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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Yahoo
Woman killed in massive fire at Jackson County home, 2 men rushed to hospital
PENDERGRASS, Ga. - One woman is dead and two men have been rushed to the hospital after a massive fire early Wednesday morning at a home in Jackson County. Crews are still battling the fire, which heavily damaged the home on Park Street in Pendergrass. What we know Officials with the West Jackson Fire Department say that they were called to the fire at around 3:45 a.m. Other units from the North Jackson Fire Department and Jackson County Correctional Fire Department also responded. According to authorities, they received reports that at least one person was still trapped inside the home and arrived to find the single-story building covered with heavy flames. While searching the residence, crews were able to rescue one person from inside the structure. Officials have confirmed one person has died in the fire. Medics rushed two others to be treated for burns. What they're saying Family member Teresa Brock told FOX 5's Kaitlyn Pratt that eight people were in the home when the fire started. The youngest person in the home was 5 years old, she said. Brock identified the victim as her 63-year-old aunt and said that two men in the home tried to get the woman out and were badly burned in the process. What we don't know The cause of the blaze remains under investigation by the Georgia State Fire Marshall's Office. The Source Information for this story came from a Facebook post by the West Jackson Fire Department.
Yahoo
10-02-2025
- General
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Deadline approaches for families to apply to new Georgia Promise Scholarship
ATLANTA - Hundreds of thousands of Georgia parents can soon apply for a $6,500 scholarship to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses under the Georgia Promise Scholarship. MORE:Georgia school voucher program expanded to more students by new agency What we know Students who qualify must either have attended a public school for two consecutive semesters or be kindergartners about to enroll. Parents must have been Georgia residents for at least a year unless they were on active military duty. Also, only students who attend the lowest performing 25% of schools under the state's academic rating system are eligible. For families trying to plan for next fall's academic year, the Governor's Office of Student Achievement has not provided an estimated release date for that list of schools. The first application window for the Georgia Promise Scholarship opens on March 1. The scholarship program is a result of Senate Bill 233. It was signed into law last year. It limits spending to 1% of the $14.1 billion that Georgia spends on its K-12 school funding formula, or $141 million. That could provide about 20,000 scholarships. Critics have said lawmakers should focus on improving outcomes at public schools, instead. What they're saying Kyle Wingfield, President of the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, a group advocating for expanding school choice in the state, spoke with Good Day Atlanta's Kaitlyn Pratt on Sunday, addressing criticism. "This isn't about public versus other. It's about the best fit for the child," he said. "We know one size doesn't fit all for every child. Every child deserves the chance to get into the education setting that will allow them to best have their needs met and fulfill their potential." What you can do There are multiple application windows. The first runs from March 1 to April 15. The following periods include June 1 to June 30; Sept. 1 to Sept. 30; and Dec. 1 to Jan. 31, initial funding for approved student accounts will be at the beginning of the 2025-2026 academic year, according to the Georgia Promise Scholarship website. The Source FOX 5's Kaitlyn Pratt reported on this story out of Atlanta. Additional reporting came from previous FOX 5 stories by Marc Teichner, Christopher King and the Associated Press.
