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Columbus Police see spike in school zone speed violation since closing Buena Vista Road
Columbus Police are reminding citizens to slow down in school zones as they detour from Buena Vista. This reminder comes as Brown Avenue has seen a spike in school zone speed ...
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Macon school officials to consider district-wide rezoning first, not closures
The Bibb County Board of Education will consider the recommendations as they move forward with addressing the district’s ...
More than 600 new homes could be coming to Lexington County. Here's how it'll impact local schools.
Lexington County Planning Commission approved an additional 300 homes to go to the Pleasant View Tract subdivision. 185 new ...
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GA may be next to ban phones in schools. What are the safety concerns?
Georgia is on the verge of passing a new bill that will ban cell phones in all K-8 schools hoping to limit distractions, but ...
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Local reaction to the Augusta National Golf Club’s partnership with Tiger Woods TGR Foundation
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Richmond County School Board members and local golfers reacted to today’s big announcement regarding the Augusta National, TGR Foundation, and The Patch. The Augusta ...
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Macon-Bibb County ponders future of paused speed cameras after Georgia lawmakers' inaction
MACON, Ga. — Georgia's general assembly has spoken: school zone speed cameras will be with ... But in Macon-Bibb County, the future of the cameras remains unclear. Last month, Bibb County ...
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Georgia lawmakers fail to pass school zone speed camera reforms, leaving drivers frustrated
Georgia lawmakers ended their session ... "I’ve got six children in Muscogee County that have been hit. Four have died in school zones," Robertson said. "We did a real unique thing with [our ...
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Mayor Miller reallocates campaign contribution from school speeding tickets to charity
On March 19, Bibb County Sheriff David Davis announced all citations issued by school zone speeding cameras are suspended, as new legislation moves through the Georgia General Assembly. Georgia House ...
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Tiger Woods, Augusta National Golf Club partner on STEAM education in Richmond County
The program will be free and located in the former Lamar Elementary School site in Richmond County, with an expected opening in 2028. TGR Learning Lab Augusta aims to serve approximately 23,000 ...
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Speeding in school zones? You're on notice from Oneida County
UTICA — Speeders in school zones will soon be looking over their shoulders because Oneida County has announced a new speed monitoring system to be implemented at school zones throughout the ...
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School zone camera bills fail to pass on Ga, lawmakers’ last day
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First ... would have dramatically impacted the use of speed detection cameras in school zones. House Bill 225, introduced by state Rep. Dale Washburn, R-Macon ...
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MSCS’ Richmond not bound by same ethics clause Feagins was
(Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian) Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members formalized a contract with Interim Superintendent Roderick Richmond two months after appointing him to replace ousted ...