Month: March 2014
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Georgia governor, first lady promote reading initiative
Gov. Nathan Deal and First Lady Sandra Deal today kicked off Read Across Georgia Month in support of the governor’s Grade Level Reading Initiative, a push to have all Georgia third graders reading at grade level or better by the completion of third grade.
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Deal to feds: Go pound sand, we’ll go it alone on Savannah project
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said he is prepared for the state to move forward with deepening of the Savannah Harbor after the Obama Administration declined to include funding for the project in its 2015 budget.
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Deal: Report will play a key role in future winter storm response
Gov. Nathan Deal has received the internal review and action plan he ordered from state agency heads involved in emergency response during the winter storm of Jan. 26-30.
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Mullis: Georgia legislature in the home stretch
The Georgia General Assembly is now entering the homestretch of the legislative session, and legislators are just days away from a significant deadline. Monday, March 3 is the 30th day of the legislative session, also known as “Crossover Day.”
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Georgia State Earns Outright Sun Belt title with 66-55 Win at Texas State
Georgia State clinched the outright Sun Belt Conference regular season title on Saturday evening with a 66-55 win over Texas State at Strahan Coliseum. It is the Panthers first outright title since the 2000-01 season and clinches GSU the No. 1 seed in the Sun Belt Conference tournament which begins March 13.
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CIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Livingstone Wins First-Ever Men’s Tournament Title
The Livingstone College Blue Bears made history on Saturday evening after clinching their first-ever CIAA Championship with an 83-68 win over Winston-Salem State University in Time Warner Cable Arena.
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CIAA Women’s Basketball Tournament: Shaw University Tops Fayetteville State University for Fourth Straight CIAA Tournament Win
The Shaw University Lady Bears held on late in the game to clinch their fourth straight CIAA Tournament Championship on Saturday evening with a 73-70 win over Fayetteville State University. The Lady Bears have not only won four straight tournament titles, but have also won nine of the last 12 tournament championships.
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CIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Winston-Salem State Rams Dig Deep for Semi-Final Win Over Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls
The Winston-Salem State University Rams clawed their way back from a 16-point deficit to secure a spot in Saturday’s CIAA Championship game with a 78-71 win over Johnson C. Smith University. The Rams are slated to take on the Livingstone College Blue Bears in an 8:30 p.m. contest in Time Warner Cable Arena.
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CIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament:Livingstone Beats Fayetteville State in Men’s Semi-Final
CIAA Player of the Year Mark Thomas scored 28 points and Jody Hill added 14 points as Livingstone College survived a late Fayetteville State run for a 79-73 men’s basketball semi-final win at Time Warner Cable Arena on Friday, February 28 to reach the CIAA Tournament finals for the second consecutive year.
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Georgia State’s 2014 Football Schedule Finalized
The first Football Bowl Subdivision game of the season and Georgia State’s first football game against in-state foe Georgia Southern highlight the Panthers’ 2014 schedule, as announced Saturday by the Sun Belt Conference.