The Berry College community came together in a big way for its first-ever Day of Giving on April 8, rallying around the theme “We All Row!”
The Georgia Northwestern Technical College Foundation has awarded $48,350 in scholarships and grants to 56 students for the Spring 2026 semester, helping offset the cost of tuition and educational expenses across multiple programs.
The AdventHealth Gordon Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships for a select group of nursing and allied health students.
Current high school students, recent graduates who have earned their CNA certification, and students who have already been accepted into or are enrolled in a nursing or allied health program are encouraged to apply. Applicants must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Eligible allied health fields include ultrasound, paramedic/EMT, laboratory, respiratory therapy, and radiology.
Applications are available in person at the AdventHealth Georgia Foundation office at AdventHealth Gordon, Resource Center 2, 1035 Red Bud Road in Calhoun, as well as online. The deadline to apply is April 18 at 3 p.m.
For more information and application details, visit the scholarship link provided by AdventHealth Gordon Foundation.
Advocate Health has announced it will award $200,000 in scholarships to students pursuing education in health care and STEM-related fields, helping support the next generation of professionals in those industries.
Chattooga County Students From Trion and Summerville Earn Spring 2026 Gene Haas Scholarships at GNTC
(From left) Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC; Bart Jenkins, program director and instructor of Precision Machining and Manufacturing at GNTC; Mayahuel Yaoapoqa, scholarship recipient; and Jon Minyard, Haas sales engineer, pose for a photo in the Precision Machining and Manufacturing lab at GNTC’s Floyd County Campus in Rome.
Two Chattooga County residents—one from Trion and the other from Summerville—are being recognized for academic excellence and career potential in advanced manufacturing.
Georgia Northwestern Technical College has announced the 2026 recipients of the LAA–Mohawk Scholarship, recognizing students who are engaged in the Latino/Hispanic community and pursuing career and technical education across Northwest Georgia. The announcement was made during a ceremony held in the Conference Center on GNTC’s Gordon County Campus in Calhoun.
The Miss University of Georgia Pageant crowned its 2026 winner Friday night in Athens, naming Sailor Ott, a biological sciences major from Toccoa, as Miss UGA. Ott emerged from a field of 19 contestants, earning the title and a $1,250 scholarship.
Georgians will soon have another way to support private school students—and receive the money back through tax credits—after Gov. Brian Kemp opted Georgia into a new federal scholarship tax credit program tied to the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”