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County-by-county list of where to celebrate the 4th with fireworks around Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia
News4Jax - Florida
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June 28, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Fourth of July is next week, and Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia are offering various festivities for you and the family to attend. There are parades, walks, festivals and of course fireworks. Check out your county...
School events this week in West Central Georgia: June 29 - July 5
WC Georgia News
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June 28, 2025
The following school events are scheduled to take place in West Central Georgia this week. Wednesday, July 2 Event: New Teacher Meeting Hardaway High School 8-8:30 am Event: Crochet Club Hardaway High School 4 pm Event: Hardaway Theater Company...
Tbilisi Gears Up for Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi 2025: A Three-Day Decentralised Celebration of Innovation, Technology, and Community
Forbes Georgia
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June 20, 2025
The main conference, GTWT 2025: Shaping the New Era, will take place on June 21 at the iconic Radio City, bringing together global and local visionaries for a full day of keynote talks, interactive panels, and groundbreaking conversations. This...
Fate of birthright citizenship unclear, Georgians divided
11 Alive - Georgia
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Emory University law professor Jonathan Nash says the law of automatic birthright citizenship in the U.S. remains unchanged, but could be challenged. Author: 11alive.com Published: 6:13 PM EDT June 27, 2025 Updated: 6:13 PM EDT June 27, 2025
Tbilisi Budget Increases by GEL 62 MLN, Reaching GEL 2.27 BLN in 2025
Business Media Gerogia
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June 19, 2025
Tbilisi City Council is reviewing a new proposal to increase the capital’s 2025 budget by GEL 62.5 million, bringing the total to GEL 2.27 billion. According to Mayor Kakha Kaladze, the additional funds will primarily support infrastructure...
Best Practices for Setting Up Church Security Monitoring in Georgia
Valley Times-News - Alabama
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June 27, 2025
Best Practices for Setting Up Church Security Monitoring in Georgia Published 6:07 pm Friday, June 27, 2025 Ensuring the safety of your congregation is paramount for every church. As the world becomes more unpredictable, churches in Georgia are...
Storms bring down trees, cause power outages and flash flooding in metro Atlanta, north Georgia
11 Alive - Georgia
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Here's a recap on Friday's storms. ATLANTA — Showers and storms popped up again Friday evening amid a pattern of heat and humidity this week. The Storm Prediction Center put all of north Georgia in a level 1 of 5 risk. Friday's severe weather came...
Batumi to launch summer tourism season with colorful festival
Georgia Today
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June 19, 2025
Batumi will officially launch its tourism season on June 21–22 with the annual Summer Festival, one of the city’s most anticipated events. Held near the Alphabet Tower, the open-air celebration is free for all visitors and promises a mix of music,...
Tbilisi to further increase budget to fund urban projects
Georgia Today
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June 19, 2025
City Council’s new proposal that dictates Tbilisi’s 2025 budget to increase by an additional GEL 62.5 million, bringing the total to GEL 2.27 billion, is currently under review. Mayor Kakha Kaladze said the funds will be allocated primarily to...
98.5% of work completed on Georgia section of Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway
APA
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98.5% of the work on the Georgian section of the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway has been completed, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said while presenting his annual report to parliament, APA’s Tbilisi correspondent reports. He noted that...
TBILISI CITY HALL PRESENTED URBAN AND TRANSPORT POLICY REPORT
Sarke
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Daily News: Politics June 18, 2025 Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze presented today a report on projects, implemented in the field of transport and urban development. The presentation covered about 20 areas. Full text is not available for the guests....
“Falling Faster, Falling Deeper”: US Diplomat Warns Georgia Risks Strategic Irrelevance
Georgia Today
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June 26, 2025
What’s different this time is that the current ‘shooting star’ seems to be falling faster and deeper, with no clear bottom in sight. — That’s how Thomas O. Melia, a seasoned American diplomat and democracy advocate, characterizes Georgia’s current...
8.9% more apartments were sold in Batumi
Georgian Business Consulting
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June 26, 2025
Tbilisi (GBC) - In May 2025 the weighted average price of newly-built flats in Batumi increased by 20.8% equaling USD 1,203 per sq m, - according to the report published by Colliers International Georgia on Recov.ge. The growth is mostly driven by...
Aleko Elisashvili: Let’s sit down, talk, and unite around Salome Zurabishvili – let’s not be afraid to say it, let’s proclaim it. She wouldn’t be a bad candidate for mayor
Inter Press News
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"I believe we must have a unified position: either we participate in elections together, or we don’t participate at all," said Aleko Elisashvili, one of the leaders of "Lelo – Strong Georgia," during an appearance on PalitraNews’ program "360...
PM Ali Asadov meets with bp CEO Murray Auchincloss
AzerNews
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June 19, 2025
On June 19, Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ali Asadov, met with a delegation led by bp’s Chief Executive Officer, Murray Auchincloss, Azernews reports, citing the Cabinet of Ministers. The meeting highlighted the long-standing and...
Tbilisi hosts first gastronomic festival with international chefs
Georgia Today
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June 18, 2025
Tbilisi Gastro Week, Georgia’s first major gastronomic festival, has officially begun and will run from June 18 to 22. The event brings together internationally recognized Michelin-starred chefs and Georgian culinary experts for exclusive dinners...
Entertainment events this weekend in Coastal Georgia: Friday, June 27 - Sunday, June 29
Coastal GA News - Georgia
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June 26, 2025
Cosby H. Johnson, Mayor of City of Brunswick | City of Brunswick websiteCosby H. Johnson, Mayor of City of Brunswick | City of Brunswick website Don't miss out on the best entertainment in Coastal Georgia this weekend. Here's what entertainment...
A meteor? Georgians report sightings of mysterious fireball in the sky
Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Videos and photos of what appears to be a meteor streaking across the sky appeared in social media feeds across Georgia this afternoon. Some local officials confirmed the "fireball" sighting around noon today. A forecaster at the National Weather...
Kobakhidze Accuses Opposition of Acting Against Georgia's National Interests
The Messenger
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By Liza Mchedlidze Thursday, June 26, 2025 Georgian PM Irakli Kobakhidze has accused opposition politicians of working against Georgia's national interests, claiming they are actively lobbying for measures that would harm the country, including...
UPDATES: Severe thunderstorms move through metro Atlanta, north Georgia
Atlanta News First - Georgia
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June 26, 2025
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - It won’t be as hot in north Georgia as the past few days, but that won’t keep the chance for severe weather away. After 3 p.m., isolated storms started to develop across metro Atlanta and become more widespread....