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Wednesday, May 22, 2019Bright Ideas, a grant program sponsored by the Flint Energies Foundation and Flint Energies, your Touchstone Energy Cooperative, awards teachers money for innovative lessons and projects to energize learning in their students. In 2018, a total of $26,500 was awarded using participating Flint members’ small change through Operation Round Up. Since 2006, nearly $225,000 has been awarded to ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, EducationTuesday, May 21, 2019The Thunder Over Georgia is the premiere military air show with more than 200,000 attendees, presented at Robins AFB, Georgia. Many of the top-rated acts from around the United States and the world participate in this show every 3 years. A day of thrills, both in the air and on the ground, is capped off with the world-renowned United States Air Force Thunderbirds. From 2 to 92, this is family ...read moreCategories: CommunityFriday, April 19, 2019The Peach County School District will be participating in the Seamless Summer Meal Program option again this year! Free breakfast and lunch will be offered to children between June 3rd through June 27, 2019. Sites in Fort Valley and Byron (exact locations to be announced) to serve all areas. If you or your business would like to sponsor a site, please contact Matoshia Lewis at ...read moreCategories: Community, EducationMonday, April 08, 2019The Career, Technical & Agricultural Department at Peach County High School would like to congratulate Averi Eberhart, Brannon Jarvis, Jose Lopez, Kadarius McMiller, Dev Patel, Jordan Patterson, Jameson Suddeth, Matthew Walker, Logan Layton, Skyler Roberson, and Ismael Garcia (not pictured). In addition to completed the Automotive Maintenance & Light Repair pathway these students have taken ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, EducationFriday, April 05, 2019Noteworthy Items:April 1-2, 2019 The General Assembly convened for Legislative Day 40 on April 2, which was the final day of the 2019 session. For those bills that were successfully passed by the legislature, Governor Kemp has 40 days to sign or veto them. Some highlights from Sine Die include: The House and Senate reached an ...read moreCategories: Community, Political, Chamber, EconomicThursday, April 04, 2019FVSU team defeats nineteen competing teams from major colleges and universities across the State Of Georgia in the competition sponsored by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Team ExtendoSocket, made up of FVSU students Ryeshia Cutliff, KeAndre Leaks, Prentis Marshall, and Derek Curry, won the Georgia Inventure Prize Competition, hosted by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. The final round was be ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Education, Press ReleaseMonday, March 25, 2019Noteworthy Items: The General Assembly was in session last week Monday, Thursday, and Friday for legislative days 33, 34, and 35. This week the General Assembly will be in Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for Legislative Days 36, 37, 38, and 39. The final day of session will be Tuesday, April 2. Budget & Taxes The Senate Finance Committee added the ...read moreCategories: Community, Political, Chamber, EconomicTuesday, March 19, 2019Noteworthy Items:The General Assembly met last week on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday for Legislative Days 30-32. Since Crossover Day has passed, all of the bills that were passed on the floor of one chamber by Crossover Day are now being heard in committees in the other chamber. The General Assembly will be in session Monday, Thursday, and Friday this week while Tuesday and Wednesday will be ...read moreCategories: Chamber, Community, Economic, Political