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Candice L. Saunders, FACHE President and CEO - Wellstar Hospitals
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Wellstar receives $50 million gift from Tom Golisano; children’s hospital renamed

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Bennish Brown, President/CEO of Destination Augusta - Destination Augusta website
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Mayor Garnett L. Johnson - City of Atlanta
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Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation - gbi.georgia.gov
Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation - gbi.georgia.gov
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Emanuel Mitchell, Director of Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System - Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System website
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Chris Hosey, Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation - gbi.georgia.gov
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Aug. 30: 8 registered sex offenders living in Glascock County

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Jon G. Burns, Georgia State Representative from 159th District - Official U.S. House headshot
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Scott Dutton, Assistant Director of Georgia Bureau of Investigation - gbi.georgia.gov
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Richard Woods State School Superintendent - Facebook
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