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Campus protests: Metro Atlanta students plan walkouts after arrests at Columbia
ATLANTA - Students at colleges across metro Atlanta are planning demonstrations on Wednesday in support of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and to speak out against arrests during previous protests. Activist groups at Emory University and SCAD in Atlanta, the University of Georgia in Athens, and Kennesaw State University say...
Around Town: After $110 Million in Projects Including 800-Plus New Homes, What's Next in 2024?.
Northwest Georgia already has had enough milestones to call it a year even after just fourth months. Large-scale, independent projects are well underway while other deals that have been on the table for months are finally tied up. Easily more than $110 million has been committed and more than 800 single-family homes and apartments have been announced or are underway. Consider: Work is continuing on the $61 million Nova River...
Reyes Morales and Chris Ulm Honored for Service to the Community
CANTON — A co-owner of a popular Canton restaurant and an investigator in Cherokee County’s solicitor-general office have been recognized by the local bar association for their work in the community. Canton Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q Co-owner Reyes Morales was presented with the Liberty Bell Award by the Blue Ridge Circuit Bar Association April 30. The award presentation was part of a Law Day event hosted by the bar association and...
Yamaha Marine Celebrates a Year of Progress at Marine Innovation Center
KENNESAW, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2024-- Kassidy Peterson, Yamaha Marine Advanced Development Engineer and graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ® (M.I.T.), began her career at Yamaha one year ago and is an example of the top talent Yamaha is attracting to it Marine Innovation Center here in Kennesaw, Ga. since it opened a year ago. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240502519616/en/ Yamaha recently held a Spring Recruitment Day at the Marine Innovation Center (MIC) in Kennesaw and continues to actively recruit top engineers for positions within the MIC, which houses the Yamaha Marine Connected Division as well as Yamaha Marine Product Management, U.S. Marine Solutions and Advanced Marine Systems. (Photo: Business Wire)
AROUND TOWN: Kennesaw Politics, a Senator's Rebuttal and Taste of Marietta Winners
The race for the post 5 seat on the Kennesaw City Council has slid into personal attacks on fellow candidates and private citizens alike. Ben Day, an Episcopal priest running for the seat, called out two citizens for their efforts to get the infamous Wildman’s Civil War Surplus Store banned from Big Shanty’s downtown. On his campaign website, Day called out former Kennesaw City Councilwoman Cris Eaton Welsh and citizen...
PHS Baseball Sweeps Adairsville in state playoffs
The Pickens Baseball team wrapped up its regular season and entered the GHSA state playoffs on Monday night with a thrilling doubleheader sweep of Adairsville by the scores of 10-2 and 5- 4 in eight innings to advance to this week’s second round. The Dragons moved their record to 27-5 on the year with the victories and continued their magical two-season run of two consecutive region titles along with three straight appearances in the Sweet 16 dating back to 2022.
Kingston Police Seek Public's Help After Thieves Use Stolen Truck to Steal ATM in Early Morning Heist
The Kingston Police Department is hunting for the brazen thieves who stole a white pickup truck and then rammed it through the front of the Mobil gas station at 130 Main St. in an early morning smash-and-grab today. The suspects made off with an ATM but abandoned both the machine and the truck in a remote area of Kingston, leaving behind a trail of destruction and significantly damaging the building.
Cherokee County Students Win Best in History at State Social Studies Fair
Two Cherokee County School District students won a top prize at the statewide 2024 Georgia Social Studies Fair, the district announced. The Georgia Council for the Social Studies organization presents the annual competition that offers participating students in grades 5-12 the opportunity to research and complete a project, individually or as part of a team. Project categories are anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science and sociology/psychology. Mountain Road Elementary School fifth-graders Rachael Crachi and Aubrey Quinn earned the top prize of Best of Discipline honors in the History category for their “Apollo 13” project. Their teacher advisor for the competition is Anna Jurnack. Their entry was among CCSD’s top-scoring projects that advanced to regionals for the opportunity to move on to the state competition. CCSD students earned half of the Northwest Georgia Region’s spots to advance to state.
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