by JMO Staff | Nov 20, 2024 | Floating Boats
It’s been an up and down year for Cobb Co. Sheriff Craig Owens, who won re-election earlier this month but was also caught up in an embarrassing scandal where he called in deputies to a Burger King because the restaurant messed up his order. Now he’s...
by JMO Staff | Nov 19, 2024 | Floating Boats
Another Georgian has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to fill a key position in Washington. Former Congressman Doug Collins, if approved by the Senate, will serve as head of the Department of Veterans Affairs. A veteran who currently serves as a chaplain...
by JMO Staff | Nov 18, 2024 | Floating Boats
The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has elected its new chair for 2025. Atlanta businessman T. Dallas Smith will serve as chair of the prestigious board, which oversees the state’s 26 public colleges and universities. He will succeed...
by JMO Staff | Nov 15, 2024 | Floating Boats
In 2020 the City of Atlanta created the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in an effort to root out corruption, a major issue in previous regimes particularly under former Mayor Kasim Reed. But now city officials are saying that Inspector General Shannon Manigault...
by JMO Staff | Nov 14, 2024 | Floating Boats
North Georgia’s Berry College has named its 9th president in school history, selecting Dr. Sandeep Mazumder, effective next July. Mazumder currently serves at Baylor University in Texas as the William E. Crenshaw Endowed Dean of the nationally ranked Hankamer...
by JMO Staff | Nov 13, 2024 | Floating Boats
The University System of Georgia, which includes the state’s 26 public colleges and universities, hit an all-time high for enrollment this fall with 365,000 students, nearly 6% more than last year. The system also reported major upticks in dual enrollment,...
