HAHIRA â Environmental groups, including the Suwannee Riverkeeper and the WWALS Watershed Coalition, have sent a letter to Gov. Brian Kemp asking him to stop the proposed titanium strip mine from being allowed within a few miles of the Okefenokee Swamp in south Georgia and north Florida.
The letter, which lays out evidence to support the groupsâ request, states: âGeorgia is all that stands between a titanium strip mine within a few miles of the Okefenokee Swamp, proposed by coal miners from Alabama. Please direct the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to thoroughly examine the five state permit applications from Twin Pines Minerals. The evidence indicates DNR should reject those applications. At the least, an environmental review equivalent to an Environmental Impact Statement should be conducted.â
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File PhotoA 1950 clipping from The Valdosta Daily Times captures the Duke and Duchess of Windsor making a stop in Hahira. featured
By Becky Taylor becky.taylor@gaflnews.com Dec 29, 2020
Dec 29, 2020
File PhotoA 1950 clipping from The Valdosta Daily Times captures the Duke and Duchess of Windsor making a stop in Hahira.
HAHIRA â Many important figures have traveled through Lowndes County through the years. President Donald Trump s December visit was one of a handful by presidents and first ladies.
But Lowndes County has also seen a king come through, albeit a former one.Â
In January 1950, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor traveled through Hahira en route to Tallahassee, Fla. Fourteen years earlier, he was King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom.
Submitted photo: Norah Ray, Kylee Morris, and Alyssa Skinner
Submitted photo from left to right: Dylan Chambers, Caroline White, Teacher Ms. Mica Brooks, and Ryan Bellflowers
HAHIRA â The Wall Street Wizards at Hahira Middle School have been named the fall stock market game winners for Georgia and the congressional district with the portfolio of $153,166.57.Â
For the state win, students played in a real-life simulation for 10 weeks against 1,332 teams across the state, school officials said in a statement.Â
Students Dylan Chambers, Caroline White and Ryan Bellflowers were recognized in a Georgia Council of Economic Education virtual ceremony. Teachers, students and parents attended the ceremony which had guest speakers and raffle drawings. During the event, GCEE announced each winning team by school name.