Hard to believe it’s nearly back-to-school time. But in Jasper County, they’re prepared. The Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Jasper’s Class of 2017, the ML&J Fund for Children and Youth and other organizations have teamed up to request donations of classroom…
Some middle school students in Savannah have spent their summer doing more than checking social media and hanging out with friends. Recently Senior Citizens Inc. (SCI), a nonprofit providing services to seniors in coastal Georgia, honored 24 students who volunteered…
At the recent SkillsUSA national competition in Louisville, Ky., students from Georgia’s technical colleges and middle and high schools raked in a total of 71 medals, the second highest number in the nation. SkillsUSA is a career and technical student…
This week, the Georgia Cyber Center’s Hull McKnight Building officially opened in Augusta with a ceremony that included remarks by Gov. Nathan Deal, Augusta Mayor Hardie Davis Jr. and other government and private-sector dignitaries. The building is named for James…
Douglas County College and Career Institute (CCI) students recently won the “We’re Not Gonna Take It” anti-opioid video contest sponsored by the Georgia State Attorney General’s office. The contest, which launched in February, challenged Georgia high school and college students…
More healthcare is coming to South Georgia following the groundbreaking last month in Moultrie of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). When completed next year, PCOM South Georgia will host its first class of 55 students who are seeking…
Spouses of state legislators have raised more than $120,000 to establish the Sandra Dunagan Deal Scholarship at Milledgeville’s Georgia College in honor of the first lady. The scholarship will offer financial assistance to students from rural areas of our state…
Andrew Scherr, an educator and longtime public service lawyer, is the first director of the University of Georgia School of Law’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic. When it begins serving clients this summer, the clinic will offer Georgia veterans legal assistance…
More than 80 years ago, Robert Winship Woodruff, The Coca-Cola Company’s late leader, became a benefactor of Emory University. Today, his legacy continues to support the university, most recently with a pledge of $400 million by his namesake foundation. The…
Coastal Pines Technical College, with its seven campuses serving 13 Southeast Georgia counties, received the 2017 Sonny Perdue Technical College of the Year award from the state board of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). Chosen from among the…
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