(L-R): Tiffany Alewine, immediate past board chair, Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation; Michelle Garlington, Camp Interiors; building owner Ken Clark and his daughter, Korah Beth Clark; Will Stanford, architect, BTBB Inc., and Wright Mitchell, Georgia Trust President and CEO.

Preserving Historic Hawkinsville

August 01, 2025

UGA Institute of Government plan a catalyst for revitalization of award-winning Fair Building

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UGA, GEFA release tool comparing local water rates across Georgia

July 24, 2025

A new web-based tool allowing users to compare water and wastewater rates for Georgia has launched.

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More than 200 leaders, experts collaborate at disaster resilience conference in Columbus

July 22, 2025

The UGA Carl Vinson Institute of Government helped welcome more than 200 community leaders to Columbus for the 2025 Disaster Resilience Across the Chattahoochee Valley Conference in mid-July.

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Taylor Hafley teaches a course at the GMA Annual Convention to a room full of attendees.

Thousands of city leaders take part in training, development at GMA Annual Convention

July 10, 2025

Municipal leaders and officials from across the state took part in continuing education classes presented by University of Georgia Carl Vinson Institute of Government faculty and other experts at the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) Annual Convention in late June at the Savannah Convention Center...

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From left to right, Cordele Crisp Chamber of Commerce President Monica Simmons,  PROPEL Rural Scholars Lydia Bellflower, Chase Walker, Robie Lucas and Sophie Dechant visit the Cordele Historical Museum. (Photo by Sara Ingram)

PROPEL Rural Scholars help Crisp County juice up tourism with museum best practices guide

June 18, 2025

This spring, University of Georgia undergraduate students participating in the PROPEL Rural Scholars program helped one Georgia county explore ideas to juice up tourism by creating a best practices guide for rural specialty museums.

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