Jeff Dantre

1 week ago | wuga.org | Jeff Dantre

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted Wednesday to name Christopher “Mike” Johnson as the sole finalist for president of the University of West Georgia. Johnson, currently serving as chief of staff at the University of Houston, will succeed the Carrollton school’s interim president, Ashwani Monga, whose permanent role is as the university system’s executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer. Monga has served as interim president since the departure of Brendan B.

1 week ago | wuga.org | Jeff Dantre

Representatives of the state Public Service Commission’s Public Interest Advocacy (PIA) Staff believe Georgia Power has overestimated how much additional electrical generating capacity it will need to meet the demands of data centers. In its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), Georgia Power is forecasting a need for 13,140 megawatts of additional peak generating capacity, mostly from “large-load” customers including data centers.

1 week ago | wuga.org | Jeff Dantre

More students have been skipping school since the COVID-19 pandemic, and Georgia lawmakers are looking into the problem. Macon State Senator, John Kennedy, will chair a new study committee on combating chronic absenteeism in schools. Kennedy was the chief co-sponsor of Senate Bill 123, which Gov. Brian Kemp signed last month. It amends Georgia’s compulsory attendance law for students ages 6 through 15, with chronic absenteeism defined as missing 10% or more of the school year.

1 week ago | nowhabersham.com | Jeff Dantre

A federal task force is now involved in the search for a man accused of killing a UGA student in a DUI-related accident. In the early morning of February 13, 2023, doctoral student Beth Buchanan was driving her mother to the airport in Atlanta after she visited for a long weekend. They were on Highway 316 near Winder when a car traveling on the wrong side of the highway slammed into their westbound vehicle. Beth died on impact. Her mother, Julie Olson-Buchanan, was critically injured.

1 week ago | wuga.org | Jeff Dantre

An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting death of a Georgia Tech student at an off-campus apartment complex. Nigel Belser turned himself in Sunday and is facing charges of murder and aggravated assault. Police say the suspect was seen arguing with the victim in the hallway at the Connector Apartment in Midtown, just blocks from the Tech campus. When officers arrived, they found the man with a gunshot wound to the head.