Georgia GOHS releases motorcycle fatality data for 2011 and 2012.
Tweet Special to the Journal Atlanta – Georgia experienced slightly fewer motorcyclist fatalities in 2012 than in 2011, according to data made available by the Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety Wednesday.
Read More →Boston
Tweet In the aftermath of 9/11, we hoped and prayed Americans would never have to endure another terrorist attack on our soil.
Read More →Jumping jackpots: Mega Millions $92M tonight; Powerball $116M for Wednesday
Tweet Special to the Journal ATLANTA – Mega Millions and Powerball are balancing generous jackpots. The Mega Millions jackpot has rolled to $92 million for tonight’s drawing, and the Powerball jackpot has reached $116 million for Wednesday’s drawing.
Read More →‘Kindling the Flames,’ 2013 ‘Sirocco’ released
Tweet AMERICUS —“Sirocco,” Georgia Southwestern State University’s “magazine of the arts,” is published in April of each year by students. A reading and reception celebrating the release of the 2013 edition, “Kindling the Flames,” was held April 10 in the Marshall Student Center Faculty Dining Room.
Read More →Lifelink speaks to DoCo Kiwanians
Tweet Written by David Shivers Albany, Ga -An important, yet often misunderstood, category of life-saving procedures is organ transplants. The donation of a kidney or other organs is a precious gift, but people are often reluctant to sign up, as are families after a loved one’s sudden death, so Carla Hawkins, education specialist for LifeLink [...]
Read More →Agerton Observatory hosts open house March 19
Tweet Special to the Journal AMERICUS, Ga — Georgia Southwestern State University’s Agerton Observatory will host an open house from 9 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 19. This event is free. Members of the public are invited to observe Jupiter, Saturn and the moon.
Read More →Chehaw to Host Cheetah Chase Trail Run
Tweet Special to the Journal Run through the beautiful South Georgia pines during the 2nd annual Chehaw Cheetah Chase on Saturday, April 20. The Cheetah Chase, sponsored by South Georgia Cycling, features both a four and eight mile trail run, as well as a one mile kids’ fun run. The Cheetah Chase is unique as [...]
Read More →Chehaw Sets Single-Day Attendance Record
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, Ga -If you were at Chehaw last Saturday and thought the crowd was the largest you had ever seen, you would have been correct. Chehaw officials released Saturday’s attendance figures and revealed that there were 3, 188 visitors to the Wild Animal Park and Native American Cultural Festival. It [...]
Read More →BISHOP ADVOCATES FOR PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH
Tweet Special to the Journal WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA) spearheaded a bipartisan letter with Congressman Peter King (R-NY) in support of the Department of Defense (DoD) Peer-Reviewed Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP). The funds will be directed to identify new methods to diagnose prostate cancer, develop new targeted Medicare and [...]
Read More →Congressman Bishop to keynote ASU Undergraduate Research Symposium
Tweet Written by Pearly Bowser Albany, Ga – On Monday, April 22, the Albany State University Center for Undergraduate Research will host the spring 2013 Undergraduate Research Symposium. The program will begin at 8 a.m. in the ACAD Auditorium located on the campus.
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