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Georgia makes many more students than expected eligible for school vouchers
ATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of students in Georgia will be eligible for $6,500 vouchers to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses — far more than many legislators expected — under an expansive interpretation of the law by the new agency running the program. ...
Blue Bird: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot
MACON, Ga. (AP) — MACON, Ga. (AP) — Blue Bird Corp. (BLBD) on Monday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $24.7 million. On a per-share basis, the Macon, Georgia-based company said it had profit of 73 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 77 cents...
Canada's Irving Tissue plans a $600 million factory expansion in Georgia, hiring 100 more workers
MACON, Ga. (AP) — A Canadian company announced Thursday that it will spend $600 million to expand its tissue paper mill in Georgia, hiring 100 more workers. Irving Tissue said it needs to expand in Macon because the mill is currently selling all the bath tissue and paper towels it...
A Georgia city will blow up an old hotel to greet 2025
MACON, Ga. (AP) — One Georgia city will welcome 2025 with a larger-than-average bang. The Macon-Bibb County Commission on Tuesday approved a plan to implode a vacant 16-story hotel at midnight on New Year's Eve. Macon-Bibb County spent $4.5 million last year to buy...
AP Race Call: Republican Austin Scott wins reelection to U.S. House in Georgia's 8th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Austin Scott won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Georgia on Tuesday. Scott won his eighth term in Congress, representing Georgia's 8th District, which runs from north of Macon to the Florida state line. He defeated Democrat Darrius Butler, a minister and community activist. While...
