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When a service member joins the military, it’s not just a job; it’s a family commitment to our country. And yet, we, as a nation, tend to focus almost exclusively on the service members who put themselves in harm’s way, while often forgetting about the family members they leave behind who also make tremendous sacrifices on our behalf.
COLUMBUS, Ga. --U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop Jr. of District 2 in Georgia and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) sponsored a forum at Columbus Technical College on Friday.
AMERICUS, GA - A new hospital is open replacing the one ravaged by the March 1, 2007 tornado that hit Americus.
It's a 76 bed 183,000 square foot facility.
A ribbon cutting is set for Saturday at 11:00am.
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center is hosting a Ribbon Cutting and Open House for its new 76 bed, 183,000 square foot state of the art facility.
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Albany, will co-host a small business forum Friday at Columbus Technical College .
WASHINGTON -- Middle Georgia post offices could feel the pinch when the financially beleaguered U.S. Postal Service trims an estimated $3 billion in expenses.
On Thursday, Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Sanford Bishop (D-GA), co-chairs of the Congressional Military Family Caucus hosted a Military Family Summit.
Sitting in a leather chair in the book-lined library of his elegant Sears Woods home last week, the Rev. J.H. Flakes Jr. conceded that he’s come a long way from his impoverished childhood in the 1930s in Pumpkin Bottom, one of the poorest areas of Phenix City.
An organization that helps the needy in Columbus is on the receiving end today.
Congressman Sanford Bishop along with members of the Annual Columbus Black History Observance Committee presented Elder Bobby Harris and The House of Mercy with a $20,000 check today.
ALBANY, GA -- The longest serving president of Albany Technical College now has one more accomplishment to be proud of.
The new library at Albany Tech's Logistics Education Center was dedicated to President Dr. Anthony Parker, who is the fifth president of the college.
The Honorable Congressman Sanford Bishop presented Parker with a congressional record.
Albany Technical College dedicated its new library and media center today in honor of the school's longest serving, and current President.