Georgia Southern engineering professor selected for Governor’s Teaching Fellows Academic Year Program

Sevki Cesmeci, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering in the Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing at Georgia Southern University, has been selected to take part in the 2025-2026 Governor’s Teaching Fellows (GTF) Academic Year …

Georgia-based Flock Safety Opens New 97,000-Square-Foot Manufacturing Facility

Georgia-headquartered Flock Safety, a leading safety technology solutions provider, is opening a new manufacturing facility in Smyrna. The new 97,000-square-foot facility will ultimately create an estimated 210 new jobs over the next three years and …

Georgia Department of Agriculture Eradicates Multiple Yellow-legged Hornet Nests, Renews Call for the Public’s Help

Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J. Harper announced that the Georgia Department of Agriculture’s (GDA) Plant Protection Division, in collaboration with Savannah Pest Management Professionals and local homeowners, has successfully located and …

Georgia Ports celebrates seven years of YES+

The Georgia Ports Authority is celebrating seven years of YES+, the program providing mentoring and career opportunities for recent high school graduates seeking to start a port career. “YES+ has been an important part of our recruiting effort since 2018,” …

Georgia Southern University ranked among nation’s Best Graduate Schools by U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Georgia Southern University’s graduate programs among the best in the nation. The University’s Master of Public Health and Doctor of Physical Therapy programs were ranked No. 84 and No. 132, respectively, in a new …

South Georgia farmers request update on Farm Bill

COFFEE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - South Georgia farmers and local leaders is urging law makers to update the Farm Bill to provide the support they say it is needed to keep their operations and local communities afloat. According to a recent Georgia Farm Bureau …

Georgia trending for a trio of key recruiting targets

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Georgia film industry eyeing trade wars, tariff impacts

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Narratives on tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are shifting by the hour. First, a minimum 10% tariff was imposed on dozens of countries with a larger 104% tariff imposed on China. Then on Wednesday, all the …

Tariffs cause uncertainty for low-income Georgia families and nonprofits that support them

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Many Georgia families are feeling the pressure from tariffs. Recently announced tariff hikes are causing significant uncertainty for households already struggling with the increasing cost of essentials. Bianca Miller is …