Four years ago then-six-year-old Kendall Rae Johnson became the youngest certified farmer in the United States, a title she still holds today. The South Fulton native grows cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and more in her backyard garden and helps her parents manage the family farm. Her story grabbed headlines, and now it’s grabbed a full ride college scholarship to South Carolina State. And Kendall’s not done – as a USDA National Urban Agriculture Youth Ambassador she’s helping to encourage other children to apply for farming scholarships. RISING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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