Local Control
The term local control means keeping government close to home. For folks in six Georgia counties, local control is overseen by someone who goes above and beyond the call to improve the lives of his or her constituents. The ACCG,…
Author: Michele Cohen Marill
2009 Counties Of Excellence
Whether it’s creating a water park, saving a local landmark or establishing an animal shelter, the winners of this year’s County Excellence Awards are thinking inside and outside the box. The competition, sponsored for the fourth year by the Association…
Georgia's Top Public Servants
The 2007 Excellence in Public Service Awards presented by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia, in partnership with Georgia Trend, recognize five of the state’s unsung heroes.
2006 Legal Elite: Profiles N-Z
Georgia Trend honors the Legal Elite from around Georgia.
2006 Legal Elite: Profiles A-M
For the fourth year, Georgia Trend presents a roster of the state's Legal Elite - attorneys selected by their peers in 11 different practice areas.
Covering The Civil Rights Movement
When getting the story was an act of courage, some Georgia journalists rose to the challenge. Most of them found that the story changed them, even as the movement changed their South.
20 Years, 20 Leaders
Some of the names and faces that have appeared in our pages over the past two decades have left the limelight, but others still exert an influence in the business and political arenas.
Good Shepherds
Thirty years ago, Alana Shepherd just wanted better treatment for her son's spinal cord injury. Today the center she created is a beacon of hope for a better recovery, a better life and, perhaps, a cure.
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