GNB Update

We're at the halfway point of the week...Here's the news...

Fayette County commissioners are expected to give final approval to renewal of a Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) on Thursday. Click here to find out what that means for local taxpayers.

Abraham Baldwin College has nine interim department head. Read on to find out who they are.

Finally, Warner Robins will host the Little League Baseball Southeast Regional tournament in 2010. See how officials in the middle Georgia city plan to capture the "hometown magic".

GNB is online at georgianewsbeat.blogspot.com, and on Twitter at twitter.com/georgianewsbeat. Have a good Wednesday night.

GNB Update

Hope Tuesday turned out good for you...Here's what making news on the Georgia business front...

On Macon.com, local residents are opposed to having a new cell phone tower in their neighborhood. Find out why by clicking here.

Savannahnow.com has a report on what progress is being made towards building a new Wal-Mart on the city's southside.

And on Ledger-Enquirer.com, read why officials Kia are excited about both the experience and education that their soon-to-be new employees at the company's new west Georgia plant have.

GNB is online at georgianewsbeat.blogspot.com, and on Twitter at twitter.com/georgianewsbeat. Have a good Tuesday night.

GNB Update

Hope you enjoyed your weekend...Here's the news...

We'll start our "Blog Files" in southwest Georgia, as Lon McNeil of Albany On Point remembers Albany's tourism cheerleader, the late Sara Underdown.

Drifting Through The Grift gives you a definition of "Constablegate", and what it means for one gubernatorial candidate.

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Get a taste of "social media cooking school, on Mostly Media.

GNB Update

The weekend is just around the corner...Here's the news...

A southwest Georgia university gets two visiting fellows for the new academic year. Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus announced that Myrtle Habersham (photo on left), and Clarice Davis were appointed to the fellowships at the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving earlier this week. Habersham is the associate director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Office of Management Planning, while Davis is a community outreach director in the Alabama public health system. Their appointments will begin later this month.

Columbus State University is opening a new bookstore on its campus in downtown Columbus. CSU officials say they're opening it to better serve students that study fine or performing arts. The new facility opens Monday.

A new year and a new era for an Albany private school. The Albany Herald reports that Deerfield-Windsor School started its 46th year of operation this morning. Dave Davies is the new headmaster for Deerfield-Windsor. He takes over for W.T. Henry, who retired after 20 years at the school. The new academic year at DWS started with more than 800 students. That's about the same amount as last year.

GNB is online at georgianewsbeat.blogspot.com, and on Twitter at twitter.com/georgianewsbeat. Have a good weekend.

Another slight change to the GNB format

Instead of the week in review for Friday...there will be a quick read on the worthy reads involving education throughout Georgia. GNB Weekend Update will be available most, if not all, weekends with a "week in review", though.

GNB Update

One more day until Friday...Here's the news...

Georgia Legislative Watch: Lawmaker tax problems persist

Lucid Idiocy: Special elections ordered in several state House districts

Peach Pundit: Georgia Dems attack Oxendine over website

Honorable Mention

Albany On Point: Albany/Dougherty County consolidation on the table

GNB is online at georgianewsbeat.blogspot.com, and on Twitter at twitter.com/georgianewsbeat. Have a good Thursday night.

GNB Update

At the halfway point of the week, here's the news...Our new look GNB Update continues with news from community and/or hyper-local media outlets from Georgia...

In the Dunwoody Neighbor from DeKalb County, find out how autism can be reversed in a natural way.

Staying in DeKalb County, a new shopping center could soon be on its way. Click here to see what progress is being made toward its completion.

A new source for local news debuted in middle Georgia this week. Click here to read the all-new Warner Robins Patriot. The printed version of the new publication is expected come out on August 26.

GNB is online at georgianewsbeat.blogspot.com, and on Twitter at twitter.com/georgianewsbeat. Enjoy your Wednesday night.