(The Center Square) — Georgia lottery officials said the program has transferred more than $26.5 billion to the state for education since its inception 30 years ago.
Profits from the Georgia Lottery, which sold its first tickets on June 29, 1993, pay for educational programs. Officials said more than 2.1 million Georgia students have benefited from lottery-funded programs such as the HOPE Scholarship, the HOPE Grant, the Zell Miller Scholarship and the Zell Miller Grant.
The Gwinnett Daily Post is a daily newspaper published in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and serves as the county's legal organ. The newspaper is owned by Times-Journal Inc. and prints Wednesday and Sunday each week.