FROM TOP LEFT: Mercer University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta announced on Feb. 22 that they will together
launch a major initiative to improve pediatric healthcare in rural Georgia. The initiative, announced by Governor Brian Kemp at the Georgia
State Capitol, will include a series of pilot programs focused on improving access to pediatric care close to home, and the affiliation will be
funded by a dedicated and long-term sustainable fund of $200 million that the Children's Board of Trustees allocated in 2022. | On Feb. 17,
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc. (UNITED) officially broke ground on an $85 million investment to its Macon, facility as announced in
December. | Petty Officer Third Class Javen Peavy, a native of Pineview, Georgia, serves aboard a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Norfolk,
Virginia. Peavy joined the Navy nearly four years ago. Today, he serves as a boatswain's mate aboard U.S.S. Mesa Verde. "I joined the Navy
to broaden my horizons," Peavy said. "I wanted to see the world, and the Navy provides that opportunity."| Friends of Macon Volunteer Clinic
celebrated the 20th anniversary of the organization in The Love Boat style this February. | Keicha Danzie shipped off her first Amazon order
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