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 …
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By Erik Green, Sports Editor
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3/22/23
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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 …
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3/22/23
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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 …
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By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief, Capitol Beat News Service
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3/22/23
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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 …
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3/19/23
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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 …
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3/15/23
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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 …
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By Rebecca Grapevine, Staff Reporter, Capitol Beat News Service
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3/15/23
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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 …
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3/15/23
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3/10/23
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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 …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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3/8/23
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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 …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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3/6/23
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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 …
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3/5/23
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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 …
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3/1/23
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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 …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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2/27/23
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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 …
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2/27/23
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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 …
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2/23/23
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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 …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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2/20/23
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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, …
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2/20/23
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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. …
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By Rebecca Grapevine, Staff Reporter, Capitol Beat News Service
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2/13/23
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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 …
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2/13/23
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“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 …
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By Jimmy Espy, Editor
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2/13/23
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