New details released in court over teen's fatal shooting - WSB Atlanta

10 February 2012, 5:07 pm

WSB AtlantaNew details released in court over teen's fatal shootingWSB AtlantaThe victim, Nicholas Jackson, 15, was gunned down while playing video games. But for the first time, we are learning more about the roles investigators believe the men played that night after a preliminary hearing in G... Read More »

Remembering the 1952 State Champion Cuba Cubs - WKMS

10 February 2012, 12:14 pm

WKMSRemembering the 1952 State Champion Cuba CubsWKMSGRAVES COUNTY, KY (wkms) - Amidst the basketball fever sweeping the Jackson Purchase, one area high school took time out to celebrate some former western Kentucky basketball greats. Sixty years ago, the Cuba Cubs, a small Graves County high school... Read More »

Colleagues tout superintendent's many assets - The Commercial Dispatch

10 February 2012, 9:39 am

Colleagues tout superintendent's many assetsThe Commercial DispatchHolloway's straightforward nature endeared him to many in the Bulloch County school system and the city of Statesboro, Ga., where his community networking helped the city pass three local option sales tax referendums to finan... Read More »

Hamilton County Young Republican 2012 Officers Elected - The Chattanoogan

9 February 2012, 4:53 pm

Hamilton County Young Republican 2012 Officers ElectedThe ChattanooganAnnual dues are $25 an individual, $40 a couple and $10 for college students. George Jackson is native of Tipton County, Tn. His involvement in public service began at an early age. George has been an active member of Tipton Count... Read More »

Indian River County notebook: Vero Beach wrestlers sending 2 to regionals - TCPalm

8 February 2012, 10:06 pm

Indian River County notebook: Vero Beach wrestlers sending 2 to regionalsTCPalmBy Alex Butler Special to Treasure Coast Newspapers INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Vero Beach wrestling team is sending two competitors to regionals this weekend at Park Vista High School. Junior Mikey Alaimo — a transfer ... Read More »

ABAC brings Near Peer mentors to Colquitt County High - Moultrie Observer

8 February 2012, 7:46 pm

ABAC brings Near Peer mentors to Colquitt County HighMoultrie ObserverMOULTRIE — Five students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College have been selected to participate in the Near Peer Service Learning Program, which allows ABAC students to serve as mentors to Colquitt County High School (CCHS) s... Read More »

No furloughs in school calendar - Jackson Herald TODAY

8 February 2012, 8:29 am

No furloughs in school calendarJackson Herald TODAYFor the first time in at least two years, the Jackson County School System may not need furlough days for its employees. At least, that's the proposal on the table for the 2012-2013 school year calendar — which the Jackson County Board of Educ... Read More »

High school student shot to death after gunmen burst into his suburban Atlanta ... - The Republic

3 February 2012, 2:44 am

High school student shot to death after gunmen burst into his suburban Atlanta ...The RepublicAP NORCROSS, Ga. — A high school student was gunned down during a home invasion in the Atlanta suburb of Norcross Police tell WSB Radio that 15-year-old Nicholas Jackson was shot to death around 6:30 pm T... Read More »

Two students injured in bus wreck - Jackson Herald TODAY

1 February 2012, 8:28 am

Two students injured in bus wreckJackson Herald TODAYTWO STUDENTS were injured Friday afternoon when a Jackson County school bus collided with a tanker truck on Georgia 334. Public safety director Steve Nichols said the bus was carrying five school children ages 12-14 and a driver when the accident ... Read More »

Georgia's career academies are retooling high school education for 21st century - Atlanta Journal Constitution

19 January 2012, 3:25 pm

Georgia's career academies are retooling high school education for 21st centuryAtlanta Journal ConstitutionNewton's academy is a partnership of the Newton County School System, Georgia Piedmont Technical College, the local Chamber of Commerce and local government organizations. It aims to im... Read More »