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Georgia, Texas top ranking of states with "most racial progress"
15/01/2024

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...

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.

Preparations Underway for Presidential Preference Primary
14/01/2024

Preparations Underway for Presidential Preference Primary

Georgia’s presidential preference primary is closer than you think, with preparations already getting underway for the March 12 statewide vote. Voters must be registered by Feb. 12 to weigh in on the presidential candidate who will represent their party in the Nov. 5 general election. That include...

REQUEST FOR BID – TWO 54” COMMERCIAL ZERO TURN MOWER
14/01/2024

REQUEST FOR BID – TWO 54” COMMERCIAL ZERO TURN MOWER

Sealed bids will be received by the City of Summerville, 120 Georgia Ave., Summerville, Georgia 30747 until 2:00...

'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...

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...

UPDATE: Skydiving Accident Victim Identified as FAA Continues Investigation
14/01/2024

UPDATE: Skydiving Accident Victim Identified as FAA Continues Investigation

Few details have been released concerning the death of a man Thursday in Polk County as the result of a skydiving accident. The victim was identified Friday as Nicolay Grushin, 47, of Bonney Lake, Washington, according to Polk County Coroner Norman Smith. Smith said the Federal Aviation Administrati...

State agriculture commissioner working to keep hostile countries from buying GA farmland
14/01/2024

State agriculture commissioner working to keep hostile countries from buying GA farmland

“When you control the food supply, when you control that food sector, you can control the price of it.”

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...

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...

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...

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

Georgia Aquarium offering resident passes for price of single-day ticket, limited time only
13/01/2024

Georgia Aquarium offering resident passes for price of single-day ticket, limited time only

This year, the Georgia Aquarium has expanded its resident pass offer to residents of Georgia’s neighboring states.

Rome And Floyd County Seeing Spike in Interest by Developers
13/01/2024

Rome And Floyd County Seeing Spike in Interest by Developers

Growth in Rome and Floyd County is on an upswing, and expectations are that the trend will increase even more, spurred by the concentric circles of development radiating out of Bartow County. “We’re seeing significant growth in the city and county,” Rome-Floyd Planning Commission Director Bric...

Floyd County homeowner wonders what’s next after tree crashes into his home
13/01/2024

Floyd County homeowner wonders what’s next after tree crashes into his home

A Floyd County homeowner is looking for a new place to stay after a tree crashed into his home during Friday's weather.

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.

Tree splits, causes damage to 2 Floyd County homes
13/01/2024

Tree splits, causes damage to 2 Floyd County homes

FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. — A tree split in half causing damage to two Floyd County homes Friday, officials said. Rome/Floyd County fire officials said a tree...

Cass swimmers win 5-way meet
13/01/2024

Cass swimmers win 5-way meet

Cass High Swimming won a five-team meet Tuesday evening at the Adairsville natatorium by defeating Southeast Whitfield, Model, Armuchee, and Pepperell. Cass finished the meet with...

SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: Stormy weather moving into Polk
13/01/2024

SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: Stormy weather moving into Polk

Storms are headed for Polk County and the surrounding area once again as the National Weather Service calls for severe weather impacts through the rest of the day. Per the NWS forecast from Peachtree City, the worst of it is going to hit Central Georgia, but windy conditions, potential for scattered...

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...

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...

Polk Jail report – Friday, January 12, 2024
12/01/2024

Polk Jail report – Friday, January 12, 2024

Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Friday, January 12, 2024 report below. Note: Due to the MLK Holiday on Monday, the next report will be available on Tuesday, January 16.

Marjorie Taylor Greene's Big Committee Return Went Exactly as You'd Expect
02/02/2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene's Big Committee Return Went Exactly as You'd Expect

The Georgia congresswoman was previously thrown off her committee seats in 2021 for her extreme and conspiracy theorist...

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...

Local lawmakers get down to the hard work
01/02/2023

Local lawmakers get down to the hard work

As state Rep. Katie Dempsey gears up to review agency budget requests through the Human Resources appropriations subcommittee she chairs, she wants to ensure the basic safety nets are in place. The Rome Republican took to the House floor last week to urge lawmakers to look out for their constituents...

Mattie's call issued for missing Georgia teen, last seen in North Carolina
01/02/2023

Mattie's call issued for missing Georgia teen, last seen in North Carolina

MORROW, Ga. — A Mattie's call was issued for a missing 16-year-old who was last seen in North Carolina. Clayton County police said Alejandro Carranza drove...

2 arrested after viral video of bus driver being slapped, kids climbing out of windows
01/02/2023

2 arrested after viral video of bus driver being slapped, kids climbing out of windows

Police have not confirmed how the two people arrested were involved in the incident.

$200K, two $50K Powerball winning tickets sold at Georgia Publix, on mobile app
01/02/2023

$200K, two $50K Powerball winning tickets sold at Georgia Publix, on mobile app

As for the Powerball jackpot – it jumped to an estimated $653 million following Monday night's drawing.

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