Town for sale

Coming right out of the "believe it or not" department...one southeast Georgia town...for sale!

Click here to find out the name of that town, courtesy of GPB News via the Associated Press.

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How Georgia's counties stack up economically

Where do Georgia's counties rank as far as health and economics go? The University of Wisconsin released such a study on Tuesday.  It ranked all but three of Georgia's 159 counties on their health and economic status.  

Click one of the following links below for more on this story

Access North Georgia

Macon Telegraph  

Also click on the following map here, to see how your county fared, courtesy of Partner Up! For Public Health.

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New VSU president named

Valdosta State University finally has a new president.  The University System of Georgia Board of Regents picked William McKinney to become VSU's new president late last week.  He takes over for Patrick Schloss, who left the south Georgia campus last year.

Click the following links for more on McKinney's hiring

Associated Press

Atlanta Journal-Constitution 

WCTV Tallahassee

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Guess which Georgia city is tops in urban growth rate

It's a city that wasn't even classified as an urban area in 2000.  Click here to find out what that city is, and where it is, courtesy of the Rome News-Tribune.

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Big hospital absorbs smaller hospital

Two south Georgia hospitals are joining forces. 

Officials at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton have announced plans to acquire the Memorial Hospital in nearby Adel, as well as the nursing home located right next door.  

The move comes after the hospital announced the layoffs of 40 employees last week. The merger could be completed by the Fourth of July holiday.

More details

Albany Herald

Tift Regional Medical Center Press Release 

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Coastal Georgia town turns 50

A coastal Georgia town turned 50 years old over the weekend.  Find out which community reached that milestone by clicking here, courtesy of savannahnow.com.

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Albany-Dougherty consolidation talks back on track?

The effort to merge the governments of Albany and Dougherty County might soon get back on track.

The Albany Herald reports that Dougherty County Commission Chairman Jeff Sinyard will talk to city and state officials to see if the consolidation issue can be placed on the November ballot.  The issue was briefly considered during last year's legislative session, but was delayed until the 2010 Census figures came out.

Click here for more details, courtesy of the Albany Herald

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