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Middle Georgia State University Earns National Recognition As A “2025 Great College to Work For” Community News

Middle Georgia State University Earns National Recognition As A “2025 Great College to Work For”

Middle Georgia State University (MGA) is officially one of the best places in the nation to work in higher education. The University has been named a 2025 “Great College to Work For,” one of only 76 institutions nationwide to receive the honor this year. The recognition, announced September 19 in The Chronicle of Higher Education and on GreatCollegesList.com, puts MGA among the…
September 23, 2025
Governor Kemp Issues Commendation Honoring Colony Bank’s 50th Anniversary Community News

Governor Kemp Issues Commendation Honoring Colony Bank’s 50th Anniversary

Colony Bank is honored to share that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has issued an official commendation recognizing its 50th anniversary. The commendation celebrates five decades of dedicated service to customers, commitment to strengthening Georgia communities, and support for local businesses and economic growth. Since its founding in 1975, Colony Bank has remained focused on delivering the banking solutions that families…
September 8, 2025
Middle Georgia State University To Formally Open Pavilion & Other Facilities At Georgia Premier Cross Country Course Community News

Middle Georgia State University To Formally Open Pavilion & Other Facilities At Georgia Premier Cross Country Course

Middle Georgia State University (MGA) is celebrating the opening of new competition and event facilities, including a covered pavilion, team locker rooms, public restrooms, and expanded parking, at the Georgia Premier Cross Country Course on the Macon Campus. Georgia Premier is located at 3450 Fulton Mill Road.  Designed to help the University expand recreational and tourism opportunities in partnership with…
September 8, 2025
Wesleyan College Arboretum Upgraded To Level II By Morton Register/Arbnet Accreditation Program Community News

Wesleyan College Arboretum Upgraded To Level II By Morton Register/Arbnet Accreditation Program

The Wesleyan College Arboretum in Macon Georgia has been upgraded to a Level II Accreditation by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum, for demonstrating the high standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens.*  The Wesleyan College Arboretum was initially accredited in  2013 in the Morton Register of Arboreta, a database of the world’s…
September 8, 2025
Unemployment Falls Across Most of Georgia’s Regional Commissions in July Chamber NewsCommunity News

Unemployment Falls Across Most of Georgia’s Regional Commissions in July

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that unemployment fell in most of Georgia’s 12 regional commissions in July. “Our greatest strength is our people and the businesses that call Georgia home," said Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes. "July’s unemployment numbers show progress across most metro areas, and even where there are slight upticks, year-over-year trends reflect our resilience. By…
August 26, 2025
30 Teachers Across Georgia Get Wishes Granted by Robins Financial Credit Union Community News

30 Teachers Across Georgia Get Wishes Granted by Robins Financial Credit Union

Robins Financial Credit Union recently donated over $54,000 to thirty local teachers through their 4th Annual GRANTED program. The credit union believes that a bright future starts with a solid education. That’s why they created their GRANTED program in 2022 to help alleviate some of the financial burden teachers may face in their effort to educate and engage their students. Educators…
August 26, 2025
OCONEE STATE BANK ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF FOUR SEASONED BANKERS IN MIDDLE GEORGIA Community News

OCONEE STATE BANK ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF FOUR SEASONED BANKERS IN MIDDLE GEORGIA

Oconee State Bank (OTCQX: OSBK) recently announced the hiring of four highly experienced Middle Georgia banking professionals— Andy Flowers, Baxter James, Daryl Cohen, and Lisa Marie Pierce—strengthening the bank’s commitment to exceptional service, local expertise, and relationship-based banking across the Macon and Warner Robins area. These hires bring decades of banking experience and a deep understanding of the communities they…
August 25, 2025
Middle Georgia State University Contributes More Than $312 Million to Regional Economy in Fiscal 2024 Community News

Middle Georgia State University Contributes More Than $312 Million to Regional Economy in Fiscal 2024

Author: Sheron Smith Middle Georgia State University (MGA) contributed more than $312 million to the economy in fiscal 2024, a 5.3 percent increase over the previous year. Due to on- and off-campus spending during the same period, the University accounted for nearly 3,000 jobs.  That’s according to a study released August 12 by the University System of Georgia (USG). Dr.…
August 25, 2025
Atrium Health Navicent Peach and Atrium Health Levine Children’s Beverly Knight OlsonChildren’s Hospital Emergency Departments Earn National Recognition Community News

Atrium Health Navicent Peach and Atrium Health Levine Children’s Beverly Knight OlsonChildren’s Hospital Emergency Departments Earn National Recognition

Atrium Health Navicent hospitals receive Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award Atrium Health Navicent Peach’s emergency department and the pediatric emergency department at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital are recipients of the 2025 Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award. The award recognizes leadership, practice, education and advocacy that resulted in improved patient care and staff well-being. Atrium Health…
August 21, 2025
Fort Lauderdale One of Several New Flight Destinations Being Offered at Middle Georgia Regional Airport Chamber NewsCommunity News

Fort Lauderdale One of Several New Flight Destinations Being Offered at Middle Georgia Regional Airport

Spirit Airlines partners with the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, offering air travel to destinations such as the Caribbean, South Florida, Latin America, and other exciting locations. On Thursday, Macon-Bibb County announced that nonstop passenger air service to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport from Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN) will begin on October 16, 2025, thanks to Spirit Airlines. From Fort Lauderdale, people can…
July 17, 2025