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Ga. — A federal court temporarily blocked a bill Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law after a lawsuit claimed it violates peoples' rights. Senate Bill 63 makes it harder for people to get out of jail in Georgia. It adds 30 new offenses, mostly misdemeanors, that require cash bail.

J. Strom Thurmond Lake and Dam Project, Forest, Fish, and Wildlife section, will host primitive weapons deer hunts in Bussey Point Corps Management Unit, located in Lincoln County, Georgia, in October, November and December this year. All hunts are limited to the first 75 hunters to arrive per day –...

Something for Alex and Thomson First Methodist Church has opened a miniature food pantry for people in the area.

Flood Watch: Columbia, McDuffie, Richmond, Aiken, Barnwell, Bamberg counties now until midnight. Scattered light to steady rain continues this morning. A cooler day in the mid to upper 80's as more scattered heavy storms arrive this afternoon. Heavy rain will continue through early overnight. This could lead to flash flooding...

— A July 11 networking event in Peachtree Corners highlighted nine Israeli firms developing and testing technology in Georgia, from newcomers proving the viability of smart-city devices to a decade-old brand emails against cyber attacks. Among the investors now firmly rooted in the state are IronScales, which helps companies detect...

The Wrens Police Department is investigating the non-life threatening shooting of a female juvenile that took place on the evening of Tuesday, July 23.

By SAM LANCE NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Class of 2025 four-star Brady Koehler has narrowed down his recruitment. The 6-foot-8, 180-pound forward from Cathedral (IN) and the Indy Heat Nike EYBL AAU program will be focusing on Northwestern, Iowa, Notre Dame, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech. The head coaches of all of his finalists were spotted to see him play at Peach Jam. Koehler will visit all of these programs in the fall. But what does he think of his top schools? Northwestern: “Coach [Chris] Lowery has been recruiting me for a year and a half now. So I’ve built a good relationship with him. And coach [Chris] Collins, same thing with him right there. They come out to my games.” Official Visit: Aug. 1-3 Iowa: “I like their coaching staff a lot. I haven’t really seen their campus yet or seen how they play. But coach [Sherman] Dillard and coach [Fran] McCaffery come out to a lot of games and show me love, so I like that. To be honest I don’t really know a lot, but that’s why I’m going up there.” Official Visit: Aug. 29-31 Notre Dame: “I mean I love Notre Dame. I’ve been up there like four or five times now and the coaching staff is great. The way they run their offense is really similar to my high school so that shouldn’t really be a hard transition if I decided to go there.” On head coach Micah Shrewsberry: “I think really highly of him. He’s a great coach and he’s a great guy to be around. So I like him a lot.” Official Visit: Sept. 6-8 Wake Forest: “They’re one of the schools that offered me early just like Notre Dame. So I’ve been over there two or three times now. Same thing they run a really similar offense to my high school and it would be an easy transition. I just love the coaching staff there so.” Official Visit: Sept. 13-15 Virginia Tech: “Same thing. The coaching staff, there’s a lot of similarities between all of these schools with the coaching staff. I feel like I just have a great relationship with all of these guys and they come out and show me love a lot at these games. I like seeing them in the stands to know they really want me and it’s not just them throwing an offer out there.” Official visit: Sept. 27-29 At Peach Jam, Koehler averaged 6.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game playing alongside talented scorers Jalen Haralson and Jeremiah Fears. He also tallied seven blocks across the five pool play games. Indy Heat went 2-3. Koehler is ranked the No. 65 overall prospect in the 2025 class by 247Sports. He not only puts in work on the court, but off the court as well. He has a 3.9 GPA and wants to study business in college. Follow Sam Lance on Twitter Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram And Like ZAGS on Facebook.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - At least one person was shot by a law enforcement officer and a deputy was injured Thursday afternoon in a clash at Beaver Dam Road and Columbia Highway North. The incident put nearby J.D. Lever Elementary School on lockdown, but no children were endangered or hurt,...

This family recently opened its fifth restaurant serving shrimp, gizzards, chicken wings and salads to customers across Muscogee County and Phenix City.

Cook County Property Owners to Receive Automatic Payouts for Overpaid Taxes Over 10,000 Cook County Homeowners to Get Tax Refunds Automatically In a recent announcement, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas revealed that over 10,000 property owners in Cook County will receive more than $22 million in automatic refunds for overpaid 2023 property taxes. This news […]

Nearly 26 years after 8-year-old Shy'Kemmia Pate vanished from her Unadilla, Georgia neighborhood, her grieving family is still desperate for answers. “It’s a storm that never [stops] storming in your life,” her mom Veronica Pate told the Dateline: Missing in America podcast, now in its third season. Shy'Kemmia,...

“I just feel sad because she was a great person,” said a rising sixth grader at the state charter school.

“Our ‘Burger Revolution’ is all about transforming the way you experience burgers.” a managing partner says. “We’re offering a variety of unique, high-quality meats and creative combinations that will change your expectations.”

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A local hair salon aims to help women with hair loss regain their confidence. Her Glory owner Tiffany Combs opened her uptown salon in 2017, inspired by a client she worked with in cosmetology school. “When I started out early in my career, I had one client come to me that […]

SYLVESTER, Ga. (WALB) - The Worth County community is mourning the death of a rising senior Worth County High School student. 18-year-old Trenton Melton died at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville on Sunday, July 21, according to his obituary. His obituary said that he enjoyed playing golf, cooking, hunting, fishing,...

The Valdosta ethics board found most complaints against Councilwoman Vivian Miller-Cody frivolous, recommending a private reprimand for one charge.

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Vincent “Sweet Pea” Burns is a Valdosta native who recently died at the age of 43. “Sweet Pea was just larger than life...not only a great football player but a great person, a great teammate...and just a natural born leader. It was devastating news for the whole Lowndes community,” Danny Redshaw, Lowndes County Schools athletic director said.

The charcoal was not in the ceremonial grill as planned, but that did not stop Randy “L-Bow” Tidwell from kicking off the opening ceremony of the third annual Redneckin’ For Jesus games. Tidwell held a torch made from Vienna sausage cans, shooting flames near the stage where...

ALBANY, Ga. – A major decision in the city of Albany will be on the ballot this November. As the city commission is looking to approve Sunday alcohol sales within the Good Life City. We caught up with Ward 1 Commissioner Jon Howard Wednesday afternoon about the decision regarding...