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Badcock Furniture Stores Closing for Good
A familiar furniture store that has been an anchor retailer in the Southeast for 120 years is closing its doors for good. Badcock Home Furniture & More, which has stores in Hartwell, Toccoa, Commerce, Clarkesville, and Cleveland as well as other stores in northeast Georgia, will be closing by the end of October.
Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency awards $19,000 grant to CCSO/CCEMA
Crisp County Sheriff’s Office Crisp County Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Management Agency receives a $19,000 supplemental payment of the FY 2022 Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Base Award. This award was used to purchase a Traffic Message Board. This vital piece of equipment can provide real- time […] The post Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency awards $19,000 grant to CCSO/CCEMA appeared first on Cordele Dispatch.
UPDATE: Two Georgia Minors & Parent Charged In Connection To Drowning Death Of 8-Year-Old Noah Bush
Two Georgia minors and one of their parents have been charged in the drowning death of eight-year-old Noah Bush. RELATED: 12-Year-Old Girl Reportedly Charged After Fatally Smothering Her 8-Year-Old Cousin Allegedly Over An iPhone More Details On The Charges Against The Georgia Minors & Parent According to NBC News, an unidentified 10-year-old and an unidentified 11-year-old [...] The post UPDATE: Two Georgia Minors & Parent Charged In Connection To Drowning Death Of 8-Year-Old Noah Bush appeared first on The Shade Room.
Wanted: Poll workers. Must love democracy.
This week, a coalition of election officials, businesses, and civic engagement, religious and veterans groups will make a national push to encourage hundreds of thousands of Americans to serve as poll workers in November’s presidential election. Poll worker demand is high. With concerns over the harassment and threats election officials face, and with the traditional bench […]
Missing in Georgia: Authorities searching for teenage boy not seen in days
COVINGTON, Ga. — Above video: Your Tuesday headlines. Authorities in Georgia need your help finding a missing teenage boy. Uriah Davis, 16, left his home in Covington on Friday. He was last seen wearing a brown hoodie, white t-shirt and black sweatpants. He is described as 5 feet 9...
Human trafficking in the CSRA: ‘It is happening here’
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Human trafficking is a problem that reaches every corner of the globe — even right here at home. In Grovetown last week, police say a victim ran into the police department pleading for help. Many neighbors told us they didn’t know what was going on...
Meet 21-year-old Brooke Huckaby, youngest female mayor in Georgia, U.S.
ARABIA, Ga. - While most college-aged students are focused on school or friends, one young woman in Arabi is running a small town as their mayor. Arabi is two-and-a-half hours south of Atlanta and home to less than 500 people. It is also where 21-year-old Mayor Brooke Huckaby is making...
Georgia planning $1M in grants for military mental health services
(The Center Square) — Georgia officials are awarding $1 million in grants to increase mental health access for military members, veterans and their families. Last year, state lawmakers passed House Bill 414 to create the Veterans Mental Health Services Program under the Georgia Department of Veterans Service. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed the measure into law on April 25, 2023. Lawmakers appropriated the first round of the grant's funding as...
Greene's campaign brings in millions, greatly dwarfing her challenger
(The Center Square) – Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has raised $6.3 million for her reelection campaign, the most of any Georgia candidate for U.S. House. Her opponent, Democrat Shawn Harris, has less than one-tenth that in his fight to win Georgia’s District 14. Harris brought in $522,000, which is only 8% of Greene’s funds, according to campaign finance reports. ...
Georgia Bulldogs Earn Four-Star Recruiting Commitment From Former USC Commit
The Georgia Bulldogs turned heads on the recruiting trail on Tuesday. The Bulldogs landed a commitment from former USC Trojans commit Jadon Perlotte. The USC recruiting loss adds to a tough stretch for the program on the recruiting trail. The Trojans lost another commitment to the Bulldogs just a ...
Grading the Braves' performance at the MLB Trade Deadline
The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline has officially passed. While many teams were active yesterday, the Braves made their lone deadline deal in the late hours of Monday night. Atlanta reunited with a couple of beloved 2021 World Series members, but was it enough?. There are always winners and losers of...