Community + Georgia Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 4, 2009

There was a call Tuesday for more Spanish-speaking drivers on the Red Rabbit bus line in Gainesville and the surrounding area. – Georgia

November 2, 2009

Atlanta Day of the Dead Festival will debut on November 7th , 2010 at Atlantic Station – Lanza Group’s newest event is an attempt to entertain and educate on the often misunderstood Mexican tradition of ‘Dia de los muertos’ or Day of the Dead!

October 12, 2009

Thousands attend Hispanic Festival in Augusta, Georgia

September 8, 2009

Atlanta Kicks Off National Hispanic Heritage Month

September 2, 2009

Atlanta’s Mexican Consulate Sponsors Labor Rights Week

August 24, 2009

Tonight at the YMCA on Habersham Street, exceptional Latina women were honored for their contributions to the Latina and Hispanic community in Chatham County.

August 10, 2009

Savannah Latino Community Reacts to Sotomayor Confirmation

July 20, 2009

Book tells stories of Hispanic population growth – “Voices from the Nueva Frontera: Latino Immigration in Dalton, Georgia”

June 24, 2009

Guatemalan church helps TrueNorth build Hispanic ministry – Augusta, Georgia

June 18, 2009

Dalton State College faculty contribute to book on Latino immigration: “Voices from the Nueva Frontera: Latino Immigration in Dalton, Georgia”

March 10, 2009

Mixed signals along South’s ‘Immigrant Highway’ – The strip of Buford Highway that runs through Chamblee and Doraville has attracted a huge influx of immigrants

March 9, 2009

ATLANTA — In a city where Coca-Cola, United Parcel Service and Home Depot are the titans of industry, there are new powerful forces on the block: Mexican drug cartels.

December 3, 2008

Hispanics leaving Georgia’s coastal area in downturn – estimates that almost 1,000 Hispanics have left Brunswick

November 11, 2008

Athens-Clarke’s first Hispanic detective, supervising officer retires – Sgt. Nick Aguilar in Georgia

September 29, 2008

Representatives of the Mexican Consulate are in town from Atlanta issuing matriculas consulares and passports to more than 1,200 Mexican nationals living in Middle Georgia.

September 16, 2008

Tens of thousands gathered at Plaza Fiesta on Buford Highway Sunday to celebrate Mexican Independence Day with music and food. – Atlanta

August 20, 2008

National Latina Business Women Association – Atlanta Chapter Meets To Introduce And Brand A Program To Empower And Educate

August 7, 2008

Hall County’s Hispanic population grew by 71.8% between 2000 and 2007 and accounted for approximately half the overall population growth for the period – Georgia

Gwinnett County’s Minority Population Doubles in 7 Years – Georgia

July 21, 2008

‘Flood’ of drugs from Mexico linked to area abductions – Georgia

July 17, 2008

Hola! Reaching out to Hispanics – Albany Technical College – South Georgia

Merchants notice Hispanic trade – Albany in South Georgia

Hispanic Population Growth in South Georgia

June 11, 2008

120 suspected Latino gang members busted in Georgia – Did You Know? The arrests were part of a national effort in which 8,900 members of more than 700 gangs have been arrested since 2005.

June 2, 2008

Robbers Target Hispanics in Atlanta

May 15, 2008

Fiesta Atlanta ‘08 Is a Tremendous Success!

May 1, 2008

HIV/AIDS Ministry To Latinos Garners CDC Support – Georgia

Did You Know? There may more than 10,000 Mayan Indians living in outlying areas of metro Atlanta

April 29, 2008

State Farm Insurance(R) to Serve as an Official Sponsor for Fiesta Atlanta ‘08

Lanza Group, LLC Announces Weeklong Schedule of Events Leading up to Fiesta Atlanta ‘08

April 24, 2008

Sheriff: Word is out there about new immigration program – Hall County, Georgia

Bud Light Is the Official Beer Sponsor for Fiesta Atlanta ‘08

April 10, 2008

Local residents learn specifics of immigration law – Georgia

March 13, 2008

On the job: Cristina Richards

March 6, 2008

Did You Know? Georgia’s Latino population has grown about seven-fold in the last 18 years, from 100,000 in 1990 to 700,000 in 2006

4 key organizations that cater to Atlanta’s Hispanic community will have to search for new leaders this year.

February 26, 2008

Latin American Council Breaks With Day Laborers – Lowcountry, Georgia

February 18, 2008

Deputies Learning Spanish – Georgia

January 7, 2008

The Little Georgia Town That Covers New York City in Turf – Dalton – (and its Hispanic growth)

December 9, 2007

Cobb sheriff praised for enforcing immigration law – Georgia

Hispanics want apology for ‘wetback’ comment – from Carroll County Commissioner Bill Head – Atlanta

November 25, 2007

Hispanics now one-third of Hall County students – Gainsville, Georgia

September 16, 2007

Hispanics help to bolster Floyd County’s economy – Georgia

September 12, 2007

Georgia ‘Labor of Love Campaign’ Introduced at Atlanta Press Conference, Followed by Delivery of Flowers to Key Georgia Politicians

August 30, 2007

Pastor’s community service promotes Hispanic safety – Georgia

August 16, 2007

Hispanics commend Cobb’s ‘courage’ – Georgia

August 13, 2007

Cop who stole money from Hispanic drivers sentenced – Georgia

July 11, 2007

A former federal civil rights prosecutor has taken the reins of the Atlanta office of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

June 28, 2007

Georgia YMCAs to start Hispanic youth programs

June 24, 2007

The Hispanic life in the shadows – Brunswick, Georgia

April 23, 2007

LULAC Holds its 1st. Annual Georgia State Convention

April 13, 2007

PTA Outreach to Hispanic Community – Muscogee County, Georgia

March 29, 2007

Norcross center to build bridges to Hispanics – Georgia

March 13, 2007

Former police officer pleads guilty to stealing from Hispanic drivers – Georgia

February 15, 2007

License Tag Plan Has Latinos Upset – Georgia

January 21, 2007

Hispanic students work to give back to community – Savannah, Georgia