COLUMBUS, Georgia, Oct. 28 (TNSjou) -- Columbus State University issued the following news: * * * Discovery: An old fish fossil tells new story about lamniform shark evolution An international, multi-university research team, including scientists from Columbus State University, has unearthed a crucial new piece of the puzzle in the evolution of sharks. A recent study published in Nature's Communications Biology journal, "Early gigantic lamniform marks the onset of mega-body size in modern sh more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Georgia Board of Natural Resources Proposes 100% Increase in Parking Fees at State Parks, Including for Veterans * ATLANTA, GA The Georgia Board of Natural Resources is considering a proposal for a 100% increase in parking fees at state parks, including for veterans. Under a proposed rule change, the daily parking fees would increase from $5 to $10 for most users, and from $3.75 to $7.50 f more PR

STATESBORO, Georgia, Oct. 28 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Southern psychology faculty receives $195,000 federal grant renewal to expand behavioral health services in rural Georgia "See a gap, fill a gap." That's how Jeffrey Klibert, Ph.D., associate director of clinical training in Georgia Southern University's Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), described the inspiration behind a project designed to extend behavioral health services in rural areas. more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 25 -- The International Publishers Association issued the following news: * * * Georgia: IPA concern at first publisher arrested during Tbilisi demonstrations The IPA is aware of the arrest and sentencing of Georgian publisher Zviad Kvaratskhelia (Intelekti Publishing) to 3 days in prison for blocking Rustaveli Avenue. Road blocking is in contravention of a recent amendment to the Administrative Code of Georgia that made road-blocking and covering one's face punishab more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warnock Votes to Pay Federal Workers Amid Shutdown * Senator Reverend Warnock voted "Yes" for the Shutdown Fairness Act. The legislation would have paid federal workers during the shutdown, including TSA Agents, federal law enforcement, and the military The legislation failed by a 54-45 vote Senator Warnock: "Washington Republicans have created a false choice between reopening th more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Oct. 28 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Piedmont posted the following news release: * * * Piedmont Community Imaging Joint Venture Expands Access to High-Quality Diagnostic, Imaging Services Columbus, Ga. (October 27, 2025) - Piedmont and Outpatient Imaging Affiliates have entered into a joint venture partnership to expand access to convenient, high-quality imaging services across the state of Georgia. Columbus is the first community in which the joint venture is launchi more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Oct. 28 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Piedmont posted the following news release: * * * Piedmont Urgent Care Expands Access to Care with New Locust Grove Location Locust Grove, Ga. (October 27, 2025) - Piedmont Urgent Care, the network of urgent care centers managed in partnership between Piedmont and WellStreet Urgent Care, announced today the grand opening of its newest location in Locust Grove, conveniently located at 3366 Hwy 42S, Suite 100, Locust Grove, GA 30248.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Ossoff, Rev. Warnock Push Trump Admin to Sustain SNAP Program * Washington, D.C. Senate Democrats, including U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock, are pressing the Trump Administration to sustain the SNAP program. Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock, alongside colleagues, are calling for U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins to use the Agency's existing autho more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 25 (TNSrpt) -- Care, an organization that says it is dedicated to ending poverty, issued the following news release: * * * Somalia faces escalating hunger crisis as drought and funding shortfalls threaten millions Somalia faces further suffering as a worsening drought and fighting force thousands from their homes. The latest IPC analysis shows hunger tightening its grip across the country, with more than 3.4 million people already in crisis levels of food insecurity, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Statement on Closure of GM GA Innovation Center * According to General Motors (GM), the Roswell-based Innovation Center will close in December Reporting indicates the closure is due to increased tariffs and the Trump Administration's walk back of electric vehicle (EV) tax credits, which is slowing EV sales The center employs approximately 900 Georgians ICYMI from the NYT: Slo more PR