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SJP rallies for Palestine and against UGA students’ upheld suspensions
On Thursday evening, the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at the University of Georgia held a rally and march at the Arch. Besides calling for a ceasefire and UGA’s disclosure and divestment, the rally also focused on the recent ruling to uphold the suspensions of students arrested during a demonstration in April.
ACC Animal Shelter desperately needs community help as the shelter reaches capacity
Ready to pick up a dog today? Athens-Clarke County Animal Services "desperately" need fosters as the shelter reaching extreme overcapacity. Currently, 13 dogs are beings housed in crates. The shelter is urgently seeking foster homes to alleviate the overcrowding and provide better care for the animals. ...
Chris Tucker to host annual Celebrity Golf Tournament; Here's the star-studded guest list
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. - Actor, comedian and humanitarian Chris Tucker is getting ready to host the 2024 Chris Tucker Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament in metro Atlanta, his ninth. As you can imagine, the guest list is impressive. The annual tourney, which doubles as a fundraiser, will be held Monday at the...
Final prediction for the Atlanta Falcons final 53-man roster: Many shocking cuts
With the preseason wrapped up, we can now make the final prediction as to who will make the final 53-man roster for the Atlanta Falcons. Terry Fontenot and his staff have until Tuesday, August 27th to shrink the roster from 90 to 53. Do the math and that is 37 players who will have their hopes dashed—really puts things into perspective.
Glen Powell spotted in Atlanta filming new college football TV show ‘Chad Powers’
“Chad Powers” follows Powell as Russ Holliday, a “disgraced college quarterback” who disguises himself to walk onto “a struggling southern football team to revive his football career.”
3 Falcons who played their way off the roster in preseason finale
It's safe to say that the Atlanta Falcons did not end the preseason how they would have liked, as they fell on Friday night in a 31-0 rout at the hands of the Jacksonville Jaguars. No, most of their starters did not play, but still. You never want to lose 31-0.
Salon owner Cole has been cutting hair since she was 12
On Thursday afternoon, the LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of Gray & Grace Beauty Lounge and Extension Bar with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Owner of the beauty lounge, Larkin Cole, said she was destined to be a hairstylist. “I started doing hair when I was 12 years old in my kitchen, and I […] The post Salon owner Cole has been cutting hair since she was 12 appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
Black men emerge as key constituency in 2024 race, bringing dynamic views to the top of politics
ATLANTA — Every Monday evening, the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA basement becomes a sanctuary for men who, local leaders say, have too often been denied one.
University of Georgia to build new freshman dorm
The University of Georgia will break ground on a 125,000 square foot new freshman dorm in late September, according to a University System of Georgia report. The dorm building, currently called building 2266, will be able to house 565 students, helping to accommodate for increased housing needs following recent enrollment increases. UGA’s first-year class increased from less than 5,500 students in fall 2019 to more than 6,175 students this fall 2024, according to a statement from UGA.
Georgia sheriff's deputy dies days after being shot
A sheriff's deputy has died days after he was shot while serving a search warrant in west Georgia, authorities said.The Carroll County Sheriff's Office announced late Friday that Investigator Taylor Bristow died from his injuries from the shooting Tuesday. Bristow was shot and critically wounded while serving a Georgia Bureau of Investigation warrant in a neighborhood in Carrollton, which is about 50 miles southwest of Atlanta.At 11 a.m. local time, a procession will escort Bristow's body from Grady Memorial Hospital to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation's crime lab for an autopsy, according to ANF, a CBS affiliate in Atlanta."Tonight, we mourn...
Luck finally turning Braves' way as another colossal screw-up hands them a win
To call the Atlanta Braves "unlucky" in 2024 is a bit of an understatement. In nearly every month of the season (and sometimes more than once in a given month), they have lost a crucial piece of their roster to injury. It started with Spencer Strider being lost to Tommy John surgery for the season and since then, it has been one huge loss after another. It is honestly remarkable the Braves have been able to field a team that even resembles a big league roster lately.
Gunna Helping Atlanta Families In Need With $500K Guaranteed Income Initiative
Gunna is set to help nearly three dozen families in his Atlanta-area hometown with a check every month for a year as part of his new initiative. The Gunna x BMAC 30349 Guaranteed Income Program is a collaboration between Gunna’s Great Giveaway and the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC). It’s set to launch on September 18, but applications are open here now. Only families living in the 30349 zip code in the city of South Fulton, Georgia are eligible, and they will receive a monthly stipend of $1000 for 12 months.
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