Clayton County school officials are making it their mission to enroll more children in pre-kindergarten programs – pointing to it as a key indicator of future academic success. Currently the school system has about 3,600 kindergarten students, but only about 1,000 in pre-K. By using federal COVID-19 funding, among other sources, the county hopes it can expand its pre-K program and drive up enrollment. Hopefully the effort will see Clayton’s pre-K numbers RISE…
State Farm Arena a box office draw
Downtown Atlanta’s State Farm Arena is quite the box office draw. How big? From October to to March, State Farm brought in $76.2 million across 60 events, making it the third-highest grossing venue in the entire nation, behind only New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Sphere in Las Vegas, and fifth globally. Nearly 600,000 visitors took in performances from superstars ranging from Blake Shelton to Usher, plus Hawks games and events like WWE Raw. State Farm’s status as one of the premier performance venues in the world is RISING…
