SEPTEMBER IS BLUE MORPHO BUTTERFLY MONTH AT CALLAWAY GARDENS
Tweet Butterfly Lovers Unite to Celebrate this Vividly Colorful Insect; Dedicated Overnight Package PINE MOUNTAIN, GA (8/27/13) – September is Blue Morpho Butterfly Month at Callaway Gardens’ Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center. Typically there are a variety of more than 1,000 tropical butterflies flying freely throughout the conservatory; however, during September 2013, it will filled [...]
Read More →NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon helps Campus Kitchen at UGA prepare meals
Tweet Special to the Journal Athens, Ga. – NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon came to the University of Georgia today to join the Campus Kitchen at UGA and the Athens Community Council on Aging to help feed Athens grandparents raising grandchildren. As part of AARP’s and AARP Foundation’s Drive to End Hunger, Gordon helped student volunteers [...]
Read More →DATES AND SEASON REGULATIONS FOR WATERFOWL APPROVED
Tweet Special to the Journal SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. – Make your plans! Waterfowl hunting season dates and regulations have been approved for the 2013-2014 season by the Board of Natural Resources. “This year several changes have occurred with the USFWS waterfowl regulatory frameworks,” said Greg Balkcom, state waterfowl biologist for the Wildlife Resources Division. “In [...]
Read More →Local Bank Makes Large Contribution to Education HeritageBank of the South contributes to Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program
Tweet Special to the Journal HeritageBank of the South is pleased to have contributed $425,000 to the Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program, benefitting Georgia students attending private K-12 schools of choice. The gift was distributed statewide throughout schools in HeritageBank’s various market areas, with more than half of the contribution distributed locally.
Read More →The Sheriff Speaks: Helpful tips from Dougherty County Sheriff Kevin Sproul
Tweet by Sheriff Kevin Sproul The Castle Doctrine In my last article, I spoke about Georgia’s “Stand Your Ground” law which allows the victim of an unlawful use of force to fight back rather than retreat. In that article, I stated that deadly force may not be used to protect property. The Castle Doctrine is [...]
Read More →$142M Powerball jackpot heads Labor Day weekend
Tweet ATLANTA – The Powerball jackpot has advanced to an estimated $142 million to a single annuity winner for Saturday’s drawing. The impressive jackpot has spurred excitement in Georgia. The jackpot has grown since Aug. 10 and has rolled six times.
Read More →CONSTRUCTION WORK BEGINNING SOON ON SR 3 RESURFACING AND INTERCHANGE RECONSTRUCTION
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, Ga. – Construction work could soon begin on the interchange reconstruction and resurfacing of State Route (SR) 3 in Dougherty County. Georgia DOT has just awarded a contract to Oxford Construction Company of Palmyra Road in Albany valued at close to $12.5 million.
Read More →MORE THAN 680 DARTON STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S/MERIT LIST FOR THE SUMMER 2013 SEMESTER
Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY- Darton State College has released their Dean’s and Merit List for the summer 2013 semester. A total of 684 students made either the Dean’s List or the Merit List. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must be full-time and have earned a 3.4 or higher grade point [...]
Read More →CONGRESSMAN BISHOP, DALE EARNHARDT JR., GEORGIA NATIONAL GUARD TO VISIT SHAW HIGH SCHOOL
Tweet COLUMBUS, GA – On Friday, August 30, 2013, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02); Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR driver of the No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet; and the Georgia National Guard will be visiting and speaking with students, faculty, and staff of Shaw High School. Congressman Bishop has been highly supportive of the relationship [...]
Read More →LOOK TO THE SKY – DOVE SEASON OPENS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Tweet Wildlife Management Areas offer prime hunting opportunities SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga. –When does the fall hunting season begin? Unofficially, many people bestow the opening day of dove season with that honor. With numerous wildlife management area (WMA) hunts scheduled, it is the perfect opportunity to introduce children and grandchildren to the sport. The Georgia dove [...]
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