ANDERSONVILLE, GA - Armed Forces Day is Saturday May 19 and the solemn tune Taps will be sounded at every National Cemetery and U.S. Veterans cemetery worldwide at 11 a.m.  This tribute to veterans is called EchoTaps and is sponsored by the organization Bugles Across America.

Since 1949, the third Saturday in May has been designated as Armed Forces Day.  This day will honor all those who have served and continue to serve in uniform.

AMERICUS, GA - A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal, it is a part of the community that fosters health and represents hope.  From providing treatment and comfort to the sick, to welcoming new life into the world, hospitals are central to a healthy and optimistic community.  That's the message organizers are touting with the 2012 National Hospital Week theme "Making Miracles Happen"

The event theme is the centerpiece of a promotional campaign aimed at uniting health care facilities across the country during the May 6-12 celebration.

DOUGLAS, GA - On Tuesday, April 3, the presidents of six area colleges and universities joined South Georgia College President Dr. Virginia Carson and Waycross College Interim President Dr. Mary Ellen Wilson on the SGC campus in Douglas to discuss the consolidation of Waycross College and South Georgia College.In attendance were: Georgia Southwestern State..... Read More