ASU Health Careers Opportunity Students visit State Capitol
Tweet Written by Pearly Bowser Atlanta – During a visit to the state capitol, Dougherty County Middle School students witnessed first-hand the political process in action.
Read More →Hometown Heroes
Tweet Special to the Journal Columbia, S.C. – Army Pfc. Natashe D. Gilbert has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
Read More →YMCA Offers Lifeguard Certification Courses
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, Ga – The Albany Area YMCA will be offering Lifeguard Certification Courses in April and May. These courses are open to youth and adults, ages 15 and older. Adequate completion of the course will certify the individual in rescue CPR and first aid, and train the student for a [...]
Read More →Department of Community Health Supports Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month
Tweet Special to the Journal ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) is recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month. On Monday, April 8, all DCH staff members are being encouraged to wear blue to show that they stand up for Georgia’s children and against child abuse.
Read More →The Movie Guy: The Imposter and The Factory
Tweet The Imposter (Now on Netflix…) A few notes about not feeling well, when you’ve got the local crud going around you can find yourself renting or watching more movies (I touched on this briefly last week…) and sometimes the movie watching experience can be good and sometimes it can be just god-awful. Thankfully ‘The [...]
Read More →New Study Finds that Children Consume Wrong Doses of Medicine At Alarming Rates
Tweet 67,000 Children Treated in Emergency Rooms for Medicine Poisoning in 2011 ATLANTA (April 2, 2013) –Safe Kids Worldwide® has released a new research report that found children are finding and consuming adult medicine at an alarming rate. Every year, more than 500,000 parents and caregivers in the US call a poison control center because [...]
Read More →2013 Senior Citizen’s Prom: “A Red Carpet Affair”
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, GA – The Albany Recreation and Parks Department along with the Albany Police Department Central District are pleased to announce the 2013 Senior Citizen’s Prom to be held on Friday, June 21, from 7:00 – 11:00 pm at the Albany James H. Gray, Sr. Civic Center. The prom is [...]
Read More →Scholarships given to third-year MCG students learning in Southwest Georgia
Tweet Special to the Journal AUGUSTA, Ga. – Scholarships are being provided for up to 20 students at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University who opt to spend their clinically intensive third and fourth years of medical school living and learning in Southwest Georgia.
Read More →A DARTON STATE FACULTY MEMBER SHINES AGAIN
Tweet Written by Amanda Clemens ALBANY – Darton State College is proud to announce that Dr. Kerri Newton, PT, DPT, was awarded the Outstanding Technical Teacher Award by the American Technical Education Association (ATEA). Dr. Newton, associate professor and director of the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) program atDarton, was presented the award recently at the [...]
Read More →Albany Area Arts Council presents work of Jeannine Cook
Tweet Special to the Journal Albany, Ga – Albany Area Arts Council proudly presents the art work of Jeannine Cook for the month of April. Brush or Stylus: Jeannine Cook’s Choices, showcases luminous water colors as well as shimmering silverpoint drawings. The Arts Council is thrilled to have an artist of Jeannine’s caliber and talent [...]
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