Marty Nemko cites a dozen or so folks without college degrees who have gone on to accomplish great things. He tells us nine U.S. presidents lacked a college degree (though he failed to note the last one was elected 60 years ago). Apparently, if these men were able to achieve without the benefit of a college education, he would encourage thousands of others to take the same route. As a colleg

Clarke Central High School wasn't for Mittis Pope. When a freak accident left his father's foot hanging by a ligament, showing up and being on time to school became less of a priority. And after awhile, he fell behind. By the time he officially withdrew from Clarke Central last spring, he didn't care about a diploma that much. But then the phone starting ringing - two, three times a we

Ellen Hungerford said she has never really left Fulton County Schools since she moved to Alpharetta in the fifth grade. She still keeps in touch with her teachers from Alpharetta Elementary School, Haynes Bridge Middle School and Milton High School. Ms. Hungerford, who jokingly refers to herself as a "townie," moved back to Alpharetta after college with only one goal in mind - to become an

MOULTRIE — Responding to the discovery of two students with handguns at Colquitt County High School last week, School Superintendent Leonard McCoy has established an independent committee to review school safety. Called the Colquitt County Safe Schools Committee, the ad hoc group will deliver a third-party review from those who work regularly with children and in the criminal justice sy