Author: MJ Kneiser

As 2023 comes to a close, the American Red Cross and The Blood Connection are asking people to consider adding charitable giving to their year-end traditions by donating blood to patients in need. Thanks to FDA changes in blood donor eligibility this year, now more healthy people can give the gift of life Beginning last May, FDA guidelines recommend asking […]

When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, scammers know that losing weight is one of the most popular goals. And that has led to a slew of scams involving supplements and weight loss formulas claiming to offer rapid results. Not only are the products themselves questionable, but so are the business dealings of the companies peddling them. Most weight loss […]

As we continue our look back at the big stories of 2023, in January, the Frankin County Board of Education announced that Assistant School Superintendent Melanie-Burton Brown was the sole finalist for the position of School Superintendent for the Franklin County Charter School System. The announcement came at the Board’s January 12 work session. Burton-Brown had worked in the Franklin […]

Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia’s November unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.4 percent for the third consecutive month. The unemployment rate was three-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. “This holiday season, the greatest gift we can give Georgians is a future filled with opportunity,” said Commissioner Bruce Thompson. “With record-high job […]

On December 8th, 2023, Emmanuel University celebrated several firsts as the fall graduating class walked across the stage at the Charles F. Stanley Chapel. This class of approximately 32 students marked the first graduating class of Emmanuel University. Thirteen of the graduates were from the Emmanuel Graduate programs with Master of Education and Master of Exercise Science degrees awarded, another […]