FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 2, 2026 Fitzgerald, GA - The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation, a branch of the Georgia Department of Agriculture and known as Georgia’s Rural Center, has approved a $126,000 grant to purchase a new ultrasound machine for Dorminy Medical Center.   Dorminy Medical Center, located in Fitzgerald in Ben Hill County, serves a community of more than 17,000 residents and has been a cornerstone of local healthcare since 1974. A licensed 75-bed ac

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  February 13, 2026 Swainsboro, GA - The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation, a branch of the Georgia Department of Agriculture and known as Georgia’s Rural Center, has approved a $110,038 grant to assist Emanuel Medical Center (EMC) with the purchase of a replacement echocardiogram system and a new bronchoscope to enable bedside bronchoscopies. Emanuel Medical Center, located in Swainsboro, has been repeatedly defined as one of Georgia’s most nece

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Jan. 30, 2026 Evans County, GA - The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation, a branch of the Georgia Department of Agriculture and known as Georgia’s Rural Center, has approved a $125,000 grant to Evans Memorial Hospital (EMH) to integrate technology and medication scanning equipment for patients being seen in the Emergency Department. Serving Evans County and surrounding rural communities since 1968, Evans Memorial Hospital is a 49-licensed bed, no

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 16, 2025 Warren County, GA - The Center for Rural Prosperity and Innovation, a branch of the Georgia Department of Agriculture and known as Georgia’s Rural Center, has approved a $98,500 grant to assist the Development Authority of Warren County with key civil engineering studies that will advance two major industrial sites and position the county for long-term economic growth.  Located along the Interstate 20 corridor just over 100 miles east

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Friday, August 29, 2025 Office of Communications 404-656-3689   TIFTON, GA  – Today, Georgia Agriculture...

The 2025 Georgia's Rural Center Photo Contest has officially come to a close. With 780 photos entered into five categories, photographers...

PRESS RELEASE  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  April 17, 2025  CONTACT:  David Bridges  229-391-4847  dbridges@abac.edu   TIFTON – The Rural...

Georgia’s Rural Center director, Dr. David Bridges, was inducted into the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame by the UGA College of...

Many have studied and written about what appears to be the demise of rural America.  The demise is captured in statements...

Widening Gap between Revenue and Expense Means Failing Infrastructure is a Way of Life in Many Rural Georgia Counties   By David C....

Wilbur Gamble, Jr. was a giant among rural Georgia leaders.  Born September 13, 1934, in the Sardis community of Terrell County, Georgia.

If you would like to print the article, we recommend downloading the PDF file linked above. By David C. Bridges, Center for Rural...

There’s been a lot of talk lately about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the so-called “middlemen” who control much of the...

Loss of independent pharmacies to PBM practices will have a devastating impact on Georgia’s rural communities.

ORLANDO, Fla.--In alignment with the celebration of its 25th anniversary, HealthTrust Performance Group announced that it has honored...

The 2024 Georgia's Rural Center Photo Contest has officially come to a close. With 229 photos entered into five categories, photographers...

It’s no secret that summer is HOT in rural Georgia. Beat the heat at these super cool events this June!

Georgia’s gorgeous spring weather will soon give way to summer, so make the most of May at these rural events!

Flint Energies’ Rural Murals grant program is awakening rural Georgia residents’ community pride.

Make the most of the wonderful weather by taking in one or more of these rural Georgia gems in April!