funding
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Athens-Clarke County
Winterville Library Makes Noise for Funding With Concert Series
In places filled with books, you usually expect quiet, but not in Winterville. Through the month of October, people in Winterville, Georgia, gathered at the Front Porch Bookstore for a concert, but they weren’t just there for the music. Friends of the Winterville Library, a nonprofit dedicated to raising funds…
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Uncategorized
UGA Raises Record Amount in Fundraising
By the end of the 2017 fiscal year, the University of Georgia had raised a record-breaking $227.8 million as a part of its “Commit to Georgia” fundraising campaign. This nearly doubles the $117.2 million raised in the fiscal year 2013, the year before President Jere Morehead took office. UGA launched…
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Athens-Clarke County
Quality Basic Education Act Fully Funded for First Time Since 2002
The Quality Basic Education Act was adopted unanimously in 1985. It was a step in the financing of public schools. The goal of this act was to create an extensive system that would provide quality basic education to every student in Georgia. Since then legislation has been working to improve…
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Athens-Clarke County
Long-Awaited Firefly Trail Takes First Steps in Athens
After nearly seven years of planning, the much anticipated Firefly Trail is finally being built. The Firefly Trail, a proposed 39-mile rail-trail, will be constructed along the now abandoned historic route of the Georgia railroad running from Athens to Union Point. When finished, it will be the 3rd longest trail…
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Athens-Clarke County
AthFest Board Member: Danger Festival Could Go Away
AthFest has been a summertime staple for 20 years, but might not make it to year 21. By Matt Mataxas
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Athens-Clarke County
Autism Awareness Spreads in Athens, Georgia Senate
ATHENS — After two years of deliberation, the Georgia Senate passed a bill that will require insurers to offer up to $30,000 of coverage to treat children with autism up to the age of six.
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Madison County
Madison County to Add Onto Jail
DANIELSVILLE — The Madison County Jail wants to add an addition to its building.
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Athens-Clarke County
Mental Health America of Northeast Georgia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7tGxu5TOQ0&feature=youtu.be Athens, GA – The Mental Health America of Northeast Georgia is funding mental health programs to diagnose and treat mental health patients in the Athens area. Treatment and accountability court recently received a mini-grant to help. Tune in to Grady Newsource at five where Reporter Wes Clark will have…
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Legalizing Gambling to Help Fund HOPE Scholarship
Athens, Ga. — One alternative to the budget problem may be casino gambling. One proposal is to legalize casino gambling with the money going towards the HOPE scholarship. The issue has both residents and public officials split. Some say it’s an issue of morality, while others say it may be…
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Questioning Public Funding for Charter Schools
Should more charter schools be allowed in the state of Georgia? Reporter Ashley Hollander says the center of this debate is whether public money will be used for funding charter schools.