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Legislature votes to make it easier to prove intellectual disability in death penalty cases

ATLANTA – The Georgia legislature threw its support behind legislation that would make it easier for defendants in ...

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Goodner named provost at ABAC

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College recently announced Dr. Jason Goodner as its new provost and vice president for academic ...

The Moultrie Federated Guild at Special Olympics Games

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The Moultrie Federated Guild helps at Special Olympics Games

MOULTRIE – On March 28, members of the Moultrie Federated Guild’s Health and Wellness Committee partnered with Hero ...

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Georgia school safety bill nears final passage after Senate vote

The Georgia Senate on Monday passed a sweeping school safety bill that seeks to identify students who intend ...

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SRTC, CCHS host welding competition

MOULTRIE —  South Georgia high school students competed in a welding competition on Thursday, March 27, hosted by ...

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Georgia House passes transgender sports bill

Controversial legislation banning transgender student athletes from participating in female sports in Georgia cleared the Republican-controlled state House ...

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TERRY TURNER: A loss of structural integrity 

There is a brick office building near my home with a simple, square design giving it the appearance ...

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Hemp products industry gets scrutiny from Georgia lawmakers

Legislative proposals add uncertainty for stores that sell intoxicating items derived from hemp.

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Texas man pleads guilty to defrauding Albany church

A Texas man acting as an insurance adjuster cheated an Albany church out of millions of dollars paid ...

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General Assembly passes bill targeting fentanyl

Legislation stiffening penalties for trafficking in fentanyl in Georgia cleared the General Assembly Friday.

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IVF protection bill headed to Gov. Kemp

Legislation guaranteeing Georgia women struggling to become pregnant the legal right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) gained final ...

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Calendar for March 28, 2025

Annual Revival Macedonia Baptist Church will have its Annual Revival 7 p.m. April 2-4. The Rev. Freddie Williams, ...

Rev. Hugh Ward speaks to General Assembly

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Ward is Chaplain of the Day in the House of Representatives

MOULTRIE – The Rev. Hugh B. Ward, former pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Moultrie, was the Chaplain ...

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Measure to confront mass shootings, bomb threats, other school mayhem beats a deadline in the Senate

A sweeping school safety bill in reaction to the mass shooting at Apalachee High School last fall cleared ...

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ABAC’s Georgia Museum of Agriculture to host Folklife Festival April 5

Visitors to the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s Georgia Museum of Agriculture can enjoy a celebration of the rich, ...

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Second tort reform
bill passes both houses

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp pushed two tort reform bills through the General Assembly this session. Senate Bill ...

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Georgia Peanut Commission approves funding for research projects

The Georgia Peanut Commission board of directors has approved $764,189 in research project funding for the 2025-26 research ...

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Georgia Senate backs IVF treatments

Women who are finding it difficult to get pregnant are one step closer to guaranteed access in Georgia ...

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Edwards named the
District’s Chief Academic Officer

MOULTRIE – Dr. Allen Edwards has been named the Chief Academic Officer for Colquitt County School District. Edwards ...

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Colquitt Regional receives awards from the Georgia Hospital Association

MOULTRIE – Colquitt Regional recently received two prestigious Patient Safety and Quality Awards, given by the Georgia Hospital ...