2012 Counties Of Excellence
For the seventh year, the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and Georgia Trend recognize counties with winning projects: Augusta-Richmond, Camden, Cherokee, Habersham, Gwinnett and Clayton.
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For the seventh year, the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and Georgia Trend recognize counties with winning projects: Augusta-Richmond, Camden, Cherokee, Habersham, Gwinnett and Clayton.
A law firm in Augusta, a dairy farm in Clermont and a medical center in Hinesville – each one in operation for more than a half century – inaugurate a new Georgia Trend feature, Georgia Gold, that will run…
The way Maria Whyte and Anita Hufft have it figured, this was bound to happen. They became nurses, decades apart, but the circumstances of their first meeting fated them to meet again. At the very least, it’s a really small…
Sam Olens was the personification of local government and Metro Atlanta regional planning. He served on the Cobb County Board of Com-missioners from 1999 through March 2010, the last eight years as chairman. He chaired the Atlanta Regional Commission…
A Civil Rights legend and a giant among civic leaders are the new Georgia Trustees for 2012. Former Ambassador and Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, a close confidant of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and philanthropist and retired…
The Mohawk Nation sent some of its best and brightest to meet Andrew Young, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, hoping to teach him a lesson in leadership. Young was one of Jimmy Carter’s trusted advisors on human rights,…
One of a handful of visionaries who altered Atlanta’s skyline over the last few decades, Tom Cousins faced a much tougher challenge when he turned his attention to rebuilding the troubled East Lake neighborhood in Atlanta. Cousins, a civic…
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed believes the key to his city’s economic future is buried under 42 feet of water about 260 miles away from his office. “Our long-term goal should be to make the Metro Atlanta region the center…
When it comes to heart disease in Georgia, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that Georgia has the 12th highest rate of heart disease in the United States, according to the American Heart Association. Each year,…
Six municipalites come up with innovative projects to win top honors in this year’s awards competition sponsored by the Georgia Municipal Association and Georgia Trend.
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Excitement is building for the 19th Savannah Book Festival, which runs Thursday, February 5 through Sunday, February 8, 2026. From the ticketed Headliner Addresses to Free Festival Saturday, this event brings together readers and writers for a four-day celebration of…
What began as a neighborhood effort has grown into a county-wide movement that connects learning and celebration through music. DeKalb-based nonprofit using music and STEM to inspire academic growth and confidence in underserved youth to host 6th Annual Holiday Toy…