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Georgia's Power List
Jan 1, 2012
Georgia Trend
This 14th edition of Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians includes some familiar names, some new to the list and a few that are retuning after an absence. The process of developing the list is, for all practical purposes, a yearlong effort...
Jack Wingate Honored
Dec 15, 2011
BainbridgeGa.com
Jack Wingate, who left an indelible mark on all those who knew him, was honored on the Floor of the United States House of Representatives by Congressman Sanford Bishop. Congressional Record Statement In Honor of Jack Wingate Mr. Bishop (GA) – Mr....
National Guard unit deploys to Afghanistan
Dec 12, 2011
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
The commander of the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade stood at attention during his unit’s departure ceremony at Fort Benning on Sunday and saluted, just moments before his National Guard unit deployed for Afghanistan. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and...
SBA offers free resources to small business owners
Dec 9, 2011
WRBL-TV
COLUMBUS, Ga. --U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop Jr. of District 2 in Georgia and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) sponsored a forum at Columbus Technical College on Friday. Bishop says, “This forum is designed to make sure that people...
Hospital Destroyed by Tornado Rises Again
Dec 9, 2011
WALB-TV
AMERICUS, GA - A new hospital is open replacing the one ravaged by the March 1, 2007 tornado that hit Americus. It's a 76 bed 183,000 square foot facility. A ribbon cutting is set for Saturday at 11:00am. Phoebe Sumter Medical Center is hosting a...
Meeting our obligation to America's military families
Dec 9, 2011
The Hill
When a service member joins the military, it’s not just a job; it’s a family commitment to our country. And yet, we, as a nation, tend to focus almost exclusively on the service members who put themselves in harm’s way, while often forgetting about...
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop to co-host small business forum
Dec 7, 2011
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Albany, will co-host a small business forum Friday at Columbus Technical College . Bishop will join Small Business Administration regional administrator Cassius Butts and Georgia District Director Terri Denison for...
Proposed postal cuts could hit midstate rural areas
Dec 6, 2011
Macon Telegraph
WASHINGTON -- Middle Georgia post offices could feel the pinch when the financially beleaguered U.S. Postal Service trims an estimated $3 billion in expenses. The potential cuts include slower delivery times for first-class mail, possible post...
MOAA at Mil Family Summit
Dec 2, 2011
Military Officers Association of America
On Thursday, Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA), co-chairs of the Congressional Military Family Caucus hosted a Military Family Summit. The summit was designed to give military families a platform to discuss key issues...
The Rev. J.H. Flakes, Jr. Celebrates 50 years at Fourth Street Missionary Baptist Church
Nov 29, 2011
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Sitting in a leather chair in the book-lined library of his elegant Sears Woods home last week, the Rev. J.H. Flakes Jr. conceded that he’s come a long way from his impoverished childhood in the 1930s in Pumpkin Bottom, one of the poorest areas of...
