Tag: Fulton County
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Herbert Preston Camp Sr.
Mr. Herbert Preston ‘Red” Camp of Cedartown, Georgia passed away October 13, 2024. He was six days from his ninety-eighth birthday. He was born in 1926 just across from the Chattahoochee River in Cobb County at his grandfather’s River Hill Dairy Farm. His mother gave birth while visiting her parents. He was the only son…
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Barbara Fennell
Mrs. Barbara Ann “Bebo” Sprayberry Fennell, age 81, of Aragon, and formerly of the Yorkville Community passed away Saturday, September 23, 2023. She was born in Fulton County, GA on June 30, 1942, a daughter of the late William Ellis Sprayberry and Ruby Alma Henderson Sprayberry. Barbara was a graduate of Villa Rica High School,…
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GHC: President’s and Dean’s List announced for Summer 2022
The following students were named to the President’s List (by state and county): GA- Appling Amy Carter, Baxley GA- Bartow Francisco Alonzo, Cartersville Dana Arteaga, Cartersville Kailey Baker, Euharlee Madeline Choate, Cartersville Chloe Cochran, Adairsville Jessica Heath, Taylorsville Braylon James, Taylorsville Christopher Layne, Cartersville Emily Long, White Isela Moraga, Cartersville Amna Sarwar, Cartersville Bryson Shiflett,…
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Mrs. Dorothy Jean Harrison Cowden
Mrs. Jean Harrison Cowden, retired Fulton County teacher, age 96 passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at Sunrise Senior Living of Decatur. She was born January 27, 1925 in Polk County, daughter of the late George H. Harrison and the late Ruby James Harrison. She grew up in Rockmart where she attended 1st grade with…
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Mr. William Lee Sr.
Mr. William E. “Bill” Lee, Sr., age 79, of Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021. He was born on April 25, 1942 in Fulton County, Georgia. He was the son of the late Louie and Mary Mansell Lee. Mr. Lee graduated Campbell High School in Smyrna, Georgia in 1962. He worked at…
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Oconee County ranks tops in Georgia for small businesses
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Oconee County has the highest concentration of small businesses in Georgia, according to a new study from a New York-based financial technology company. The report, compiled by SmartAsset,…
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Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium is set to host a mass COVID-19 vaccine site. (Mercedes-Benz Stadium photo) Temporary COVID-19 vaccine site to open in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Beau Evans of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. Federal officials are planning to open a temporary mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, adding to several other large vaccine sites scattered across Georgia. The…
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President Donald Trump rallied for Republican U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler ahead of the Senate runoff elections in Dalton, Georgia, on Jan. 4, 2021. (Photo by Beau Evans) Atlanta prosecutor investigating Trump call to influence 2020 election
Beau Evans of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. Fulton County authorities have launched an investigation into alleged attempts to influence Georgia’s 2020 elections including a call former President Donald Trump made in January pressuring state election officials…
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An aerial view of Plant Scherer in Juliette. (File photo – Capitol Beat News Service) Coal ash debate to resume in General Assembly
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers to enjoy. Find additional state and political news content at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – Legislation requiring all coal ash in Georgia to be stored in lined landfills died in this year’s General Assembly session without so much as a committee vote.…
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When voters take part in elections, they get this sticker above for casting a ballot. Uncounted Georgia ballots down to 60,000
Dave Williams of Capitol Beat News Service provided this content for Polk.Today and other readers around Georgia to enjoy. Find additional state and political news at Capitol-beat.org. ATLANTA – About 60,000 ballots remained to be counted in Georgia Thursday morning, two days after voters went to the polls, an official with Secretary of State Brad…