Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov Richard Woods State School Superintendent | georgia.gov There were 1,717 first grade students enrolled in Liberty County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.6% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education. Waldo Pafford Elementary School welcomed the largest number of first grade students among county schools, registering 328 students during the 2022-23 school year. Within Liberty County schools, the highest student count was found in eighth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade. Statewide, Liberty County ranked 36th in enrollment numbers, with a…
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ATLANTA – A former president of the Georgia Pharmacy Association has been fired by a prominent health-care services company after criticizing Gov. Brian Kemp’s veto of legislation supporters said would help independent pharmacies out of a competitive disadvantage with pharmacy chains.Joe Ed Holt of Valdosta, a clinical consultant pharmacist with PruittHealth, warned in a posting on his Facebook page in early May that the veto of Senate Bill 198 – which had cleared the General Assembly with only “one” no vote – could put some independent pharmacies out of business.Holt told Capitol Beat the company contacted him within hours and…
Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation | gbi.georgia.gov There are 41 registered sex offenders living in Charlton County as of August, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry. The Registry shows that one of these sex offenders is a sexual predator. In Georgia, a sexual predator is an individual who is determined by the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board to be at risk of perpetrating any future dangerous sexual offense. The Registry also shows that seven of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated. Sex offenders in Georgia remain…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Over the past 20 years the state of Georgia has become a hot spot for the creation of new cinema. It seems like every week a new crew is somewhere in the state to film for an upcoming project. The state is perhaps best known for being a background for a majority of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So we thought we would bring up the names of a few individuals who you may or may not know are from The Peach State. Robert Patrick – Though he has appeared in over 170 on-screen projects Patrick will…
(NEXSTAR) — Legendary quarterback Brett Favre says he was “recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease” while speaking at a congressional hearing on Tuesday. Favre, 54, is testifying at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee examining welfare reform, according to The Hill. The former quarterback has been accused of using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families state funds for corporate gains. Favre previously told The Bubba Army radio show that during his football career — which spanned 20 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, the Green Bay Packers, the New York Jets, and the Minnesota Vikings — he believes he suffered…
(NewsNation) — A new blood test could help women determine their risk of heart disease decades before an official diagnosis, researchers found in a 30-year study. The study, published Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine, found women with high levels of three specific blood markers had more than three times the risk for heart disease compared to women with the lowest levels. The single blood test measured inflammation and two types of fat in their bloodstream, which extended doctors’ ability to detect heart disease risk beyond the traditional 10-year estimate. ‘Chroming’: Dangerous TikTok trend threatens lives Women who…
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ vast music catalog has seen a jump in streams since his arrest last week and the unsealing of an indictment against him. Under his many musical monikers — including Diddy, Puff Daddy and P. Diddy — the industry data and analytics company Luminate said the mogul’s music saw an average 18.3% increase in on-demand streams during the week of his arrest compared to the prior week. George Howard, a distinguished professor of music business management at Berklee College of Music, said he’s not surprised by the increase. To him, streaming is akin to…
Originally published by The 19th: Your trusted source for contextualizing Election 2024 news. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee on Sunday, 3-1/2 months out from Election Day on Nov. 5. It’s unusual for a presidential candidate and presumptive nominee to drop out so soon before the election. But it’s not totally unprecedented in history and doesn’t necessarily spell chaos for how the 2024 election will be run and administered, election experts said Sunday. “A major party’s presumptive nominee stepping down months before Election Day is…
There are 190 registered sex offenders living in Glynn County as of August, according to the Georgia Sex Offenders Registry.The Registry shows that 12 of these sex offenders are sexual predators. In Georgia, a sexual predator is an individual who is determined by the Sexual Offender Registration Review Board to be at risk of perpetrating any future dangerous sexual offense.The Registry also shows that 40 of these sex offenders are currently incarcerated.Sex offenders in Georgia remain on the Sexual Offender Registry for life unless removed by a court order or other legal means. Any individual who fails to register when…
(The Hill) – When Brittany Mahomes, the co-owner of a professional soccer team and the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, liked an Instagram post from former President Trump last month, a debate quickly picked up on social media about her game day-pal, Taylor Swift. How could Swift — who had endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 — be friends with someone who backs Trump? Mahomes eventually unliked the Instagram post amid the backlash. But she took to the social media site in the immediate aftermath to post a message seemingly addressing the controversy: “To be a hater as…