Atlanta United today announced it has named Gerardo “Tata” Martino as the club’s head coach and signed the Argentine to a contract through the 2027 MLS season. Martino returns to Atlanta after he led the club to one of the league’s greatest launches, culminating with an MLS Cup in 2018. His managerial career spans more than 25 years at both the club and international levels in South America, Europe and North America where he has won a total of 11 trophies. Martino will report

Earlier this morning, Food City opened three newly acquired stores in Alabama. The former Winn-Dixie stores are 44,000 sq. ft. in size and include the following locations:   • Jasper, AL (2405 US Highway 78E) • Trussville, AL (465 Main Street) • Fultondale, AL (1721 Highway 31N)   “We’re excited to expand our operations into this new market area. Winn-Dixie has served the community for a number ofyears, and we are proud to welcome these stores into our Food City family. We wi

Jayden Allen is GNTC’s 2026 EAGLE Award winner. Jayden Allen has been chosen to represent Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) at the Dinah Culbreath Wayne EAGLE (Exceptional Adult Georgian in Literacy Education) Leadership Institute state competition March 9-11, 2026 , at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia.   The Leadership Institute recognizes and honors those students who have demonstrated superior achievement in Adult Education classes and programs. Al

Hamilton Medical Center Imaging associates are pictured. From left are Lisa Redmond, Jennifer Middlebrooks, Crissy Lively, Kelsey Nix, Jamie Bryant and Madison Miller. Computed Tomography (CT) associates at Hamilton Medical Center (HMC) recently received the CT Quality Award through Heartflow.   HMC uses Heartflow for its CCTA/FFR heart studies, which help diagnose cardiovascular risk.   Recipients of the Heartflow CT Quality Award are determined based on metrics assessing th

Dr. Heidi Popham, president of GNTC, was named one of Georgia’s most influential leaders by Georgia Trend magazine. Georgia Trend magazine has selected Dr. Heidi Popham, president of Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC), as one of the magazine’s most influential leaders.   This year marks the fourth that Dr. Popham has been profiled in the “annual publication that spotlights the most powerful leaders across major industries and organizations” who impact Georgia, acco

AdventHealth Medical Group is proud to announce that Niki Romine, CNM, WHNP-BC, has joined AdventHealth Medical Group OB/GYN at Curtis Parkway in Calhoun. Romine is a certified nurse midwife and women’s health nurse practitioner. Romine earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She completed her Master of Science in Nurse Midwifery and Nurse Practitioner from Frontier Nursing University in Hyden, Kentucky. She is certified through t

Today, the Aspen Institute named Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) as one of the 200 institutions eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s premier recognition of high achievement and performance among two-year colleges. The 200 colleges were selected based on their student outcomes data, including retention, completion, transfer, and bachelor’s attainment rates. Started in 2010, this is the ninth cycle of th

It was former Gordon County Commissioner Bruce Potts who won the gentlemanly race for Post 4 Calhoun City Council on Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2025, defeating incumbent Ray Denmon in a low voter turnout Municipal Election. Potts ran a race where he concentrated on infrastructure needs, eco-tourism and offering a fresh set of ideas for the city. Most of the voters, however, appeared to be concerned with the direction the City was heading after a couple of years of what many call