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Scientific study & Exploration: Discover the World Via Study Research and Innovation Consumers remain to really feel the pain of enhancing food store expenses. Food set you back nearly 11 % even more in the summer season of 2022 than it executed in the summertime period of 2021, according to the united state Bureau of Labor Stats. Unfortunately, people that make the least spend the very best percent of their incomes– upwards of 25 %– on food alone. Take into account that together with the fact that the united state Division of Farming approximates 30 % to 40 % of…

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Aging Well: News & Insights for Seniors and Caregivers ShareBlog postFebruary 26, 2025By Shahzia LakhaniLearn more about the connection between pneumonia and acute kidney injuryPneumonia is a serious lung infection that can lead to hospitalization, particularly in individuals with weakened immune systems and older adults. While the respiratory symptoms of pneumonia are well-known (including cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills and difficulty breathing), there can be a significant impact on other organs, especially the kidneys. During severe pneumonia, the body can face inflammation and stress, which can lead to acute kidney injury (AKI). In AKI, the kidneys suddenly decline in function and are…

Local Voices. Statewide Impact. Stay Informed with Georgia News Sept. 24, 2025 Savannah Morning News Latrice Williams reports that Gov. Brian Kemp’s office has released a statement regarding the relationship between Georgia and South Korea after the raid at the megasite Sept. 4. In the weeks following a major immigration raid at the Hyundai megasite near Savannah, Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp has expressed his desire to maintain the state’s business relationships with South Korea and plans to proceed with a previously arranged plan to visit the country in October. Sept. 24, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive! Loran Smith writes, the…

Nonprofit Spotlight – Making a Difference in Our Community: The McIntosh County Health Department is teaming up with the Southeast Georgia Health System (SGHS) to provide free mammogram screenings to eligible individuals on Thursday, October 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event will take place at the Eulonia Piggly Wiggly, where the SGHS Mobile Mammography Unit will be located at 15759 U.S. Highway 17 in Townsend. This is a walk-in event. Appointments are not necessary. No-cost mammograms are available for women aged 40 and older who are uninsured and meet income guidelines. Women with insurance are also welcome…

Voices, Votes & Vision: The Latest in Politics & Public Policy Athens faith organizations joined together for a “March of Faith in Resistance to Mass Deportation” which took place this Sunday. Marchers gathered on Prince Avenue and marched to the downtown post office where several ministers and faith leaders spoke to a crowd of hundreds. Speakers included: Music Minister Tom Eggleston, hymn Rev. Dr. Pippin Whitaker, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Rev. Dr. Daryl Bloodsaw, Ebenezer Baptist Church West Rev. Miki Chastain, Oconee Street Methodist Church (OSMC) Chaplain Shane Sims, Al-Huda Islamic Center Dr. Alys Willman (OSMC) with Ms. Angie Martin (Comer Friends Meeting), song Mr. Jesse Siebentritt, Athens Friends Meeting (Quakers) Rev. Nikki…

Voices, Votes & Vision: The Latest in Politics & Public Policy Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger officially launched his long-expected campaign for governor Wednesday with a video announcement touting his conservative bona fides. “I’m a conservative Republican, and I’m prepared to make the tough decisions,” he said. “I follow the law and the Constitution, and I’ll always do the right thing for Georgia, no matter what.” Raffensperger became a household name after the 2020 election when President Donald Trump called on him to “find 11,780 votes” and help overturn his loss in the state. Raffensperger refused, and elements of…

City of Savannah: Official News, Events & Community Updates  City to Host Ribbon Cutting for Renovated Forsyth Park Basketball Courts    SAVANNAH – The City of Savannah’s Recreation and Leisure Services will celebrate the renovation of Forsyth Park’s basketball courts with a ribbon cutting on April 12 at 2 p.m. The nearly $190,000 project completely refaced a decades old basketball court with new infrastructure, including backboards, rims, fencing, and a new playing surface.  The reconstruction of one of Savannah’s most popular basketball courts was made possible by the City’s Recreation Re-Imagined initiative.   Recreation Re-Imagined, launched by the City in 2022,…

Politics Today: News, Analysis & Debate Across the Spectrum The Supreme Court sent the independent executive branch agency into extinction this week, without even bothering to overturn the precedent that forbids it to do so first. The right-wing majority allowed President Trump’s firing of the Federal Trade Commission’s Rebecca Slaughter to stand — nearly an identical firing to the one that the Court declared illegal almost a century ago in Humphrey’s Executor.  “The majority, stay order by stay order, has handed full control of all those agencies to the President,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in dissent, citing similar Court orders in…

9/24/2025 – The Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) Board of Directors has postponed its regular Board of Directors’ Meeting for September 23, 2025, to Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The meeting is open to the public and will take place at CAT Central, located at 900 E. Gwinnett St. Meeting Schedule: Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 4 p.m. To join virtually: https://www.youtube.com/@ChathamAreaTransit