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Interior Department nominates Civil Rights Movement sites for World Heritage List
Interior Department Secretary Deb Haaland announced Tuesday that the National Park Service will potentially nominate 11 different sites from the U.S. Civil Rights Movement to be added to the World Heritage List. “The U.S. sites that mark the civil rights movement are integral in helping us tell a full and complete story of American history,”…
$10M suit in Georgia truck accident moved to federal court
A $10 million lawsuit by a Georgia man who says he was badly injured when his pickup was struck by a semi driven for an amusement rides company has been transferred to federal court in Georgia. The suit, first filed June 6 in Muscogee County Superior Court in Georgia, moved...
Athens Area Humane Society offers free vaccines to 200 pets
The Athens Area Humane Society is hosting a free pet vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the facility at 1030 Mitchell Bridge Road. The clinic will operate on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to the first 200 pets from households in Clarke, Jackson and Madison counties.
Paula Deen’s Bag Lady Foundation donates to Victory Train
Celebrity chefPaula Deen and The Bag Lady Foundation recently made a generous donation to The Victory Train® organization. “We are grateful for the generosity and support of Paula Deen and her Bag Lady Foundation,” said Theresa Kemp, president and founder of The Victory Train.“We are honored to have this support and Ms. Deen’s vote of confidence in our program.”
Wiregrass announces CDL Sign-Up Day at Coffee Campus
Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will be hosting a Sign-Up Commercial Truck Driving Day on the Coffee Campus on Thursday, July 25. Classes will begin on August 12. This event will help applicants to complete the steps for applying for the program. A representative from the college’s One-Stop will assist applicants in registering for class, completing CDL Clearing House, Financial Aid application, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) application, and DOT physical information. CDL applicants will also have their application fee waived on this day on the Coffee Campus when they apply.
Inaugural Tri-City Mega Car Show to be held in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Get ready to roll into the Columbus Civic Center on July 20 for their Inaugural Tri-City Mega Show 2024. There will be a showcase of cars, trucks, audio systems, and competitions for Top 5 World Champion Belts and 100 Trophies. This will be a family-friendly event....
Verify: Yes, Warner Robins can have residency requirements for seniors who file for homestead exemption
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — If you're a senior citizen in Warner Robins, you may be living in retirement right now, like Marjorie Hodge. At 60, Hodge said she retired to help take care of her mother and father. Since then, she's been surviving off her retirement fund. When she...
GSW alumni Doug and Yolanda Moses endow scholarship, pave the way for students in their hometowns
AMERICUS, GA (July 17, 2024) – Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) alumni Doug (’97) and Yolanda (’01) Moses, of Locust Grove, established a scholarship aimed at supporting students from their hometowns of Ocilla and Oakfield, Ga. The Doug and Yolanda Moses Accounting and Computer Science Scholarship became fully endowed at $25,000 last month, and earnings from the fund will be available for use in Fall 2025. When the Moses’ pledge commitment is complete, the scholarship will be worth $100,000 in principal.
Lawsuit to be filed against Monroe’s Tacos-N-Beer over June 16 incident
Tacos-N-Beer, 116 North Broad Street in Monroe. Photo credit: Brendan Koerner | The Walton Tribune. Local attorney Bart Benton has announced plans for a lawsuit against Tacos-N-Beer, a Monroe restaurant, in response to an incident which occurred at the establishment in the early morning hours of June 16, 2024. On...
Pedophile captured in Macon after escaping from Oregon work detail nearly 30 years ago
MACON, Ga. — An Oregon man and sexual predator who escaped from a prison work detail nearly 30 years ago was captured at a Macon apartment on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. They say Steven Craig Johnson, 70, was arrested at an apartment on Vineville Avenue after...
Former mayoral candidate Shekita Maxwell arrested, charged after allegedly banging daughter's head into toilet
MACON, Ga. — Former mayoral candidate 43-year-old Shekita Maxwell was arrested on Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office. Shekita Maxwell's 23-year-old daughter met the deputy in the driveway. When deputies met them, the report says she had a visible and bleeding injury to...
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