Mercer University News

Focusing some of its promotions on those who love fine foods, the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association plans to promote the state's spring crops through working with chefs.

Elizabeth Bibb, daughter of Frank and Pam Bibb, of Rome, graduated magna cum laude from Mercer University earning a bachelor of arts degree with a double major in journalism and political science.

Telegraph reporters Amy Leigh Womack and Joe Kovac Jr. are 2011 Green Eyeshade Awards finalists for their work covering the slaying of Mercer University law school graduate Lauren Giddings.

Clemmie Jones and his wife Lynn had a long drive to get to their niece’s graduation Saturday, but a comparatively short wait to see her cross the stage: Aubrianna Alderman’s name was the first on the list of regular graduates of Veterans High School.

From left, Catharine Burns Liles, Nancy Domingos Warlick and Kam Hatcher Cook , three of the 13 original graduates of Stratford Academy, in front of the historic Woodruff House on Coleman Hill where the school held its first classes.

If you know The Bible ... and if you like Jeff Foxworthy, the Atlanta-area resident famous for redneck jokes and the Blue Collar Comedy Tour ... Yes, you might be able to be a contestant on "American Bible Challenge," on the Game Show Network.

Attorney General Sam Olens says Georgia’s attorneys have donated more than 612,000 pounds of food to the state’s seven regional food banks during a first-ever competition.

Macon City Council President James Timley has picked a longtime Bibb County educator to serve on an advisory committee that will monitor a $190 million special purpose local option sales tax.

Georgia lawyers collected and contributed 612,497 pounds of food to the state's seven food banks during the inaugural "Georgia Legal Food Frenzy," a drive to reduce hunger statewide, Attorney General Sam Olens said.

Baldwyn's Dixon reaches international DECA finals SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Baldwyn High School junior Alicia Dixon was a finalist recently at DECA's 66th annual International Career Development Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Vaccination studies from Mercer University headline the groundbreaking research being unveiled at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists' National Biotechnology Conference .

WOODY MARSHALL/wmarshall@macon.comFirst Presbyterian Day senior Kaitlynn Jones interacts with a client during breakfast at Daybreak homeless center Thursday in Macon.

In a Saturday, May 12, 2012 photo, Roy Vandiver, third from left, visits with his ``new B. F. F.,'' Shannon Marie Giddens as they and other candidates for Mercer University degrees wait for commencement exercises to being ,in Macon, Ga,. At 73, Vandiver is the third oldest grad in the school's history.

WOODY MARSHALL/THE TELEGRAPH Macon, Georgia, 08/24/2011: Stephen McDaniel walks into court for his first appearance on 7 counts of sexually exploiting children.

Berkeley Lake ES, Gwin Oaks ES, and Knight ES: Three Gwinnett leaders appointed as school principals As the 2011-2012 school year comes to an end, the Gwinnett County Board of Education has named the school principals who will lead three elementary schools next school year.

Georgia new state poet laureate is based in Central Georgia. His name is Judson Mitcham and he's a creative writing professor at Mercer University.

More than 6,000 people were expected to show up to Mercer University 's Atlanta commencement ceremony last weekend.

Name: Joe AllenA A A A A A A A A A A Title/Position/Occupation: Executive Director, Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District Sphere of Influence: Gwinnett County Education/Background: Bachelor of Arts, Mercer University; Master of Public Administration, Georgia State University.

By LOUIE BROGDON The Brunswick News Jimmy Durden says he's going to seek a sixth term as Glynn County coroner.

According to the Facebook page of Norfolk Public Schools, the school board voted 6-1 to award a contract to Dr.