Author: Sylvester Local
LOST DOG
White bulldog with pink collar. Last seen at Douthit & Wright’s Chapel Road area. Friendly, 8 years old, hard of hearing. Four children would love to have her back home. Missing since January 12. Please call 344-0200. Reward possible.
Southern States Hosts Regional Leadership Conferences
Taking the story of the cooperative to customers in the field, management and board members of Southern States Cooperative, a Virginia-based farm supply retailer, participated in five regional leadership conferences in key cities throughout the southeast this past December. Meetings were held in Raleigh, NC, Annapolis, MD, Blacksburg, VA, Valdosta, GA and Louisville, KY. Farmers…
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TRHS and other local health care providers join successful, cutting-edge federal initiative that cuts costs and puts patients at the center of their care
Medicare accountable care organization initiatives to improve how the health system cares for patients. Care Alliance was selected as one of 100 new Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), providing Medicare beneficiaries with access to high-quality, coordinated care across the United States, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today. That brings…
Get Smart GA Connects Financial Literacy and Saving for College – Pilot program teaches students and parents it’s never too early to save
ATLANTA, GA, –The Georgia Student Finance Authority (GSFA), in partnership with Georgia’s Path2College 529 Plan, announced the launch of Get Smart GA – an online financial literacy pilot program for students and parents that focuses on the importance of saving for college. Get Smart GA will be piloted in at least 10 schools in the Augusta…
Sewell, Cofer Selected for Assistant Vice President Positions at ABAC
TIFTON—Dr. Darby Sewell and Dr. Jordan Cofer have been selected for two new assistant vice president positions at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, according to Dr. Gail Dillard, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs. Sewell has been named Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, Engaged Learning, and Cofer has been selected as the Assistant Vice President…
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SGSC Announces Fall 2015 Academic Honors Lists
During the fall 2015 semester, 592 South Georgia State College students earned honors for exemplary academic achievement, according to Dr. Robert Page, vice president for academic affairs. A total of 127 students earned a spot on the President’s List, 244 on the Dean’s List, and 221 on the Academic Honors List. Students enrolled in 12…
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Georgia Public Library Service provides assistive technology to Worth County Library
As a key component of the new model for Georgia’s provision of library services to the blind and others whose physical abilities require the use of books and magazines in audio format or braille, Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) is supplying a suite of assistive technology devices to every public library system in the state….
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ABAC Enrollment Increases for Spring Term 2016
TIFTON—When the spring semester began on Wednesday at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, the enrollment showed 3,172 students taking classes, marking the second largest spring term enrollment in the history of ABAC. Dressed for the chilly day, ABAC President David Bridges enjoyed seeing the faces of incoming freshmen as well as returning students in a walk…
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Respiratory Care Students Pinned in December Ceremony
Twelve students were recognized during the December 10th Respiratory Care pinning ceremony held at Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC). These students completed two semesters of prerequisite coursework as well as four semesters of rigorous occupational coursework including a series of clinical rotations at local hospitals. This ceremony marked the first class of Respiratory Care graduates…
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