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Georgia National Guard deployed to Tanner hospitals, supporting nutrition services and environmental services departments amid critical staffing shortages. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare...
Due to the current forecast of continued rain for tomorrow, September 16, Taste of Carrollton has been rescheduled to September 30, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Brew Packages will still be available for advanced purchase at the discounted rate of $30...
Carrollton, GA— Carroll Electric Membership Cooperative (EMC) Foundation awarded 45 Impact Grants to charitable causes in the cooperative’s seven-county service area that totaled $138,011 in contribution funds. The funds will be used...
For a generation, the class has been called Family and Consumer Science, but for many, the more common name was Home Economics. While that may have been the case then, today’s FACS class is anything but. Absent for many years, Carrollton...
The world is changing, and the way businesses engage with employees must change with it. With the COVID-19 pandemic, we're facing a new kind of threat — one with long-term effects that will test the resilience of employees and employers like...
The theater company started rehearsing the show last summer but had to put off the performance because of the pandemic. Almost all of the original cast and crew returned to their roles for this fall’s production. “I think I speak for everyone...
(ATLANTA) – In a ruling Friday, a federal district judge J.P. Boulee upheld common-sense election integrity reforms that the Georgia General Assembly passed earlier this year. Detractors of the common-sense reforms have called the changes in SB...
TUSCALOOSA, AL (08/23/2021)-- Catherine Warren of ROOPVILLE, GA (30170), has received the following degree from The University of Alabama: Master of Arts. UA awarded more than 1,400 degrees during its summer commencement ceremonies on July...
Visitors traveling to West Georgia to celebrate New Year’s Eve at the annual Possum Drop New Year’s Eve Celebration in Tallapoosa, Ga will be treated to two nights of entertainment this New Year’s Eve Weekend. On Saturday evening December 30,...
The Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) Foundation for Agriculture is promoting agricultural literacy by donating copies of the children’s book “Sleep Tight Farm” to the 409 libraries in the Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS). The GFB Foundation for...
West Georgia Technical College named Lauren Birriel, an Associate Degree Nursing student from Sharpsburg, as its 2018 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership winner and Murphy Campus Clinical Laboratory Technology instructor Dr. Phyllis Ingham as...
Tanner Health System Donates Surplus Computers to Carroll County Schools Students in Carroll County schools will benefit from a recent donation from Tanner Health System of 62 surplus computers — a mix of desktops and laptops — valued at...
(StatePoint) After the hectic holidays, it’s no surprise that many people commit to getting better organized in the new year. There are plenty of reasons why people obsess over organization and resolve to master it year after year. Household...
StatePoint) Young children don’t need to be in a classroom to learn important skills. And the earlier you get started, the better. Here are some great ways to incorporate fun learning experiences into your child’s day. Bath Time Don’t miss the...