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Judging by his rapid-fire speech in San Antonio on Tuesday to state college and university presidents from across the country, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is still the high-energy guy who played pro basketball in Australia for a few years after graduating from Harvard University.

As families across the county celebrate Thanksgiving with relatives and friends, there will be empty seats at some homes.

Some of the most elegant addresses in all of Atlanta are found in this wealthy enclave.

Emma Hicks , a Rome resident and education student at the University of West Georgia, recently became a United States citizen.

Another strong voice in our state's economic forecasting arena says we can expect Georgia's recession to continue into 2010, with the state's fiscal picture improving in 2011.

University of West Georgia President Beheruz Sethna speaks to students at the Student Government Association meeting Thursday about a mandatory fee increase next semester to help plug holes in the university's budget.

Appalachian Bancshare, the holding company for Appalachian Community Bank, Appalachian Community Bank, F.S.B., and Appalachian Real Estate Holdings, announced that Danny Jett will serve as its interim chief operating officer.

Just one day after the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved a plan to increase budget cuts from 6 to 8 percent due to continuing declines in state revenue, University of West Georgia President Dr.

As expected, public college students in Georgia will have to dig deeper to meet their bills next semester as the Regents grapple with new budget cuts.

If you want college students to do something, offer them free food and other giveaways.

Rodney Kay of Heard County High School has been named the state's assistant principal of the year for 2009-10 by the Georgia Association of Secondary School Principals.

Four years ago the Carroll County NAACP conceived a program that would help parolees live a successful life outside of prison.

The Bandy Heritage Center for Northwest Georgia will present the first of its Annual Civil War Lecture Series events on Thursday.

Adairsville High graduate MaKaylie Morris is crowned Homecoming Queen at the University of West Georgia.

Adairsville High graduate MaKaylie Morris was recently crowned Homecoming Queen at the University of West Georgia.

The defeat of an incumbent candidate in a Carrollton Board of Education election might be something that hasn't happened in at least a decade.

A former University of West Georgia student pleaded guilty Thursday to false imprisonment as part of a plea agreement after he filed a motion for a new trial in an aggravated sexual battery case.

It was Joshua Almond's first semester grade point average of 3.53 that gave him the motivation he needed to succeed at West Georgia State University.

BB&T Corp . has pledged $1 million to the University of West Georgia 's Richards College of Business to create the Center for Ethics and Free Enterprise and the BB&T Lectures in Free Enterprise Series.

Just found out that one of my art teachers from the University of West Georgia died earlier this year.