ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) and State Representative Tom McCall (R-Elberton) recently announced that the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta in Madison County and the Elbert Theatre Foundation were awarded grant funding for special art projects The Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta in Madison County received a Vibrant Communities Grant of more than $3,500, and the Elbert Theatre Foundation received a Cultural Facilities Grant of approximately $11,500. Continue reading “Rep. McCall Announces Grant Funding For Organizations in Elbert and Madison Counties”
Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Issues Statement on Passing of Georgia House Rules Committee Chairman Jay Powell
ATLANTA – The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), chaired by State Representative Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain), today issued the following statement on the passing of State Representative Jay Powell (R-Camilla), who served as chairman of the House Rules Committee: Continue reading “Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Issues Statement on Passing of Georgia House Rules Committee Chairman Jay Powell”
Bartow County Public Library System Awarded Grant Funding to Support Special Art Projects
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) and State Representative Matthew Gambill (R-Cartersville) today announced that the Bartow County Public Library System was selected as a Vibrant Communities Grant recipient. The Bartow County Public Library System was awarded more than $1,000 in grant funding for special art projects. Continue reading “Bartow County Public Library System Awarded Grant Funding to Support Special Art Projects”
Paulding Boys & Girls Club Awarded Grant Funding to Support Special Art Projects
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) and State Representative Joseph Gullett (R-Dallas) today announced that the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta in Paulding County was selected as a Vibrant Communities Grant recipient. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta in Paulding County was awarded more than $3,500 in grant funding for special art projects. Continue reading “Paulding Boys & Girls Club Awarded Grant Funding to Support Special Art Projects”
Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Issues Statement on Alleged Plan to Attack a Black Church in Hall County
ATLANTA – The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC), chaired by State Representative Karen Bennett (D-Stone Mountain), today issued the following statement in response to recent reports of a 16-year-old high school student’s alleged plans to attack parishioners at the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Gainesville, Georgia: Continue reading “Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Issues Statement on Alleged Plan to Attack a Black Church in Hall County”