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Troup High School student elected Georgia DECA executive vice president (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)
Troup County High School junior Justin Morgan was recently elected Georgia DECA executive vice president.Banks, Hayes sign to play soccer at Middle Georgia (The Moultrie Observer) MOULTRIE — Strong performances in a tournament in Savannah in which they played for the Georgia United club team has helped lead Colquitt County senior soccer players Carly Banks and Morgan Hayes to earn scholarships to continue their careers at Middle Georgia College.
Romans urged to welcome soldiers today (Rome News-Tribune) After nearly a year in Afghanistan, it’s time to welcome them back home. Romans are preparing a warm welcome for the return of members of Georgia National Guard’s 108th Cavalry and are looking to ...
Bill would allow more discretion in school discipline (Athens Banner-Herald) Proposed legislation to give judges and principals more discretion in how they punish students who bring weapons to school could hit the floor of the Georgia Senate this week.
Education Briefs (The Decatur Daily) Seventh-grader Erin McKee won Brookhaven Middle School’s annual spelling bee. She also finished second in the Morgan County Spelling Bee. Lanessa Staten was the first runner-up at Brookhaven.
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Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta Donates Cookies, Letters to U.S. Troops (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) MABLETON, Ga.----For the first time ever, Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta has taken “Project Cookies 4 Troops” – a new service initiative to support troops overseas by providing Girl Scout Cookies to U.S. military men and women abroad – to the Web and launched a letter writing campaign, “Letters from Home”, for Girl Scouts to show their support of our military.
High School Scoreboard: March 8 (The Gainesville Times) Behind strong singles performances by Scott Allan and William Anthony, the Johnson Knights boys tennis team beat Flowery Branch 3-2 on Monday.
Q&A: Wood says team ready for challenges in Macon (AccessNorthGa.com) North Hall coach Benjie Wood, right, talks with senior forward Trevor Ross earlier in the season. North Hall basketball coach Benjie Wood wasn’t exactly sure what was in store when he took over the boys program at North Hall prior to the 2006-07 season.
Georgia Taps Build America Bonds to Subsidize Nuclear Expansion (Bloomberg) March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Georgia’s Municipal Electric Authority tapped the Build America Bond program, selling $1.22 billion of the taxable securities as it seeks to license the first nuclear power plant in the U.S. in 30 years, according to Bloomberg data.