Betsy Allen
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Diversity
More Than movement: Indian Dance Teams Build Culture, Community at UGA
Indian dance groups at the University of Georgia are creating spaces for students to connect with their culture and build community through award-winning competition routines. On a predominantly white campus (PWI) where around 62% of the student population identified as white in 2024, student-run Indian dance teams such as UGA…
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Jackson County
Nicholson City Council Fails to Agree on Water Board Nominee
The Nicholson City Council failed to appoint a member to the Nicholson Water Authority board at its meeting last week, with three separate motions dying for the lack of a second. Council members considered nominees Roger Brock, Larry Turner and Walter Barnett during their Dec. 1 meeting, but none of…
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Jackson County
Nicholson City Council Approves Increased 2026 Budget
The Nicholson City Council unanimously voted to approve a $1.21 million general fund budget for 2026. The budget approval and a motion to approve an open-air business at the Town Center District took up a majority of the 45-minute meeting on Nov. 3. 2026 General Fund Budget Approval “We are…