ATLANTA (October 23, 2020) | Wednesday, it was announced that Community Arts Association in Newton County will be receiving a $5,000 Vibrant Communities Grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
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ATLANTA (October 22, 2020) | Sen. Blake Tillery (R – Vidalia) has been appointed to the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)’s Legislative Advisory Committee by Governor Brian P. Kemp. In this capacity, Sen. Tillery will serve alongside other state legislators and delegates to advise the board on key policy issues related to educational progress.
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By: Sen. Larry Walker (R – Perry)
We’ve seen a drop in temperature over recent weeks and some crisp mornings. Fall is definitely in the air, which signals exciting Friday night and Saturday football games, fun at the Georgia National Fair (in “normal” years) and much anticipated harvest time for Georgia farmers. However, the pandemic has impacted just about every aspect of our life and significantly changed, or cancelled, our seasonal traditions.
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ATLANTA (October, 8, 2020) | Sen. John Albers (R – Roswell) will hold a town hall conference call Today, Thursday, October 8, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. to provide an update on COVID-19, with a focus on the public safety community. Sen. Albers will be joined by Butch Ayers, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police.
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ATLANTA (October 6, 2020) | Sen. Blake Tillery (R – Vidalia) has just announced that the application window for his Third Youth Legislator Scholarship Contest will open on October 12, 2020, to any middle and high school students residing in Senate District 19. As part of the process, candidates will be asked to submit an essay on one of two prompts related to inspiring youth to get involved with the state government process before the November 20, 2020 deadline.
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