Brown Attends National Young Leaders State Conference

Atlanta, GA-The National Young Leaders State Conference, held in Atlanta on December 7-10, is a unique, life-changing experience specifically geared toward 8th and 9th grade scholars readying them for this critical phase in their life.

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Charter school program failed along racial lines

By Millard K. Ives,

Freelancer

In a split along racial lines, the Sumter County Board of Education has rejected a proposal that would have expanded an early college program in the county, into a charter school.

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NAACP calls for investigation

Tifton Gazette

The president of the Georgia conference of the NAACP plans to lobby the Justice Department for a broader criminal investigation into the deaths of two Turner County men, saying in a press conference that justice had not been served in the cases.

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Get Carter

by Chris Hedges

Jimmy Carter, by publishing his book Palestine Peace Not Apartheid,walked straight into the buzz saw that is the Israel lobby.

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Albany State University appoints new Chief Information Officer

Virginia Stewart, an experienced Information Technology (IT) professional in both the public and private sectors, has been appointed the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Albany State University. She will serve on the President's cabinet and report directly to him.

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Dr. Franklin Perry’s excellence reaches Twiggs

Under Perry, Sumter and Bibb schools progressed

A former superintendent of Sumter County Schools has been picked to take the helm of the Twiggs County Schools.

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