http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/alapaha/ Alapaha, GA News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/alapaha/content/6a579667a5c76f8e82de7d835489d9f1.html The Mercer School of Medicine is getting a 31 million grant the largest onetime grant in the school's history to conduct a fiveyear study aimed at decreasing health disparities from diabetes in the black community The grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund the study by Mercer's Department of Family Medicine under the ChurchBased Diabetes Prevention and Translation program It will take place in black churches in Macon and Hartford Conn http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/alapaha/content/188ba02789362f353bac43f2e84518c9.html A scathing report from the accrediting agency for Clayton County schools was inaccurate and included untrue allegations the chairwoman of the school board testified during a state administrative hearing Tuesday Board members did not violate any laws and an audit commissioned by the school district has cleared board members of all accusations they acted unethically chairwoman A Michelle Strong said during nearly five hours of testimony She is one of four Clayton County school board members expected to testify during an ongoing hearing to determine if the board violated state laws when it put the 52000student district in danger of losing its accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/alapaha/content/c18956ff406ce2e8e956753a30eec880.html When the sun goes down Labor Day weekend 2009 the lights will come on in Georgia Night racing is coming to Atlanta Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark announced Tuesday We are giving the fans what they have been asking me personally for on almost a daily basis for almost 16 yearsClark said http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/alapaha/content/d6443b94630ce7a7092e5a090596d2e4.html A food service distribution company has announced it will close its plant in Tifton cutting dozens of jobs According to Nashville Tennesseebased COI the move will eliminate 200 jobs http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/alapaha/content/85ba3273e1476331db6a1231b4378712.html At a time when scantily clad female socialites are powerful enough to influence everything from pop music to presidential elections it can be difficult to tout the virtues of a lower hemline and a life of purity http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/alapaha/content/19483671d66a6663e194538617b97a03.html Mark Richt couldn't hide his enthusiasm after he made the climb to the press box to watch Georgia's spring game in April The view was good Richt saw talent everywhere http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/alapaha/content/407575a2e37a7aadb856a5585a9eddf8.html Clark Atlanta entered last season expecting to finally become a contender in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Instead the Panthers reverted to their old losing ways http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/georgia/alapaha/content/ca183d87b2f4e106ca3a0e741669070f.html Mark Richt couldn't hide his enthusiasm after he made the climb to the press box to watch Georgia's spring game in April The view was good Richt saw talent everywhere