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Superintendent of Appling County Schools, Dr. Scarlett Miles Copeland, would like to take this opportunity to welcome each of you back to the 2014-2015 school year! She states, “This is a new year that will be filled with exciting events for the students, staff, parents, and our community as we partner together in education”! Our theme will continue to be “Soaring to New Heights” as we continue to educate students to their highest potential!
Again, welcome back to a wonderful New Year filled with opportunities for learning and growing! [Full Story »]

Here’s a little irony for you. On Monday and Tuesday of this week, the United States Environmental Protection Agency was set to hold public hearings in Atlanta on a national plan to reduce greenhouse gases by further limiting emissions from coal-fired power plants. This is a very important hearing, since only four hearings will be held across the country on the matter. Here’s the quagmire. The hearing unexpectedly had to be moved to the Omni Hotel/CNN Center due to the fact that, wait for it, the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center located in downtown Atlanta lost power due to faulty equipment located within the building. [Full Story »]