Memorial Ceremony to be Held for Georgia Southern University Student Nurses

ATLANTA (January 5, 2016)  |  Sen. Renee Unterman (R – Buford) invites the media to attend a memorial ceremony for the five student nurses who were killed in a car accident in April 2015. The Georgia Southern University students were en route to Savannah for their final clinical rotation of the school year when a tractor-trailer crashed into the two SUV’s carrying the women. Continue reading “Memorial Ceremony to be Held for Georgia Southern University Student Nurses”

Sen. Vincent Fort to Join Peoplestown Residents at City Hall for All Night Sleep In Protest

ATLANTA (October 22, 2015)  |  Sen. Vincent Fort (D- Atlanta) will attend an all night sleep in protest to support the Atlanta neighborhood of Peoplestown, TODAY, October 22, 2015 beginning at 6:30 p.m., encouraging City Hall to find a suitable solution for residents that doesn’t displace them or destroy their homes. Although city officials have agreed to abandon plans to demolish 93-year-old Ms. Mattie Jackson’s home, other residents still face similar challenges with no plans to leave the community they helped create. Continue reading “Sen. Vincent Fort to Join Peoplestown Residents at City Hall for All Night Sleep In Protest”