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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Watercolor sketches by team members Clark Stancil and Kaitlin Messich bring the ideas to life. This sketch shows the Ocoee Whitewater Center.

We Know Georgia: UGA Institute of Government experts engage community to envision future for Ocoee Whitewater Center

September 12, 2024

When fire destroyed the iconic Ocoee Whitewater Center in April 2022, it also took a piece of the community’s soul. Built for the 1996 Summer Olympics, the site was a popular hub for recreation and special events for residents and visitors to the mountains shared by Georgia, Tennessee and North...

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PROPEL communities and partner organizations met in Baxley to learn from each other and share their successes.

‘Life-changing’ UGA program provides rural leaders with support, guidance

August 29, 2024

PROPEL communities share successes and gain insights from USDA Undersecretary for Rural Development

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