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Quality of Life
Lt. Governor Casey Cagle: Lake Condition Has Produced Economic Hardships in North Georgia
A state House and Senate delegation traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), John Paul Woodley Jr, along with U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss and U.S. Congressman Nathan Deal...
Jul 10, 2008
Callanwolde August Events
Mark your calendars and attend these Callonwolde events in August...
Jul 10, 2008
July Meeting of GA TOTA
The next meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will be held on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at the Sweetwater Creek State Park Interpretive Center in Lithia Springs, Georgia...
Jul 9, 2008
Reforming Georgia's Health Insurance Marketplace
HOUSE BILL 923 By Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine...
Jul 9, 2008
Best-selling author Charles Frazier brings Cherokee Indian culture to life at Gwinnett Center on July 12
Summer reading program Gwinnett Reads celebrates Cherokee culture with live music, storytelling, and language by members of the Cherokee Nation. Appearing at the program’s main event, Charles Frazier will talk about his latest book Thirteen Moons and his efforts to help preserve a Native American way of life struggling to survive in Appalachia...
Jul 9, 2008
Georgia and Northwest Georgia Mark Trail of Tears Anniversary
Gov. Sonny Perdue has signed an official proclamation recognizing this year as the 170th anniversary of the Cherokee Removal from Georgia, also known as the “Trail of Tears"...
Jul 8, 2008
WBA Disability Day
The Women's Basketball Association and the Atlanta Dream are partnering with The Arc and have invited people with disabilities to attend a game at Phillip's Arena July 22nd from 11-1pm. It is also children's day...
Jul 8, 2008
Experience Love at First Bite
The 2008 Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week will take place July 21-27, 2008 and will showcase the Downtown Dining District as a hotbed of culinary activity and diverse dining options. Make your reservations today...
Jul 7, 2008
Dear EarthTalk
What’s going on with all the cases of autism cropping up and no one seems to know why? It stands to reason it must be something (or some things) environmental, yet every study allegedly turns up no conclusion? What are the possible causes? -- Jessica W., Austin, TX...
Jul 7, 2008
Hall County to Offer Prescription Drug Discount Card
Hall County will soon be introducing a discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs. The county will make free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties (NACo) that offers average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs..
Jul 6, 2008
Georgia Sea Turtle Center Releases an Old Friend into the Sea
Officials from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island, and the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta will release Dylan into the ocean on Monday, June 30th at 11 a.m...
Jul 5, 2008
Georgia DOT Suspends Major lane Closures
The Georgia Department of Transportation will scale back its construction projects across the state – suspending related lane closures on all interstate and major state system highways, including the resurfacing project on the Downtown Connector...
Jul 5, 2008
Dear EarthTalk
What green-friendly lawn and garden pesticides are available today? I’m particularly interested in options that won’t harm my cats. -- Nancy Blanchard, via e-mail...
Jul 5, 2008
Happy Independence Day, America!
In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain...
Jul 4, 2008
Centennial Olympic Park’s 4th of July Celebration
Centennial Olympic Park’s 4th of July Celebration offers a full day of fun and entertainment for the entire family including Atlanta’s best fireworks display...
Jul 4, 2008
