DARTON STATE COLLEGE LAUNCHES FREE ONLINE COLLEGE MATH PREP COURSE
Tweet Special to the Journal ALBANY- Who says nothing is for free? Darton State College launched a free college math prep course on Monday. The course will make it possible for thousands of students to prepare for the math portion of the Compass Placement exam free of charge, opening them to the possibility of achieving [...]
Read More →Nominations and Applications from Albany needed for 2013 Excalibur Awards
Tweet Awards Recognize Georgia’s Most Innovative Tech-Enabled Companies and Organizations ATLANTA (May 23, 2013) – The Technology Association of Georgia in collaboration with the Business and Technology Alliance of TAG (B&TA), are now accepting applications and nominations for the 2013 Excalibur Awards. These annual awards recognize Georgia companies and organizations that demonstrate the best use of technology, [...]
Read More →Anti-Bullying T-shirt Contest: Submit the Documentary Design Contest to promote in schools
Tweet Special to the Journal We need you to design a t-shirt that Middle School and High School students cannot wait to put on! Not only will kids want these shirts, but we will be distributing them to all ages across the world in promotion with our film “Submit the Documentary” which gives solutions to [...]
Read More →Darton Golf Team:NJCAA Division I National Championship
Tweet Special to the Journal The Darton College Golf Team participated in the NJCAA Division I National Championship in Lubbock, TX. The team finished 12th of 24 teams.. “We shot rounds of 300-295-289-297 and finished just 3 shots behind 2-time defending champs Indian Hills (IA), said Bill Jones, III, Darton State College Head Golf Coach. [...]
Read More →ASU students develop winning plan for campus credit union
Tweet A campus credit union to deposit and borrow money is the idea a team of undergraduate students in Albany State’s College of Business conceived. The students took the plan to a competition of graduate students and walked away with a sixth place finish for the concept that supports community development on the local level. [...]
Read More →CONGRESSMAN BISHOP JOINS BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO DELAY POSTAL PROCESSING FACILITY CLOSURES
Tweet WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop (GA-02) asked the United States Postal Service to stand by its original commitment to keep postal processing facilities open until next spring. In late March, the Postal Service unilaterally decided to accelerate closure of about fifty mail processing facilities across [...]
Read More →Metro Albany’s unemployment rate declines to 8.6 percent in April
Tweet Special to the Journal ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Albany’s unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March. The rate was 9.2 percent in April a year ago.
Read More →Chambliss’ Remarks on the 2013 Farm Bill
Tweet Special to the Journal WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., former chairman and former ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, made the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding the 2013 Farm Bill. To watch his speech, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mtWzVbxpZo
Read More →Secretary of State Advises Georgians on Charitable Donations
Tweet Special to theJournal ATLANTA – Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp offers advice to individuals planning to donate to charitable organizations after the recent natural disaster in Oklahoma. As Secretary of State, Kemp serves as Georgia’s charities regulator. Secretary Kemp said, “In light of the recent devastation in Moore, Oklahoma, let’s make the [...]
Read More →National Dam Safety Awareness Day Highlights the Need For Those Living Near Dams to Educate Themselves
Tweet Information guide produced by state dam safety officials provides tips and information for Georgia residents, real estate agents and others Lexington, Ky. – This year’s National Dam Safety Awareness Day on May 31 marks the 124th anniversary of the historic Johnstown Flood, underscoring the need for Georgia residents to understand both the benefits of dams and [...]
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