Georgia Northwestern Technical College marketing management student Stephanie Kuhrt was named a 2021 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) finalist and Jeremiah Cooper, program director and instructor of welding and joining technology, was selected as a 2021 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year finalist by the Technical College System of Georgia. The finalists were ... (click for more)

Four individuals were recognized for their dedication and hard work at Cleveland State Community College’s annual spring Commencement Ceremonies this weekend. Quentin Kaus was selected as the 2021 Distinguished Graduate. Joyce Chapman and Kelli Roach were both selected as Distinguished Staff Members and Denice King was selected as the Distinguished Faculty Member. The Distinguished ... (click for more)

Hamilton County School officials said Monday that beginning June 1, mask wearing will be optional for students and staff. Officials said, "We wanted to provide a reminder and an update regarding masks. "On March 15, we retired the Phase Tracker and committed to maintaining Phase 3 mitigation strategies through the end of this school year. According to our Reentry and Continuous ... (click for more)

County School Board attorney Scott Bennett said a new state law banning the teaching of "Critical Race Theory" "really doesn't affect anything that Hamilton County teaches." The attorney said there would be no issue "as long as we take an even-handed approach." He said it "does not mean that we cannot teach academic concepts" about race. Attorney Bennett added, "And it ... (click for more)

We’re asking nicely, because we think the use of the term has been mostly well-intentioned. But let’s start with some numbers: a mere 3 percent of Americans of Latin-American descent use “Latinx” to describe themselves. This is based on a 2020 Pew Research poll of about 3,000 American Latinos. Those who want for “Latinx” to become the default say it’s preferable because it’s ... (click for more)

Just one month ago, the America people were clamoring for the COVID vaccine. In mid-April, the United States was inoculating quite nearly 3 million doses a day, yet today our heroic health department heroes can’t give enough of the life-saving serum away. I am just like the health officials who have helpless watched as 582,081 Americans have died (as of 6 p.m. yesterday) and, closer ... (click for more)