Regents agree to buy old hospital for West Georgia campus

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The University System of Georgia Board of Regents has agreed to purchase the old Newnan Hospital property on Jackson Street near downtown Newnan for a new satellite University of West Georgia campus. Newnan City Council could vote on contracts for the project on Jan. 22.
By JOHN A. WINTERS
john@newnan.com
The dream of a downtown college campus in Newnan is closer with the University System of Georgia Board of Regents agreeing to purchase the old hospital property on Jackson Street for a new satellite University of West Georgia campus.
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