Voter registration law struck down…or not
Tweet Last week, in a 7-2 decision, the U. S. Supreme Court struck down an Arizona law requiring persons to submit documented proof of their citizenship before they could register to vote.
Read More →OPERATION DRY WATER BEGINS ON GEORGIA WATERWAYS JUNE 28-30
Tweet Special to the Journal SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. – As part of a nationally coordinated effort to reduce the number of accidents and fatalities related to boating under the influence (BUI) the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division will participate in Operation Dry Water June 28-30. The mission of Operation Dry Water is [...]
Read More →DARTON STATE COLLEGE STUDENT QUALIFIES FOR ACUI NATIONAL 9-BALL COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Tweet Written by Amanda Clements Albany, GA – ALBANY- Derek Morris, a current student at Darton State College, has qualified for the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) 9-Ball Championships. The two-day competition will be held June 28-29 in Tempe, AZ at Arizona State University. Morris will compete for the national title against more than [...]
Read More →Chambliss, Isakson Oppose Ending Debate on Immigration Amendment
Tweet Special to the Journal WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Senate voted to end debate on the Leahy substitute amendment #1183 to S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.
Read More →The Movie Guy: Superman
Tweet I was three years old when I met Superman for the first time, I have vague recollections of watching the George Reeves (no relation to Christopher Reeves…) black and white Superman series from the 1950s on a black and white television and being mesmerized by the thought that someone (he looked real enough in [...]
Read More →GSW Fine Arts Building to receive much-needed improvements
Tweet Special to the Journal Americus, Ga – After 30-plus years of service and minimal updates, the Fine Arts Building at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) will undergo renovation in Fiscal Year 2014. The $1.95 million capital improvement project was approved by the state legislature and the governor and met strict guidelines set out by [...]
Read More →Eliminate Project for neonatal tetanus
Tweet Written by David Shivers Albany, Ga -It is a disease that is very preventable, yet it endangers the lives of newborn babies and their mothers in more than three dozen countries around the world.
Read More →Sen. Saxby Chambliss Statement on the Farm Bill
Tweet Special to the Journal WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R- Ga., former chairman and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, voted for final passage of S. S. 954, the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013. The bill passed 66-27.
Read More →WALB named 2013 Georgia’s “Community Service Station of the Year”.
Tweet Stations for all Georgia cities outside Atlanta were in competition. . Also “Gabby” awards for: “Best Sportscaster”, “Best Sportscast”, and for “Best Sports Series”, “Murray”.
Read More →Sen. Buddy Carter: Common Core
Tweet by Sen. Buddy Carter For some, July 8th, 2010, was a momentous day in the state of Georgia- only not for a good reason. That’s the day the State Board of Education, with letters of support from the Technical College System of Georgia and the University System of Georgia, adopted the Common Core Georgia [...]
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