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Outfitters warn Georgia lawmakers to tread carefully on fishing rights

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Thursday, September 26, 2024

ATLANTA - Allowing canoes and kayaks only on Georgia rivers and streams deemed navigable would ruin an outdoor recreation industry that brings in billions of dollars, outfitters and paddling enthusiasts told a legislative study committee Friday.

Laurana Layton (left) and Clayton Maddox will play Matthew Shepard’s parents, Judy and Dennis Shepard in Piedmont University’s production of The Laramie Project Oct. 3-5.

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Piedmont’s theatre season begins with ‘The Laramie Project’

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Piedmont University’s theatre department will launch its 2024-25 MainStage season with the debut of The Laramie Project beginning Oct. 3.

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Georgia students invited to take fall STEM Challenge

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher

Thursday, September 19, 2024

The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture (GFA) and Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) have teamed up to sponsor the fall STEM Challenge titled “Turning Trash into Treasure,” to put students’ science, technology, engineering and math skills to work.

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Georgia lawmakers about to focus on private water systems

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Thursday, September 19, 2024

ATLANTA - The role private water systems can and should play in meeting the demands of Georgia’s growing population will be the focus of a legislative study committee that will begin meeting next week.

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Air Force band and singing sergeants tour stops in NE Georgia

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher

Thursday, September 19, 2024

The United States Air Force band and Singing Sergeants are headed out on a community relations tour and will make a stop near Hartwell next month. Based out of Washington, D.C., the group will make twelve stops in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. On Thursday, Oct.

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University system sets record for degrees awarded

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Thursday, September 19, 2024

ATLANTA – The University System of Georgia (USG) awarded a record 76,571 degrees during the last fiscal year, up 1.8% over fiscal 2023. The number of degrees the system’s 26 institutions have awarded has risen by 39.

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Georgia sets tourism records for second straight year

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Thursday, September 19, 2024

ATLANTA – Georgia broke tourism records last year for the second year in a row, setting an all-time high for visitors, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. The number of domestic and international visitors to the Peach State increased by 5 million in 2023 to a record 171 million.

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Carr: Kemp can’t be forced to hold hearing on State Election Board

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

ATLANTA - Georgians do not have the authority to demand that the governor convene an administrative hearing to take up accusations against members of state boards, Attorney General Chris Carr wrote in a legal opinion issued Friday. Gov.

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Cadets complete FROG week

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

DAHLONEGA, GA - The University of North Georgia’s (UNG) 220 newest cadets began their time in the Corps of Cadets with Freshman Recruit Orientation Group (FROG) Week from Aug. 4-10. One of the freshman who completed FROG week was Hartwell’s own Nicole Whaley.

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Ossoff to address regional voters in Comer

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

On Sept. 21, Georgia’s U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff will address regional voters along with other local Democratic candidates at Yarbrough Park in downtown Comer. Madison County Democratic Chairman Abby Sjoberg Weaver says she’s excited the community will be able to hear from Senator Ossoff in person.