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Marion County committee member Jay Wells shares an update on his county’s work as a PROPEL community.

We Know Georgia: Rural Georgia communities mark progress with PROPEL

March 21, 2025

Institute of Government program helps rural communities make strides in workforce and community development

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We Know Georgia: Driving Georgia Forward

March 17, 2025

Plug Into Georgia pilots workshop for communities to connect, share ideas

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Representatives from Franklin County hold a discussion at the PROPEL kickoff workshop. (Photo by Sara Ingram)

We Know Georgia: UGA rural development program welcomes three new Georgia Counties

March 05, 2025

Franklin, Haralson and Lamar join PROPEL

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Environmental Health and Safety Manager Brad Dearth, center, speaks to PROPEL Rural Scholars at Harris Equipment in Cordele.

We Know Georgia: PROPEL Rural Scholars visit Crisp, Pulaski counties

January 30, 2025

A cloud of peanut dust hung in the air this fall as a team of University of Georgia students stood in a rural Crisp County field speaking with a local farmer and sampling green peanuts.

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Recent University of Georgia graduate Hannah Brown leveraged her experience in the UGA CyberArch program into a job with cybersecurity services and solutions company Coalfire. (Photo provided by Hannah Brown)

We Know Georgia: Growing UGA program motivates, prepares students for cybersecurity workforce

October 18, 2024

When Monroe native Hannah Brown came to the University of Georgia, she was interested in technology and was drawn to cybersecurity, but was unsure of how her interests in people would align with the strong emphasis on technical knowledge.

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