Tag Archives: Georgia

Mark Vaughan retiring from Atlanta CVB after almost two decades of service

March 6, 2023

Mark Vaughan, executive vice president and chief sales officer at the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, has announced he will retire at the end of 2023.

LakePoint Sports Welcoming Elite Athletes to “Old Hickory Elite Weekend”

June 10, 2022

LakePoint Sports is partnering with Old Hickory to host the "Old Hickory Elite Weekend," featuring elite, top-tier competition in baseball, beach volleyball, soccer, and basketball. Pro scouts and college coaches

Former editor’s travels in Athens, Ga.

May 10, 2022

I visited Athens, Ga., two weeks ago to attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Classic Center Arena attached to the Classic Center downtown.

J. Melvin Cooper Youth Sports Complex in Gainesville, Ga., gets First Layout Renderings

May 9, 2022

Residents of Gainesville, Ga., gotten their first real look at The Coop, a proposed new sports complex in the community.

Lemon Street Classic Showcases High School Basketball Talent, Honors Black History

December 15, 2020

Cobb County, Ga. – The Lemon Street Classic Presented by Superior Plumbing will host its inaugural tournament on December 19, 21, and 22.

Georgia World Congress Center’s Exhibit Hall Expansion Opens Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget

February 6, 2020

Ribbon Cutting for the Georgia World Congress Center Exhibit Hall BC. Left to right: William Pate, president and CEO of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau; State Senator Butch Miller, chairman of GWCCA’s Legislative Overview Committee; Bill Russell, GWCCA chair; IPPE leadership and stakeholders.

ATLANTA – Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) announces completion …

Brian Graham Named CEO of Augusta Sports Council

January 28, 2019

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brian Graham replaces Stacie Adkins as CEO of the Augusta Sports Council. Adkins led the organization from 2015-2018.

Graham was previously with Morris Communications as corporate director of events and associations and oversaw the National Barrel Horse Association, the Augusta Cutting Horse Futurity and the Hippodrome Events …

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