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Not a bad Monday, showers are back Tuesday... followed by a blast of chilly air
15/01/2024

Not a bad Monday, showers are back Tuesday... followed by a blast of chilly air

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A nice afternoon across the Big Bend and South Georgia where temperatures topped out in the mid-60s for many, and plenty of...

15 GOP-Led States Opt Out Of Federal Food Aid Aimed At Children
15/01/2024

15 GOP-Led States Opt Out Of Federal Food Aid Aimed At Children

The program is set to provide $120 per eligible child to help cover families' food costs through the summer.

Georgia, Texas top ranking of states with "most racial progress"
14/01/2024

Georgia, Texas top ranking of states with "most racial progress"

Georgia and Texas, two states in the American South with a history of racial discrimination, top the list of WalletHub's 2024 ranking of "States with the...

1 of 2 teens killed in Woodstock crash died on his 18th birthday
14/01/2024

1 of 2 teens killed in Woodstock crash died on his 18th birthday

One teen died at the scene and another died at the hospital. Deputies identified them as 17-year-old Gabriel Escandon from Marietta and 18-year-old Esteban Cortez-Rendon.

Licensed professionals say Georgia registration and renewal system causing delays, interrupting work
14/01/2024

Licensed professionals say Georgia registration and renewal system causing delays, interrupting work

ATLANTA — It's been several months since the Georgia Secretary of State's Office launched a new online system for license registration and renewals, which is used...

Professor says he was fired for refusing to inflate grades: 'Totally against what I was supposed to do'
14/01/2024

Professor says he was fired for refusing to inflate grades: 'Totally against what I was supposed to do'

A former professor at Spelman College, a historically Black institution for women, said he was fired after he refused to inflate the grades of...

'Turn Heads': Chef to Bring Korean Roots to Marietta Plates
14/01/2024

'Turn Heads': Chef to Bring Korean Roots to Marietta Plates

MARIETTA — Growing up in Kennesaw as a second-generation Korean American, Brian So didn’t have a lot of restaurants that represented his heritage. Every Sunday, he made the roughly 30-mile trek to the Buford Highway Farmers Market with his grandmother to get authentic Korean ingredients that cou...

Georgia Just Poached Top Coach From Alabama On Saturday
14/01/2024

Georgia Just Poached Top Coach From Alabama On Saturday

On Saturday morning, Georgia officially announced that it hired former Alabama cornerbacks coach Travaris Robinson. Robinson, 42, has been coaching college football since 2006. He has...

Netflix's Cobra Kai TV Show Wrapping Up Filming In Cave Spring
14/01/2024

Netflix's Cobra Kai TV Show Wrapping Up Filming In Cave Spring

Netflix’s Cobra Kai filmed several scenes this week in Cave Spring and began wrapping up Friday, local officials confirmed. It’s unclear exactly what is being filmed in Cave Spring, and whether any of the main characters are on location. However, the filming took place inside Cave Spring’s cav...

Tears as Abandoned Dog Patiently Waits on Porch for Owners Who Moved Away
14/01/2024

Tears as Abandoned Dog Patiently Waits on Porch for Owners Who Moved Away

The story of a dog who had been abandoned by her owners in freezing conditions has shocked over a million...

Todd and Julie Chrisley to receive $1M settlement from the State of Georgia, court documents show
14/01/2024

Todd and Julie Chrisley to receive $1M settlement from the State of Georgia, court documents show

Imprisoned Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley will receive a $1,000,000 settlement from the state of Georgia, marking the end of a civil lawsuit they filed against...

Taco Mac owners acquire Atlanta bar and burger institution The Vortex
13/01/2024

Taco Mac owners acquire Atlanta bar and burger institution The Vortex

The team behind Taco Mac and Mary Mac’s Tea Room acquired The Vortex in Midtown and Little Five Points. The Midtown location is also home to the Laughing Skull Lounge comedy club. “The new owners, a local group of restaurateurs who also own Taco Mac and Mary Mac’s Tea Room, are committed to ac...

2025 Wide Receiver Alexander Sanchez Will Visit Georgia Tech
13/01/2024

2025 Wide Receiver Alexander Sanchez Will Visit Georgia Tech

Top Receiver in Georgia Will Attend Junior Day

Marietta Teachers to Receive Bonuses Friday
13/01/2024

Marietta Teachers to Receive Bonuses Friday

All eligible Marietta school district staff will receive bonuses in a special check issued this Friday. During the Marietta school board’s meeting this week, a 7-0 vote ensured the extension of Gov. Brian Kemp’s teacher retention bonuses announced in December. The state will foot the bill for mo...

Marietta in the Middle Becomes Official Nonprofit
13/01/2024

Marietta in the Middle Becomes Official Nonprofit

The minds behind Marietta in the Middle — a blog that has been on the frontlines of the battle against book bans in Marietta City Schools — have identified themselves as a coalition and announced their official nonprofit status with the state of Georgia. Kayla Sargent, Karla Jacobs and Jenny Sto...

T.I. and Tiny’s Son King Harris’ Lackluster Rap Performance at a High School Leaves Students In Tears
13/01/2024

T.I. and Tiny’s Son King Harris’ Lackluster Rap Performance at a High School Leaves Students In Tears

T.I. and Tiny’s son King Harris has gone viral again. This time, the 19-year-old was mocked and teased while “Standing on Business” at a local […]

Group Appeals 23 Books Banned by Marietta City Schools
13/01/2024

Group Appeals 23 Books Banned by Marietta City Schools

All 23 books banned by the Marietta Board of Education last month have been appealed by a coalition of parents and community stakeholders known as Marietta in the Middle. Over two dozen titles have been removed from district shelves since September, after Superintendent Dr. Grant Rivera was given a....

Hot Sauce Recalled In Georgia Could Pose 'Life-Threatening' Risk
13/01/2024

Hot Sauce Recalled In Georgia Could Pose 'Life-Threatening' Risk

The brand has recalled several of its hot sauces due to their risk of a "serious" reaction.

12-year-old suffers ‘serious injury’ after being hit by car in Cobb County, police say
13/01/2024

12-year-old suffers ‘serious injury’ after being hit by car in Cobb County, police say

The boy was crossing the road outside of a crosswalk when he was hit.

Update On Armed Robbery Attempt at Taylor and Sons
13/01/2024

Update On Armed Robbery Attempt at Taylor and Sons

We have learned that 21-year-old Simon Anthony Carter is the suspect in last week’s crime. Bartow County deputies responded to Taylor and Son’s neighborhood store on...

Federal government backs Ga. prisoner’s bid for state-funded gender surgery
12/01/2024

Federal government backs Ga. prisoner’s bid for state-funded gender surgery

ATLANTA — Georgia should pay for a transgender prisoner’s gender-affirming surgery, the federal government told an Atlanta judge overseeing the inmate’s civil rights lawsuit against the...

Judge officially sentences man convicted of killing Huntsville STAC agent to death
12/01/2024

Judge officially sentences man convicted of killing Huntsville STAC agent to death

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Denying an appeal to change his sentence, a Madison County judge formally sentenced LaJeromeny Brown to death Friday morning. Brown was convicted in...

New projects predicted for Sandy Springs despite high interest rates
12/01/2024

New projects predicted for Sandy Springs despite high interest rates

Sandy Springs Economic Development Manager Caroline Kinchler said there are stirrings of new developments in the city, despite high interest rates. Kinchler said during a Jan. 11 meeting that applications will be coming in this year asking for the Sandy Springs Development Authority’s assistance. ...

Conditions at Asheville’s Mission Hospital pose ‘immediate jeopardy to patients’ health and safety,’ state investigators...
12/01/2024

Conditions at Asheville’s Mission Hospital pose ‘immediate jeopardy to patients’ health and safety,’ state investigators report

Mission Hospital risks losing Medicare and Medicaid funding because of deficiencies in care that were so severe, state inspectors concluded last month, that they “posed immediate...

Tellus Science Museum Announces Expansion
12/01/2024

Tellus Science Museum Announces Expansion

Tellus Science Museum is happy to announce an expansion project for two new exhibit spaces beginning in early 2024. The expansion will consist of a detached,...

Man accused of pointing rifle at police officers shot, killed, Calhoun police say
02/02/2023

Man accused of pointing rifle at police officers shot, killed, Calhoun police say

Police found the suspect when an officer was investigating a possible break-in.

400,000 Alabama households will see food stamps cut by some $170 starting next month
02/02/2023

400,000 Alabama households will see food stamps cut by some $170 starting next month

Almost 400,000 Alabama households will see their food stamp benefits cuts starting in March as pandemic-era programs come to an end. Emergency allotments for the Supplemental...

Brock Bowers forgoes collective, passes on hundreds of thousands of dollars for Georgia teammates
02/02/2023

Brock Bowers forgoes collective, passes on hundreds of thousands of dollars for Georgia teammates

MOBILE, Ala. — It’s a safe bet Brock Bowers will be at the center of the Georgia offense next season regardless of who the coordinator or...

Markers spotlight historic homes of Black Mariettans
01/02/2023

Markers spotlight historic homes of Black Mariettans

Between their near-century of combined service to Marietta City Schools, Kenneth and Jeanie Carter left an indelible mark on the city’s history. But the Carter family has a new memento of its contributions to Marietta, as the Cole Street home of Kenneth Carter’s parents was recently recognized a...

Cherokee County teacher named top Georgia science educator
01/02/2023

Cherokee County teacher named top Georgia science educator

A Cherokee County School District teacher has been named the top science teacher in Georgia, the district announced. Ann-Margaret Somers of Mill Creek Middle School is the Georgia Science Teachers Association 2022-23 Teacher of the Year for Middle Schools. “Congratulations to Ms. Somers on this im...

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