A positive result means the student has been exposed, not that the student actually has TB. If a student tests positive, they will have to take a second test to see if they actually have the disease.
GHSU president Dr. Ricardo Azziz is talking to News 12 tonight about a possible emerging compromise in the controversy surrounding the new name for Augusta's "New U."
In South Carolina, children as young as 4 years old are opening their own accounts, thanks to the Looney Toons Savings Club program at Security Federal Bank.
Regent University in Virginia filed the lawsuit earlier this year over "trademark infringement." The university says Georgia Regents University, the name chosen for the "New U," is too similar.
The testing comes as school leaders say a student showed signs of tuberculosis at Butler High School. We caught up with parents who are nervous, to say the least.
It is the first college in the world started by Goodwill Industries and they chose to start it in Augusta. It is located on the corner or Fury's Ferry and Washington Road.
He has been at the center of a firestorm surrounding two major local institutions. Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University will soon merge, but many people are not happy about the new name.
Songs have been written about him. Signs bearing his name have been defaced. Signs line Azziz's neighborhood in support of including Augusta in the name of the "New U." It is a true grassroots movement.
Rotary Clubs all over the nation hand out dictionaries each year. This is the 10th year they are giving them out in our area, and they say for some kids, this may be the first book they've ever owned.
There was a very low turnout at the Wednesday meeting, with less than a dozen parents showing up at the school. Some argue that's because no one knew about it, others say it's being blown out of proportion.
A mother is outraged and Facebook is buzzing. It has to do with a butcher knife at an alternative school in McCormick County. Two student are in trouble, including one you might not think.
Lamar-Milledge Elementary is just a few months into the school year in its new building. It's something they've been anticipating for a while and they say the positive impact it's having in the community is visible.
It is a private college that is getting public funding. We are taking you on a tour of the new Health Education and Learning center at Paine College. We had one question: What's in it for you?
The freshmen accepted into the school have been attending school in the old Lamar Milledge Elementary building since August, patiently waiting for the new building to be complete.
Demolition has come to a screeching halt on two Richmond County schools because the sites are not secure. The other problem? Asbestos. But that's not all. The PTA says they had no idea.
Haley says she's still working out details of a new funding system, but says it will focus factors like how many students get jobs after they graduate or what percentage of the student body is from in-state.
Bow ties and pearls are not something you expect to see in a typical high school, but at Cross Creek High School, students fill the halls dressed to impress.