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Time tripping video wins state honors
Wouldn’t it be great to have a time machine to just get away for a while? Well, as North Murray film students Daniel Skojac and Bradley Flood proved, be careful what you wish for. Their … more
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GNTC Horticulture student Grant Payne repots a plant to get ready for the plant sale.
GNTC hosts spring plant sale on April 10-13
The Spring Plant Sale at Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), an annual tradition in Rome, will be held April 10-13.The sale will begin 0n Monday, April 10, at 8 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. The … more
State senators restore full funding of HOPE program
ATLANTA – Georgia Senate budget writers approved a $32.4 billion fiscal 204 state budget late Tuesday that restores the full funding of HOPE scholarships Gov. Brian Kemp recommended in … more
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GNTC students Garrett Knight (left) and Christopher Herrera compete in the TeamWorks construction category.
GNTC students excel at SkillsUSA Georgia competition
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) students excelled at the 2023 SkillsUSA Georgia State Leadership and Skills Conference, March 9-11, in Atlanta. GNTC competed in 14 categories and took … more
GNTC recognized as 'Military Friendly'
GNTC earns 2023-2024 Military Friendly School designationGeorgia Northwestern Technical College announced today that it has earned the 2023-2024 Military Friendly School designation.Institutions … more
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House OKs bill requiring state to determine if degrees needed for some jobs
ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation this week to require the state to assess whether educational requirements for many state jobs are necessary. The … more
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Pictured are (front, from left) Landon Owens, Brianna Webb, Emma McDaniel, Charlsey Richards, Daniel Skojac and Aaron Flood; (middle) Louis Barrell, Isabel Harrison, Sara Gibson, Kylee Johnson, Hayden Brinkley; (back) Bobby Barrell, Anthony Skojac, Lucas Wiley
Murray County 4-Hers excel at Rock Eagle
Fourteen Murray County 4-H members competed March 4 at Junior Senior Northwest District Project Achievement at Rock Eagle 4-H Center in Eatonton.Students chose a project area of interest, researched … more
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Bagley Middle FFA members recently participated in the Area I Junior Livestock Judging Career Development Event held at the Agriculture Center at Rockmart High School. These students placed six classes of cattle, hogs, and lambs, took a written exam on breeds and anatomy of livestock and then each presented a verbal set of reasons on one of the classes. Competing for Bagley FFA were Tatum Bartenfield, Sarabeth McCamey, Kailey Kendrick and Kendall Kopcsak. These girls placed 4th out of 27 teams and all were Gold Emblem winners.
Livestock judges
West end of MCHS football stadium undergoing major renovation.
School board to visit stadium worksite
The Murray County Board of Education will meet at the Murray County High School football stadium on March 21 (at 4 p.m.) to get a look at the site of the proposed new concession stand and bathroom … more
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School board considers early SPLOST vote
Sales tax revenues have been so strong in recent years the Murray County Board of Education is looking at a new SPLOST referendum.The current five-year SPLOST went into effect in July of 2022 with a … more
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Angela Berch
Berch named VP of economic development at GNTC
Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) has named Angela Berch of Carrollton the new vice president of Economic Development.Berch, who stepped into her new role on Feb. 16, previously served as … more
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Georgia colleges application fees waived in March
ATLANTA – Over 40 Georgia colleges and universities will waive college application fees for high school seniors in March. This will be the fourth time the Georgia Student Finance Commission … more
From left, Tara and Heath Jones, Roseanna Stanley and Kenzie Jones.
Jones first at FFA livestock event
It was a rewarding Friday for Murray County High School’s Kenzie Jones.Jones, 15, won first place in her division in the Required Breeding Does (goats) category at the National Georgia Junior … more
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Murray Schools Spring Gala set for March 18
The second annual Murray County Schools Foundation spring gala will be March 18 at the Dalton Convention Center.Cocktails will be served at 5:30 p.m. with dinner starting at 6 p.m.Tickets are $150 … more
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GNTC student Shanna Crocker (left) makes a tambourine with her daughter, Alaina Wheeler, during the first Kids STEM Festival held in October at the Gordon County Campus in Calhoun.
GNTC to host kids STEM Festival
Georgia Northwestern Technical College will host a free Kids STEM Festival on Thursday, March 16, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton.Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) PBS Kids … more
Old Dalton-Ellijay Road to be blocked Sunday
City of Chatsworth work crews will erect concrete barricades on Old Dalton-Ellijay Road on Sunday, blocking a portion of the road adjacent to Murray County High School.Approximately 100 feet of the … more
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Woodlawn Elementary students include (front, from left) Lizabeth Salazar, Alexa Arevalo, Kayslee Taylor, Brynlee Whaley, Tatum Roland. Middle Row L-R: Ayla Ward, Eli Waldroup, Ross Wiley, Mason Earley. Back Row L-R: Glynleigh Ashe, Allie Burk, America Chavarria, Zoe Bynum and Payton Ray.
4-H District Project Achievement photos
Seventy-two Murray County 4-6th grade Cloverleaf 4-H’ers and 15 adult volunteers and teen leaders traveled to Georgia Highlands College in Rome, to participate in District Project Achievement, … more
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Georgia’s education funding formula is complicated
ATLANTA – The General Assembly is unlikely to change Georgia’s education funding formula this session, legislators have told Capitol Beat.A state Senate study committee chaired by Sen. … more
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Sen. Chuck Payne
Payne named to educational commission
ATLANTA -- Sen. Chuck Payne (R – Dalton) has been appointed by Lt. Governor Burt Jones to represent the state of Georgia as a member on the Education Commission of the States.Since 1977, the … more
pring Place Elementary ESOL teacher Rachel Brindle was named Murray School District’s Teacher of the Year last week. As part of her reward, Brindle was presented with the keys to a new Ford Escape from Chatsworth Ford which she will be able to drive for one year. The keys presentation was part of a celebration at the school on Friday. Spring Place students cheered her on as “Mrs. Brindle” tried out her new ride. Pictured at left are school board members Conrad Puryear and Kelli Reed, Chatsworth Ford’s Terry Kidd and School Superintendent Steve Loughridge.
Brindle named Teacher of the Year
“I knew there was a lot of tough competition but I wanted to win, mostly I wanted to win for Spring Place Elementary,” said Rachel Brindle, who did indeed win Teacher of the Year for the … more
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