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New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches. Right now, officials are looking at bids for food vendors. TheyMore >>
New details on construction of the new terminal at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Construction crews are working on the final touches.More >>
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Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him. They spoke to the Pelham School board saying former Pelham Elementary School teacher BobbyMore >>
Supporters of a former Pelham teacher, accused of assaulting his principal, came out Tuesday to support him.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:24 PM EDT2013-05-22 03:24:47 GMT
Some folks in South Georgia know all too well the destruction a powerful tornado can cause. Back in 2000, a tornado killed 11 people in Camilla. That prompted Mitchell County to become the state's firstMore >>
Some folks in South Georgia know all too well the destruction a powerful tornado can cause. Back in 2000, a tornado killed 11 people in Camilla.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:46 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:46:50 GMT
Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma. Leesburg's Wendy Mathis has a brother who lives in Oklahoma City and works in BethanyMore >>
Some folks in South Georgia frantically tried to get in touch with loved ones who live near the destruction in Oklahoma.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:38 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:38:18 GMT
A concerned citizen is stepping up to help the children who have been devastated by the tornado in Oklahoma. Lee County resident Jyl Goodson says she wants to help bring joy back to the children in Moore,More >>
A concerned citizen is stepping up to help the children who have been devastated by the tornado in Oklahoma.More >>
January 5, 2004
(Atlanta-AP) -- The letter grade D has disappeared in some Georgia school districts. But possible changes to the HOPE scholarship could usher in a return of the below-average grade.
The D does not exist for high school students in Fulton, Cherokee, Forsyth and Hall counties. Officials say it was dropped years ago when the state mandated 70 as the lowest passing grade.
But the General Assembly -- looking for ways to save money in the popular HOPE program -- may begin requiring a minimum grade-point average to qualify for the scholarship. Currently, students must have a B average to get the money. The most likely change would be to require a 3.0 grade-point average.
That would give a slight advantage to systems that don't have a D, educators say, because teachers are inclined to give borderline students a C instead of failing them.
Fulton County officials were already considering restoring the D before talk of HOPE changes began.
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