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The West Georgia Technical College Foundation (WGTC) has received a $25,000 grant from Honda in support of its Spark the Flame campaign. The campaign is a $1 million fundraising initiative designed to outfit WGTC’s new industrial building with...
It started to help medical students and doctors become board certified. Now, it’s growing to help frontline healthcare staff reinforce the bedside clinical information they need to know. GettingBoard.org is an online learning platform for...
Six West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) students earned top honors at the 2024 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference, held June 24–27 in Orlando, Florida. FBLA, formerly Phi Beta Lambda, is the...
Although it is still the height of summer, registration is open now for the Carrollton Parks and Recreation Department’s fall sports and programs. The department offers a wide range of autumn activities including football, softball, lacrosse,...
As dusk settles over tall summer grasses in a quiet meadow, a magical scene unfolds as fireflies glow with the approaching darkness. The luminescent display is courtesy of male common eastern fireflies (Photinus pyralis), also known as “big...
Tanner Urgent Care clinics and Tanner Occupational Health clinics in Carrollton, Bremen and Villa Rica have been recognized by the Urgent Care Association for meeting a nationally recognized scope of care. Certification by the Urgent Care...
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's May unemployment rate was 3.2, up one-tenth from a revised 3.1 percent in April. The unemployment rate was eight-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate....
The Carroll County Democratic Committee is convening a rally Monday June 24 at the Martin Luther King Jr park next to the Carroll Couty Courthouse at 6pm. The Carroll County Dems invite everyone who supports women’s rights and all human rights to...
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...