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  968,420 more Georgia voters showed up to the polls in the 2020 elections than the previous 2016 cycle How did Georgia increase voter participation by almost 1 million votes despite the U.S. Census reporting a population increase of only 300,000? Bluebird PAC, a grassroots progressive action committee based out…

  “May I take your order?” Kimberly Wise asked the group after they finished their exercise.  Roughly 20 people came to Athentic Brewing Company for the “Treat Yourself: Pound and Beer” event on Sunday. Using bright green drumsticks, participants mirrored the motions of fitness instructor Jill Webb as she took…

Baylee Marsh Thornton started her baking business, Baylee Bakes, by accident. A few candid and lighthearted posts on her “finsta” soon led Thornton to a new lifestyle — waking up at 4 a.m. to finish frosting cookies and teaching decorating classes to hundreds of people. Thornton, who received the University…

The Madison County School District will conduct the Georgia Milestone exams to students in third through 12th grade later this spring. According to the Georgia Department of Education, the Georgia Milestones Assessment is an exam designed to “provide students with the critical information about their own achievement and their readiness…

Officers arrested the 51-year-old male suspect accused of armed robbery, kidnapping and sexual assault just 45 minutes after receiving a 911 call by the victim on Feb. 28. The caller had been finishing her work duties for the night when she became the victim of a sex crime. While this…

  Members of the Barrow County School System community are voicing their concerns over the recent decision from the federal Department of Education to require standardized testing during the COVID-19 pandemic for the state of Georgia.  “I can tell you every single teacher I have spoken with was very disappointed…