Top stories in Georgia for 2010

Goodbye, 2010.  Hello, 2011.  Click here for the stories from this year so far, courtesy of the Associated Press.

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The discourse on redistricting

2010's days, hours, minutes, and even seconds are numbered, while 2011 sits just around the corner.  Click here to read more on where the battle to re-draw Georgia's congressional and state legislative districts will be fought.

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Georgia moves up in population count

Georgia moves up to ninth on the total population list.  That was the result of U.S. Census figures released Tuesday.  The Associated Press reports that Georgia added more than 1.5 million residents over the last decade.  That brings the population for 2010 to 9.7 million.  Just a decade ago, the Peach State had more than eight million residents.

Click here for the full story, courtesy of the Associated Press

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Georgia to get one extra seat in Congress

What has been a rumor for most of the last decade is now a reality.  2010 Census figures released today (Tuesday) show that Georgia will get one new district in the U.S. House of Representatives.  That brings the total number of congressional districts in the Peach State to 14.  That's up from 13 in the 2000 Census.

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Another bank shuts down

Click here to find out where that bank is located, and why the state of Georgia is forcing it to close its doors...

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Community banks still feeling the pinch of the "Great Recession"

Two years after the start of the financial crisis, many community banks still find themselves struggling to stay afloat in the current economic downturn.  Macon.com has details on how the smaller institutions are dealing with the ongoing meltdown.

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Technical College of the Year finalists named (Photo included)

Albany Technical College President Dr. Anthony Parker (center) receives a proclamation from Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Ron Jackson (left), and TCSG State Board Chairman Dean Alford (right), for being named a top four finalist for the Governor's Technical College of the Year on December 8, 2010.   But it was Wiregrass Georgia Technical College that won top honors almost a week earlier, on December 2, 2010.

Photo courtesy of Albany Technical College

Click here for the complete story, courtesy of the Valdosta Daily Times.

The complete press release of WGTC accepting the award can be read here.

Click here for the press release from ATC.

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Could the GMHOF be heading down south?

That's definitely possible, as both the Georgia Sports, and Music, Hall of Fames, might soon be on their way out of Macon sometime next year.  The Albany Herald reports that the leaders of two Albany area institutions are making their pitch to bring the Georgia Music Hall of Fame to southwest Georgia.  Click here for more details.

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Making history in Columbus...

That's what Teresa Tomlinson did Tuesday night, as she defeated Zeph Baker in a runoff, to become the first female mayor of the Fountain City.  Click here to find out more about this historic election.

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