Agnes Scott College circa 1960

Agnes Scott College was established in 1889 with a distinctive mission: to educate women for the betterment of their families and the elevation of their region. The college was named in honor Agnes Irvine Scott, a Scots-Irish immigrant who upheld a strong sense of integrity and intellectual curiosity. Her son Col. George Washington Scott was the college’s primary benefactor, and the Rev. Frank Henry Gaines, minister of Decatur Presbyterian Church, was the founding president.

Initially named the Decatur Female Seminary in 1889 and renamed the Agnes Scott Institute in 1890, the college was chartered as Agnes Scott College in 1906 and was the first institution of higher education in Georgia to receive regional accreditation.

Starbucks to close 300 more stores

Let's hope Decatur's Starbuck is safe.

Starbucks to close 300 more stores, cut 6,000 jobs
Coffee chain’s profits fall 69 percent; company says Atlanta market ‘will be impacted’

By MELISSA ALLISON

The Seattle Times

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Starbucks will cut 6,000 positions as it closes 300 stores worldwide over the next eight months and will eliminate about 700 non-store workers by mid-February as it cuts costs to stem its eroding profits.

The immediate layoffs include about 350 employees at its Seattle headquarters, about 11 percent of the 3,200 people who work there. The 300 store closures will include 200 U.S. shops.

“Though we do know the Atlanta market will be impacted, we do not at this time have specific details about numbers of or locations of stores that will be impacted by these announcements,” the company said in a statement.

AJC full story here.