Tag: rural
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Sheriff’s Office: Two dead in small plane crash in western Paulding Co.
The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office this morning announced the death of two people in a small plane crash that occurred in western Paulding County on Wednesday, per a release from law enforcement. An investigation is underway following the deaths of flight instructor Sungwook Lee, 27, of a Daytona Beach, Florida address and Johnathan Lara, 27,…
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Deborah “Debbie” White
Mrs. Deborah “Debbie” White, age 71, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024. Debbie was born January 20, 1953, in Rockmart, Georgia, daughter of the late Rev James “J.C.” Lorren and Evelyn Couzzort Crabb. Debbie was a retired local rural mail carrier from the United States Postal Service. She enjoyed reading, cooking, and tending to her…
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New broadband project to serve seven rural Georgia counties
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 – The 4,800 members of Middle Georgia EMC will be the latest to benefit from a series of broadband projects cropping up across rural Georgia. The utility, which serves…
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Rural broadband initiative announced for Middle Georgia homes
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. Gov. Brian Kemp unveiled plans Friday to expand broadband access for thousands of Georgians in Middle Georgia, marking the latest move to boost high-speed internet in rural parts of…
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Georgia traffic, internet needs highlighted in Biden infrastructure plan
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. White House officials highlighted sluggish highway traffic, slow bus travel and spotty rural internet service in Georgia Monday as part of pitch to boost support for President Joe Biden’s $2.3…
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Georgia Sen. Steve Gooch New broadband bill draws opposition in Georgia Senate committee
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 – Legislation that would tap into a new source of funding to expand broadband service in Georgia got some pushback this week from the telecom industry. Senate Bill…
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Broadband partnership to bring high-speed internet to rural Middle Georgia
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 – Two Middle Georgia utilities and a Kansas City-based fiber optic company announced a partnership Monday that will bring broadband service to homes and businesses in 18 mostly…
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Broadband connections ensure that devices like these in all corners of the country can connect to the internet. The need for better connectivity
County officials hear first steps needed to become a Broadband-ready community Let me know if this problem sounds familiar: you’re driving from Highway 101 on Collard Valley Road, and your phone is connected to bluetooth and you’re streaming something like a podcast, maybe even the audio of a Youtube livestream (you can’t watch and drive.…
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Georgia EMCs, telecom providers far apart on new rural broadband plan
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 – Both of the main parties disputing the rollout of legislation aimed at expanding broadband service in rural Georgia criticized a new proposal brought to the state Public…
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Barbara Rivera Holmes, Albany Chamber of Commerce Pilot projects targeting economy, health care in rural Georgia
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 – Efforts to foster economic development and improve health care in rural Georgia are starting to pay off, a panel of business and academic leaders said Monday. A…