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Thursday, November 15, 2012  30 young men and women will be working with Americus and Sumter County to re-vision their future as a vibrant 21st century rural community.

Sunday, October 28, 2012  Calhoun County High School hosted a health fair this weekend put on by Columbus State College.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Updated with video; Georgia's college students will be paying more for their education as the Georgia Board of Regents approves a tuition increase.

Thursday, July 22, 2010  A prestigious Chinese school orchestra will make its U.S. debut at Georgia State University this weekend.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  A federal official says another arrest has been made in the killing of a Georgia State University student outside his loft apartment in Atlanta.

Friday, July 09, 2010  A new study shows the University System of Georgia has a more than $12 billion impact on the state.

Thursday, February 18, 2010  Latest Georgia news, sports, business and entertainment

Thursday, November 19, 2009  Georgia's recession continues.  That's the word from the director of Georgia State University's Economic Forecasting Center.

Monday, October 19, 2009  Georgia State University is set to officially install President Mark P. Becker as head of the downtown Atlanta campus.

Thursday, September 10, 2009  Georgia State University has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study how to teach parents skills to avoid child abuse and neglect.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009  The downtown Atlanta campus will cut the ribbon on the new 87,000-square-foot facility Wednesday at 3 p.m.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009  Georgia State University has received a new federal grant to study school bullying.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009  Georgia State University says it is eliminating 300 positions in a move to make up for cuts in state funding to save about $9 million.  No faculty positions were eliminated.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009  Passage of the economic stimulus bill could take more than a year to stop a deepening recession, and a Georgia State forecaster says it could be 2011 before significant job recovery comes to the state.