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2024 Early Lookahead: Game 8 - UConn
For the second straight year, Georgia State will upend their Sun Belt schedule and play their fourth and final non-conference opponent in the month of November, heading to East Hartford on the 1st of the month for a Friday night road game at UConn. This is part two of a home-and-home between the two schools, with the Panthers taking last year's meeting in Atlanta in a convincing 35-14 win.
6-vehicle crash cleared from I-285 North in Fulton County
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - All lanes are back open on I-285 North at Langford Parkway in Fulton County after a multi-vehicle crash Friday morning. The crash happened around 6 a.m. and involved six vehicles, according to GDOT. There is no word on injuries at this time. The crash...
LIFE UNIVERSITY UNVEILS ITS NEW CENTER FOR VETERAN SERVICES AND ENGAGEMENT
Marietta, Georgia – July 26, 2024 – Life University (Life U) is proud to announce the establishment of its new Center for Veteran Services and Engagement, a dedicated initiative designed to support the unique needs of military and veteran students. This Center underscores Life U’s commitment to providing comprehensive resources and a supportive environment for those who have served our country.
Laurel Bristow to Host Public Health Show For Atlanta’s WABE
Atlanta NPR member station WABE is teaming with Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health for Health Wanted, a new radio show and podcast. Infectious disease researcher Laurel Bristow will unpack the week’s crucial public health headlines and simplify complex scientific topics for listeners. Bristow has gained almost...
FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Mostly cloudy, 80s this afternoon
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Expect mostly cloudy skies today in north Georgia with highs in the upper 80s. Isolated showers and storms will be possible today with a peak coverage of 30% between 3-10 p.m. While it won’t be completely dry in north Georgia, today is expected to be the driest day we’ve seen in the last few days.
‘Flashpoint’ podcast, CNN separately explore 1996 Olympic bombing
ATLANTA - The 1996 Olympic bombing in Atlanta was the focus of a Clint Eastwood movie, a detailed book and a TV series, all in the 2019-2020 time period. Nearly five years later, CNN and Atlanta-based Tenderfoot TV both tackle the subject again in the same week. On Thursday, July...
Marietta Super Hopes to Expand Cell Phone Ban to High School
MARIETTA — Marietta Schools Superintendent Grant Rivera said he hopes to extend the school district’s new middle school smartphone ban to high school students. Rivera said so during a back-to-school event Thursday. More than 1,100 educators from across Marietta City Schools attended the event at the Marietta High School Performing Arts Center. Rivera told teachers he wants to use the new policy as a guideline to create a similar policy...
Friday's Report: Baldwin grad Welch, new Mayhem coach, Bacon swept; Falcons, Cousins start camp, Smart on Bama, Braves fall; Olympics update/schedule, more CFB media days/coverage
Coming Saturday: Central Georgia teams participate in Central/South Georgia media day. 📰S📰C📰O📰R📰E📰B📰O📰A📰R📰D. Lexington County 7, Macon 5; Lexington County 2, Macon 1. Macon made the opener close with 3 in the bottom of the ninth, but the whole was too...
I-Team: Thousands ticketed by school zone cameras set up further from the school than law allows
ATLANTA - Atlanta schools start back next week, but the FOX 5 I-Team has already found more school zone cameras that may be ticketing drivers unfairly. The I-Team's continuing investigation into automated traffic cameras found two in southwest Atlanta set up two streets away from an elementary school, which is located at the end of a dead-end road. Yet, the cameras still hand out tickets, with thousands of people cited for speeding through a school zone.
Chick-fil-A reopens in new building, offers expanded drive-thru in Sandy Springs
Chick-fil-A Sandy Springs has reopened in a new building after the demolition of the old restaurant, with owner-operator Lawson Bailey continuing to serve the community for 31 years. The post Chick-fil-A reopens in new building, offers expanded drive-thru in Sandy Springs appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
From The Archives: 1996 Atlanta Olympics opening ceremonies
ATLANTA (KETK) – The 2024 Summer Olympics officially start with the opening ceremonies on Friday and that’s a perfect reason to look back at ceremonies from years gone by. In this From The Archives report, KETK’s former sports director Danny Elzner, previewed the opening ceremony for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. At the […]
Marietta Theatre Company Presents “Bonnie & Clyde”
The Marietta Theatre Company will present the Tony award-nominated musical, “Bonnie & Clyde” this August at Marietta’s Theatre in the Square, 11 Whitlock Avenue in Marietta. The musical features music by Tony nominee Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde), lyrics by Tony and Oscar winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard), a book by Emmy nominee Ivan Menchell and direction by Michael Stewart and Chance Harbin formerly of Perry Players. “Bonnie & Clyde,”...
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