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4 days ago | nowhabersham.com | Chase McGee

On Friday, two teachers killed in last year’s shooting at Apalachee High School will be added to the National Memorial to Fallen Educators in Emporia, Kansas. Cristina Irimie and Richard Aspinwall both worked as math teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder. On September 4th of last year they were killed during a school shooting that also took the lives of two students. Now, they will be honored along with seven other U.S. teachers who died in the service of education.

6 days ago | nowhabersham.com | Sarah Kallis

Georgia’s Sen. Raphael Warnock is pushing for a bipartisan bill to help shelter animals in Georgia. The “Bringing Animals Relief and Kibble” act, or BARK Act, would remove some bureaucratic barriers to pet stores donating pet food to shelters, including protection from liability. Pet stores often throw out unsold pet food and supplies instead of donating them to local shelters. Warnock said this bill would help Georgia’s vulnerable shelter animals and reduce waste in landfills.

1 week ago | nowhabersham.com | Alexia Ridley

Historic Athens is in the process of gathering feedback from community members related to the proposed adaptive reuse of the former University of Georgia President’s House. The Board of Regents has accepted a proposal to turn the building into a hotel. Denise Sunta is the engagement coordinator at Historic Athens.

1 week ago | nowhabersham.com | Lynn Gendusa

“Oh no!!!!!” “Hush your mouth!” “No way!!” “Against my religion!” “Who do I call?” These are just a few gasps I uttered after learning that the Southern accent was slowly disappearing. Bless those evildoers’ hearts; they don’t understand that such a tragedy must not occur. Y’all can ask anybody what a hissy fit I throw when folks want to rid themselves of their accents. I like diversity in speech because it reflects each person’s ancestry.

1 week ago | nowhabersham.com | Jeff Dantre

A State House study committee focusing on the costs and effects of smoking met for the first time Thursday. Democratic State Representative Michelle Au, who is a medical doctor, is leading an effort to increase taxes on cigarettes in Georgia, which is the second lowest in the nation. Experts say Georgia is spending hundreds of millions more on Medicaid for people sickened by smoking than it gets from the cigarette tax.