$235M up for grabs for Wednesday’s Powerball drawing
Tweet ATLANTA – The Powerball jackpot has topped an estimated $235 million to a single annuity winner for Wednesday’s drawing. With a growing jackpot, the excitement is spreading across Georgia. The jackpot has grown since June 26 and has rolled 10 times.
Read More →YMCA Offers Free Soccer Clinics in Albany and Leesburg
Tweet The Albany Area YMCA plans to kick off the back-to-school season with free soccer clinics for kids. “When school starts, everyone begins thinking about fall sports,” says Trey Searles, Director of Sports and PE at the Albany Area YMCA, “and the biggest fall sport at the YMCA is soccer.”
Read More →ASU Study Abroad faculty and students let the world be their classroom
Tweet by Pearlie M. bowser Ten ASU students with a thirst for knowledge and a love of achievement studied in a foreign country this summer. On July 16, ASU students, faculty and staff welcomed back its first team of students who participated in the Trinidad and Tobago Study Abroad Program. The students matriculated at the [...]
Read More →Medicare drug premiums remain stable four years in a row
Tweet Special to the Journal On the 48th anniversary of the signing of Medicare and Medicaid into law, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released data showing that the average premium for a basic prescription drug plan in 2014 is projected to remain stable, at an estimated $31 per month.
Read More →Aaron Blair: Things to do Downtown this week!
Tweet Wednesday, July 31st – Noon 1st Annual Heritage Luncheon. Proceeds go to the Thronateeska Heritage Center Archives Department to support the care of our Collections. Cost: $10 lunch (Riverfront BBQ, Chips & Cookie). Please RSVP by July 29, 2013 229.432.6955. Location: Thronateeska Heritage Center, Chautauqua Room Wednesday, July 31st – 5pm Wine Down [...]
Read More →17 STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM DARTON STATE COLLEGE’S RN TO BSN PROGRAM
Tweet ALBANY – On Thursday, July 25 in the Cavalier Arena, Darton State College held a special summer commencement ceremony for 17 students, who graduated from Darton with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in nursing.
Read More →Chehaw Charts Course for the Future
Tweet Special to the Journal Chehaw’s Park Authority and staff met recently during a strategic planning retreat to proactively plan for Chehaw’s future success. “We have been working with a professional, certified strategic planner from the Carl Vinson Institute of Government,” said Executive Director, Doug Porter, “to outline an action plan for the future. We [...]
Read More →Isakson to Host Senate Field Hearing to Address Mismanagement at Atlanta VA Medical Center
Tweet “Ensuring Veterans Receive the Care They Deserve: Addressing VA Mental Health Program Management” ATLANTA – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., will chair a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee field hearing in Atlanta, Ga., on Wednesday, August 7, at 10 a.m. to examine the April 2013 reports from the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General detailing [...]
Read More →GA DDS MARKS ONE YEAR OF SECUREID COMPLIANCE
Tweet DDS Commissioner Cites Customer Service Enhancements Department of Driver Services (DDS) Commissioner Rob Mikell announced today that another milestone of Georgia’s federal Real ID compliant licensing program, SecureID, was reached on July 3rd. For over a year, customers have been providing original documentation in person to prove identity, social security number, and two proofs [...]
Read More →CONGRESSMAN BISHOP SENDS LETTER TO PRESIDENT CALLING FOR CONGRESSIONAL EXAMINATION OF NSA DATA COLLECTION PROGRAMS
Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, July 26, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, JR (GA-02) and more than 153 members of the House Democratic Caucus sent the following letter to President Barack Obama, calling on the President to work with Congress to examine the operations of the National Security Agency (NSA) and consider amendments to existing [...]
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