ATLANTA, Georgia, June 22 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Virginia Anne Bates, 37, of Forest Park, has been indicted in DeKalb County on charges of Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude, Sexual Exploitation of Children, and Pimping. Bates is alleged to have knowingly harbored and provided a 16-year-old female and an adult female to sex buyers in DeKalb County. The defendant is further alleged to have collected a portion of the fina more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 21 -- The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance issued the following news release: On June 20, 2024, an Order to Cease and Desist ("Order") issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance ("Department") to Derek Coffey ("Mr. Coffey") became final. The Order was issued by the Department after it obtained evidence that Derek Coffey, while employed by a licensed mortgage lender, violated O.C.G.A. Sec. 7-1-1013(2) by misrepresenting or concealing or causing another to misrepresent or conceal material factors, te more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 21 (TNSres) -- Samford University issued the following news release: After more than a decade of work on her Enslaved People Project, Cumberland School of Law alumna Erica L. Woodford, JD '00, announced the launch of an online database of slave records from Macon-Bibb County, Georgia. The online research portal went live in March 2024. In 2013, Woodford, Bibb County's superior court clerk, discovered records of slave transactions in old county deed books while conducting a routine office inventory. Soon after her dis more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 22 (TNSres) -- Fulton County Schools issued the following news on June 21, 2024: The Fulton County Board of Education (FCBOE) met on Thursday, June 20, 2024, for its regularly scheduled Board meeting at the South Learning Center. The full agenda is available online (https://go.boarddocs.com/ga/fcss/Board.nsf/Public). All items approved are available via BoardDocs. Meetings are streamed live on the FCS district homepage. Recordings will be available within 48 hours. Superintendent's Report Dr. Mike Looney began the Sup more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 21 -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that four lawyers in the firm's Paris, France office have been recognized in the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in France(TM) and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in France(TM). Founding partner of the firm's Paris office, Jean-Marc Albiol, Paris office managing partner Cecile Martin, of counsel Pascale Ernst, and associate Jerome Vern more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 22 -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: For the second year in a row, Georgia Tech has earned the top spot on the Princeton Review's Best Value Colleges list. The educational services company evaluated 650 public and private schools to determine the "most exceptional in the nation at delivering great academics, affordable cost, and great career foundations." The Institute leads all public colleges based on the formula, which considers return on investment, academics, financial aid, quality of more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, June 22 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: The stereotype of mathematics and mathematicians involves a solitary pursuit of knowledge, but Eric Stachura knows better. The Kennesaw State University assistant professor of mathematics works on quantitative analysis of electromagnetic waves and keeps a collaborative research practice with colleagues near and far. That partnership has led to a three-year grant worth $223,206 from the Army Research Office, a director of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilitie more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 22 (TNSres) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: Summer 2024 is kicking off with an intense heat wave in the U.S. Extremely high temperatures were felt across the South, Midwest, and Northeast last weekend and into the following week, with some areas reaching 100 degrees. On Tuesday morning, June 18, more than 76 million people across the United States were put under heat alerts. Moving into the weekend, the country will continue to heat up, with record-b more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 21 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Mary Ann Howard Mercer University School of Law alumnus Ivy Cadle was sworn in as 62nd president of the State Bar of Georgia on June 8. He previously was elected secretary in 2021, to the executive committee in 2019 and to the board of governors in 2017. "Being inaugurated as the president of the State Bar of Georgia is a profound honor and truly humbling," he said. "It is a privilege to lead an organization dedicated to the lawyers of the State of Georgia. I am com more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 22 -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Mary Ann Howard Mercer University School of Law alumnus Ivy Cadle was sworn in as 62nd president of the State Bar of Georgia on June 8. He previously was elected secretary in 2021, to the executive committee in 2019 and to the board of governors in 2017. "Being inaugurated as the president of the State Bar of Georgia is a profound honor and truly humbling," he said. "It is a privilege to lead an organization dedicated to the lawyers of the State of Georgia. I am com more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 22 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Al Williams (D-Midway) was recently named by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve as a member of the House Study Committee on Navigable Streams and Related Matters. "Having previously served on the House Study Committee on Fishing Access to Freshwater Resources last year, I understand that this is a serious matter, and it is very important to many Georgians," said Rep. Williams. "I look forward to studying this issue further this year."  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 22 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Debbie Buckner (D-Junction City) was recently appointed by Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve as a member of the House Study Committee on Private Water Systems. "I appreciate the opportunity to serve on this very important study committee," said Rep. Buckner. "Many years ago, a college professor said to me, 'The next gold will be water,' and I truly believe that time has come. As precious of a resource as water is, we must further inve more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 22 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Matt Reeves (R-Duluth) was recently commended by the Georgia United Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Georgia (UAPRN) at their recent meeting in Alpharetta, Georgia for his support for House Bill 1046 and Senate Bill 449 enacted in 2024, which seek to improve Georgia's healthcare workforce. House Bill 1046 created the Georgia Commission on Maternal & Infant Health, authorizes Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) to sign death cert more PR

DECATUR, Georgia, June 22 -- The Columbia Theological Seminary issued the following news: Columbia Theological Seminary has appointed the Rev. Shavon Starling-Louis - fresh off the culmination of her term as Co-Moderator of the 225th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - as Campus Minister, effective August 1. Starling-Louis returns to the campus where she earned a Master of Divinity degree with honors in practical theology in 2013. "I am overflowing with excitement and joyful anticipation as I accept the call to be the camp more PR