Area News
Georgia Farm Bureau launches Leadership GFB
Leadership GFB will equip rising and current GFB leaders with the tools they need to successfully advocate for agriculture, develop their leadership skills, and embody the organization’s grassroots mission. Participants will attend sessions focused on leadership development, understanding the county, state and national structure of Farm Bureau and its grassroots network, policy work on agricultural…
Read MoreGeorgia Historical Society Welcomes Pulitzer Prize–Winning Historian Rick Atkinson as Georgia History Festival Keynote Speaker & the US250 Commemoration
The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) welcomed acclaimed historian and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson to Savannah on Thursday, October 9, as the keynote presentation of the 2025–2026 Georgia History Festival and part of GHS’s statewide US250 commemoration. The evening program explored the Revolutionary War’s pivotal middle years and their lasting impact on the fight for…
Read MoreABAC Spotlights First Responders on Life Safety Day
Safety took center stage at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on Wednesday, October 8, as the front circle of campus came alive with flashing lights, demonstrations, and interactive displays for Life Safety Day. Students, faculty, and staff spent the day connecting with first responders from across the region—including ABAC Police, EMTs, and Georgia Department of Natural…
Read MoreGeorgia Department of Education releases lists of 2025 Distinguished and Reward Schools
Click here for the lists of 2025 Distinguished Schools and Reward Schools. The Georgia Department of Education is releasing the 2025 lists of Distinguished and Reward Schools, designations which honor the highest-performing and most-improved Title I schools in the state. Specifically, the Distinguished Schools designation recognizes the highest-performing Title I schools in Georgia, while Reward…
Read MorePops in the Park Benefits VSU Music Scholarships
VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University’s Music Scholarship Alliance hosts Pops in the Park at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23. Tickets are on sale now. Pops in the Park features entertaining performances by the VSU Department of Music’s Steel Drum Band, Percussion Ensemble, Spotlighters, Jazz Ensemble, New Jazz Ensemble, Faculty Jazz Combo, as well as special…
Read More“Operation Halftime” Leads to Eight Arrests, Drug Trafficking Charges in Southwest Georgia
Albany, GA (October 16, 2025) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Southwestern Regional Drug Enforcement Office (SWRDEO) has arrested and charged multiple people in a conspiracy to traffic cocaine investigation in Sumter County, Webster County, and Dougherty County. During this 10-month investigation, approximately 17 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 10 firearms were seized. This investigation…
Read MoreCelebrate the Impact of ADR: Creating Peace and Facilitating Settlements
In celebration of International Conflict Resolution Day, the State Bar of Georgia’s ADR Section is inviting attorney and non-attorney mediators to learn from leading experts in the field of ADR practice in Georgia as they share practical tools, global insights and strategies to enhance your practice and promote peacebuilding. Who Sponsored by: State Bar of Georgia Alternative…
Read MoreABAC PCA Pro Rodeo Rides into Tifton Nov. 14-15
Saddle Up, South Georgia! The ABAC PCA Pro Rodeo returns to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on Nov. 14–15, and expectations are sky-high for an event that’s bigger, bolder, and packed with excitement for all ages. Presented by the elite 3R Rodeo Company, this high-energy event kicks off each night with gates opening at 5 p.m.,…
Read MoreSGMC Health Honors Safe Care Award Recipients for Commitment to Patient Safety
SGMC Health recognized Holly Turner, Lane Wainright, and Kris-Anne Harris as the latest recipients of the health system’s Safe Care Award. These 3 team members demonstrated extraordinary attention to detail and compassion in situations that directly impacted patient safety and well-being. Turner, a Licensed Practical Nurse, was honored for identifying a surgical consent error utilizing the…
Read MoreGeorgia Historical Society Presents the 2025 Sarah Nichols Pinckney Volunteer of the Year Award to Kathy Shutts and Tomika Courtney
The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) is pleased to announce its 2025 Sarah Nichols Pinckney Volunteer of the Year Award winners, Kathy Shutts and Tomika Courtney, educators within the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. Shutts and Courtney received the award in recognition of their service to the Georgia History Festival, particularly GHS’s Georgia Day Expo. The award…
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