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Longtime educator Walter McNeely has a history of civic involvement in Coastal Georgia.
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Longtime educator Walter McNeely has a history of civic involvement in Coastal Georgia.
He nailed it, An ethical guy, Missing in action, Don't make me mad
Georgia's largest manufacturing industry supplies nearly 45 percent of the world's carpet, employs 45,000 workers and has a payroll that tops $4 billion annually. And it all started with tufted bedspreads sold along the sides of mountain roads.
Ever since Georgia voters messed up and began allowing governors to run for another four years, second terms have tended to be snoozefests in which nothing much happens.
Measured against today's membership, the first meeting of the League of Women Voters of Georgia was a small one. The year was 1920 and 22 women's suffrage activists from around the state gathered in the Atlanta home of Emily C. McDougald to found an organization that would encourage women to take advantage of their newly-gained right to vote, which became law that same year.
Boys' High and Tech High delighted football fans around the state, not just Atlanta.
The recent court cases made it appear that "the media" won a great victory and Georgia's economic development community lost a major tool for attracting new industry. No one won or lost anything.
Hip-hop dominates the state's billion-dollar-plus music industry, but country, rock and gospel make their own joyful and profitable noises. From Little Richard to the Allman Brothers to Ludacris, the hits just keep on coming.
Not all health care heroes hold MDs or wield scalpels. Meet six individuals who work behind the scenes in their hospitals and communities.
The annual Heart and Soul of Georgia Tour celebrates some re-energized downtowns and gives small towns a chance to tell their stories. Here's a look at Waycross, Fitzgerald and Folkston.
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