
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health announces a confirmed measles case in Georgia from an individual who was not fully vaccinated. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed a measles case in a metro Atlanta resident who was not fully vaccinated. The individual was exposed to measles while traveling out of the country. DPH is working to identify anyone who may have had contact with the individual while they were infectious.
Georgia Fugitive Captured Under Mobile Home in Virginia
When the Henry County Sheriff’s Office received a tip that William Jackson Kennedy, a 44-year-old with a rap sheet long enough to make most criminals blush, was hiding out at 1106 Jappa Road in Ridgeway, Virginia, they didn’t take any chances. On August 20, deputies arrived with a search warrant in hand, ready to bring the fugitive’s hide-and-seek game to an end.
John McClellan's Picks For High School Football Week 2
The weather was the top story of the opening Friday night of high school football in northwest Georgia. The rain, thunder and lightning that started shortly before or even after the scheduled kickoff of games did not stop for several hours forcing the suspension, delay or even cancellation of opening night action. There were more than the usual share of upsets and surprises as the 2024 season got underway for most area teams. ...
Regulators approve plans for new Georgia Power plants driven by rising demand
Utility regulators on Tuesday approved a plan for Georgia Power Co. to expand a power plant southwest of Atlanta. The Georgia Public Service Commission voted 5-0 for the unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. to build three new fossil-fuel burning units at Plant Yates, near Newnan. The company has declined to...
Georgia Today: New election board rule; Legacy business grants; The Black church and dementia
LISTEN: On the Tuesday, Aug. 20 edition of Georgia Today: The state board of elections adopts a new rule critics say could delay certification; A new program offers financial assistance to Atlanta business owners; And a Georgia church makes efforts to reduce the stigma of Alzheimer's disease, and help those affected by it.
Guyton’s ‘Shiloh Farms’ owner earns 2024 Georgia Farmer of the Year title; Meet Bruce Redmond
GUYTON, Ga. (WTOC) - A huge honor for a local farmer, 2024 Georgia Farmer of the Year. Bruce Allen Redmond operates Shiloh Farms in Guyton after taking it over from his father who passed in 2018. “There must have been slim pickings, haha just kidding. It truly is a great...
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