ATLANTA, Georgia, July 30 -- Atlanta Public Schools issued the following news release on July 29, 2024: The Atlanta Board of Education today announces its intention to increase the 2024 property taxes it will levy this year by 4.22 percent over the rollback millage rate. Each year, the board of tax assessors is required to review the assessed value for property tax purposes of taxable property in the county. When the trend of prices on properties that have recently sold in the county indicate  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 30 -- Trinity University issued the following news: * * * The conductor of Trinity's Symphony Orchestra recognized at the 34th International Conductors Workshop and Competition * * * This past June, Joe Kneer, D.M.A., music professor and conductor of Trinity University's Symphony Orchestra, was one of the winners of the 34th International Conductors Workshop and Competition (ICWC) in Atlanta. Kneer was one of 10 conductors from France, Arizona, California, Florida,  more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, July 30 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Conyers, Ga. (July 29, 2024) - Monica Hum, CEO of Piedmont Rockdale Hospital, has been awarded the 2024 Health Care Executive of the Year award from the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The inaugural Health Care Champion Awards, presented by Northside Hospital, honors frontline health care heroes alongside the industry's most innovative and influential leaders. Dr. Hum has led the 161-bed hospital since May 2023. Previous more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, July 30 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: What would America without opera look or sound like? Kennesaw State University music major Simon Kawasaki shudders at the thought, but his project through KSU's Summer Undergraduate Research Program considers that very possibility, one of a handful of summer projects from the College of the Arts. "This is a serious issue; even before COVID, the attendance numbers and funding for opera were dwin more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, July 30 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Athens, Ga. (July 29, 2024) - The Piedmont Athens Regional Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Department, together with the University of Georgia Athletic Association, recently held the fifth annual Emergency Care in Sports Conference for middle and high school athletic trainers, coaches, and student aids. Held at the UGA sports medicine and football training facility on the UGA campus, the conference provides an opportu more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, July 30 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Macon, Ga. (July 29, 2024) - Piedmont Macon employees put on their favorite pair of blue jeans over the past year to raise more than $6,600 for various charitable organizations across Middle Georgia. The money was collected from employees at both Piedmont Macon Medical Center and Piedmont Macon North Hospital as part of the Blue Jeans for a Cause fundraiser. To participate, employees pay a small amount of money for t more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, July 30 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Monroe, Ga. (July 29, 2024) - Piedmont Walton Hospital's emergency department (ED) has been selected as a recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association's 2024 Lantern Award for demonstrating excellence in leadership, practice, education, advocacy, and research performance. The Lantern Award highlights the emergency department's accomplishments in incorporating evidence-based practice and innovation into emergency car more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 30 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news on July 29, 2024: Today Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced a web portal to allow voters to cancel their voter registration online. While leveraging the same technical process and security protocols as Georgia's wildly popular and secure OnLine Voter Registration tool, OLVR (http://registertovote.sos.ga.gov/), this new secure site (https://cancelmyregistration.sos.ga.gov/), allows voters wh more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 30 -- Sage Group, a provider of cloud business management solutions, issued the following news release: Sage, a leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), today announces new developments in their ongoing partnership with Microsoft. The advancements in Sage Instant Analysis, Sage Active and Sage Network are set to enhance operational efficiency and innovation for SMBs through integrated solutions and cutting-edge  more PR