KENNESAW, Georgia, March 28 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: While nursing sore feet stemming from her long shifts working as a hairdresser, Lexie Thrasher got a lesson in chemistry. She was captivated by a presentation on the chemistry behind the colors used in hair dye, which she found more interesting than her day job. From the hard floors of the salon, Thrasher would find her way to Kennesaw State University, where that lesson led her to seek a chemistry degr  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr is pushing back against a recent proposal from the Biden administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that seeks to impose, for the first time ever, new pollution limits and pretreatment standards on meat and poultry processors. Currently, the EPA regulates roughly 150 meat processing facilities in the U.S. With this proposed rule, the EPA would sweep into i  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced four judicial appointments, three to state courts and one to superior court. The Governor will appoint the Honorable Matthew Rollins to the Superior Court of the Paulding Judicial Circuit, Matthew Swope to the State Court of Coweta County, the Honorable Charles Bailey to the State Court of Dekalb County Division A, and the Honorable Phyllis Wil  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 27 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today renewed his call for a federal study to determine necessary harbor updates at the nation's third-busiest gateway for containerized trade while visiting the Port of Savannah along with Congressman Sam Graves, R-Mo, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Georgia Congressmen Buddy Carter and Mike Collins. "The Port of Sav  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 (TNSres) -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger applauded a recent poll of Georgia Republicans and conservative leaning independents (https://email.cloud2.secureclick.net/c/831?id=1271804.1622.1.443e4bd955eafeba266af37895d31a41) showing that a strong majority of those surveyed "have confidence in election officials to count votes freely and fairly" in the state. The survey was conducted by the Secure   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: On Tuesday, Mar. 26th, House Bill 808 garnered unanimous approval from members of the Georgia Senate. Carried in the Senate by Sen. John Albers (R-Roswell), the bill aims to alleviate tax burdens on small businesses in Georgia. Specifically, it seeks to reduce taxes on tangible personal property, items that have traditionally been subjected to annual taxation, posing financial strains on   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 28 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Falk Mercer University senior Adam Mobley wants to encourage children to chase their dreams, no matter their abilities. As an elementary special education major, he wants to build on the work of educators who encouraged him and accommodated his needs growing up. Mobley was born with VATER syndrome, a complex condition that impacts several body parts, including his limbs. As a result, his arms are shorter  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 27 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams For the third year in a row, Mercer University's Atlanta-based Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program in the College of Health Professions has received top honors in the American Physical Therapy Association's (APTA) student advocacy challenge contest. Mercer outperformed 32 programs for the win again this year. The advocacy challenge is an annual APTA initiative aimed at helping physic  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 27 -- Noble Investment Group, a real estate investment manager specializing in the travel and hospitality sector, issued the following news on March 26, 2024: Mit Shah today is CEO of Atlanta-based Noble Investment Group, a multi-billion dollar company founded in his lifetime of experience growing up in the hotel business. It's a story he shares with many Indian American hoteliers, but he said it's a story that bears repeating, a story of the American dream. Shah retell  more