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Waubonsee Community College breaks ground on new $60 million Technical Training Center

When it opens in fall 2025, the new 100,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Technical Education Center will house the college’s automotive technology, auto body repair and welding technology ... read more

Governor and speaker must preserve singular wonder of Okefenokee

This one is not. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and House Speaker Jon Burns have the ability to declare that the preservation of Georgia’s magnificent Okefenokee Swamp is more important to this state ... read more

Daytona State College, Flagler Technical College initiatives among state budget winners

The Florida Legislature backed up Daytona State College and Flagler Technical College on funding initiatives now under scrutiny by Gov. Ron DeSantis. read more

Legislature adjourns without new limits on mining near Okefenokee

Another session of the Georgia General Assembly ended after midnight Friday without any new protections for the Okefenokee Swamp passing, as a controversial strip mine planned near the refuge ... read more

Letter: Okefenokee Swamp is too valuable to endanger it with nearby strip mining

Dear Gov. Kemp and Environmental Protection Division director Jeff Cown: The Okefenokee Swamp has always held a mythical allure, bolstered by tall tales and folk songs my father used to sing about it. read more

Environmentalists warn of threat to famed Okefenokee Swamp

Environmentalists warned that a mine proposed to be built near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge could damage the swamp’s fragile ecosystem. Supporters argue the mine will invigorate the ... read more

Marion Technical College bucks higher education trends with record enrollment

Marion Technical College has record enrollment this spring with more than 3,200 students, including students at high schools and area prisons. read more

Save the Okefenokee Swamp and help Southeastern Georgia in the process

Tures, a professor of political science at LaGrange College. When there’s a debate ... or we can protect local jobs. If the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge receives a UNESCO World Heritage ... read more

Wildlife advocates urge stronger safeguards for Okefenokee

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia faces the prospect of a titanium dioxide mine near its border. Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals aims to mine titanium and zirconium near Trail ... read more

If the Okefenokee isn’t worth saving, what is?

Guest columnist Dink NeSmith writes Alabama miners have done their best to pave a route to Trail Ridge, the eastern lip of the Okefenokee, with dollars, a bunch of them. (Courtesy National Park ... read more