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Whitechapel, Sanguisugabogg, PeelingFlesh & Gates To Hell Announce December Shows
Progressive deathcore group Whitechapel have expanded their annual holiday celebration to three shows in their home state of Tennessee this December. Sanguisugabogg, PeelingFlesh and Gates To Hell will be joining up for these events, with tickets set to go up this Friday, July 19th at 10:00am EST. 12/19 Chattanooga, TN...
TVA: Highest Peak Power Demand Today
Photo: TVA Meteorologist and Load Planner Nick Austin at the System Operations Center in Chattanooga. The Tennessee Valley Authority expects to have the highest peak power demand of the week this afternoon. Officials said, “We do not expect to reach the record demand we set back in the winter, but it will definitely be hot. TVA is ready to meet the demand and we want you to save money on your energy bill.”
Georgia Chamber Hosts Future of Small Business Summit
Georgia Chamber President and CEO Chris Clark polling Future of Small Business summit attendees on their business needs. (Georgia Chamber) Today, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce hosted the Future of Small Business summit, designed to equip small businesses with the tools they need for their future success. The Atlanta BeltLine served as presenting sponsor of the Future of Small Business summit. Around 100 people attended the Future of Small Business summit, which was held at the headquarters of Invesco.
FCS Football Central Announces 1st 2024 Preseason All-America Squad
CHATTANOOGA---It's that time of year. There are less than 50 days before the Chattanooga Mocs kickoff at Tennessee opening the 2024 campaign. That means preseason prognostications are the order of the day. The Mocs, ranked No. 10 in the HERO Sport preseason poll earlier in the offseason, placed three on...
GPB evening headlines for July 16, 2024
Georgia Democrats are challenging efforts to place Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and other candidates on the state’s presidential ballots. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office is partnering with a non-profit to engage more poll workers ahead of the November election. A carbon monoxide leak at Atlanta's Fulton County...
Literacy levels suffered in the pandemic. The Governor's Summit aims to get reading back on track
Reports show that since the pandemic, Georgia has seen significant struggles and drops in youth literacy rates. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 32% of Georgia's fourth-graders and 31% of eighth-graders were proficient in reading in 2022. To address this issue, many initiatives have been implemented,...
JENNIE: RRE Reading Rangers want to keep kids engaged in reading over summer break
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)– A recent study ranks Georgia #42 in the nation with a literacy rate of 76%. And the results of last year’s Georgia Milestones test suggest more than a third of the state’s 3rd-graders are reading below grade level. The GA legislature has passed two bills to try and help: one requiring schools […]
Tragic Incident: Georgia Toddler Drowns After Falling from Alabama Dock
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ala. (WDNews) – A heartbreaking event unfolded over the weekend as a 3-year-old girl from Georgia drowned in an east Alabama lake. Kinley Nicole Anderson was enjoying time with her family at Weiss Lake in Cherokee County when she went missing late Saturday afternoon. The response to the emergency included sheriff’s deputies, Leesburg Police and Fire, Cherokee County EMA, Cherokee County Rescue Squad, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Marine Division, and Atrium Floyd EMS.
Judge refuses to extend timeframe for Georgia’s new Medicaid plan, only one with work requirement
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge ruled that the Biden administration complied with the law when it declined to grant an extension to Georgia’s year-old Medicaid plan, which is the only one in the country that has a work requirement for recipients of the publicly funded health coverage for low-income people. The state didn’t comply with […]
Update: Victim in Soddy-Daisy blue hole drowning was a teenager
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. — UPDATE (Wednesday):. The person who died in this incident was a teenager, according to the Mowbray Mountain Volunteer Fire Department. We still do not know the identity of the victim, or exactly how old they were. Captain Liz Weddington of the Mowbray Volunteer Fire Department...
The B-52s to be 1st artists to perform at Athens Classic Center Arena
ATHENS, Ga. - Athens music legends The B-52s will be the first artists to play at the city's new Classic Center Arena. On Monday, the city announced that the legendary rock band would bring their hits like "Rock Lobster" and "Love Shack" to the arena on Saturday, Dec. 14. Indie band Of Montreal and DJ Cummerbund are set to be the opening acts.
Georgia Chamber Hosts Future of Small Business Summit
ATLANTA – Today, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce hosted the Future of Small Business summit, designed to equip small businesses with the tools they need for their future success. The Atlanta BeltLine served as presenting sponsor of the Future of Small Business summit. Around 100 people attended the Future of Small Business summit, which was held at the headquarters of Invesco.
Nuclear reactor taken offline in Georgia due to ‘valve issue’
One of the two nuclear reactors at Georgia’s Plant Vogtle has been taken offline due to a “valve issue”. The announcement came roughly a week after Unit 3 of the reactor was powered down, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Georgia Power did not immediately...
Ga. teens spend break in lab preparing for STEM careers
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A group of Georgia high schoolers are not spending their summer at the pool like many of their other friends. They are spending eight weeks in a laboratory doing chemistry research. Organizers of the program said they are gearing up for careers in STEM.
Have you seen her? Police in Georgia searching for 14-year-old girl not seen in more than a year
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Above video: Your Tuesday headlines. Police in Georgia need your help finding a missing teenage girl. Taylor Brown, 14, disappeared back on February 6, 2023 after last being seen in Columbus. The Columbus Police Department reissued a notice Tuesday in hopes of finding her. Taylor is...
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