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GOP runoff to test voter frustration over electricity bills and data centers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (775+ words) An election on the Republican ballot Tuesday goes to the core of two overarching concerns during this election cycle: affordability and data centers. The five-member Georgia Public Service Commission does not decide whether technology companies can build their data centers,…...
Maysville citizens speak out on data centers | News
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1058+ words) Police chief Doug Anderson repeatedly told citizens in the crowd at the Maysville City Council meeting Monday night to not interrupt the meeting with loud outbursts. Citizens have aired their concerns about a data center locating in Maysville at two…...
BCHS students serve as digital citizenship leaders for Little Leopards
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (506+ words) Banks County High School student Quin Foster is shown working with a Banks County Primary School student on digital citizenship and online safety. Banks County High School students are shown leading a lesson on online safety to primary school students....
Pendergrass council reviews software upgrades for permits, public safety
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (633+ words) The Pendergrass City Council heard a recommendation last week to replace paper-based applications for business licenses, permits and planning and zoning requests with a digital software platform. Finance Officer Jennifer Leshok presented two software options to the council " Cloudpermit and…...
Data center issue more complex than Ginn outlined
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) I recently read some comments by Senator Frank Ginn wherein he shared that he intends to (or has already) enter a bill that would require data centers to provide power back to the power companies when they have extended outages…...
NGMC psychiatry residency program receives national recognition
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (205+ words) NGMC's psychiatry residents are learning from a nationally recognized training program. Pictured (L-R) are Andrew Farias, program coordinator; Natalia Miles, MD, ambulatory associate program director; PGY-1 resident physicians Ramananda Kishore Kavi, MD; Nathaniel Clem, DO; Johnathan Grimes, DO; Zuhaab Temuri,…...
Error in state auditors" data center review inflated job production and economic value
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (287+ words) Data centers in Georgia did not produce the same high payback in exchange for nearly half a billion dollars in tax breaks as reported by state auditors last month, according to a correction issued Wednesday. In a report first released…...
Learning through numbers at Commerce Primary
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) mainstreetnews. com Mrs. Loren and Mrs. Olivia's Pre-K class at Commerce Primary School recently worked on addition, subtraction and matching during their morning small groups. Mrs. Loren and Mrs. Olivia assist students as they practice addition, subtraction, and matching skills…...
Tech industry the target of potential legislative backlash
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (559+ words) Big tech has reached so far into the lives of children that some Georgia lawmakers want to push back. After legal missteps in an effort to restrain the industry, the state Senate got new recommendations this month from a study…...