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Coffee Trojans 2024 Football Preview
We tell you everything you need to know about the 2024 Coffee High School football team in this preview, including roster changes and what fans can expect from the Trojans this season. 2023 Stats. Overall Record:15-0 Points Scored: 583. Points Allowed: 100. Key Losses. Among the top players Coffee will...
GPB morning headlines for July 31, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris was in Atlanta Tuesday evening for a rally to energize Georgia voters. The Georgia State Election Board voted Tuesday to redo some of its actions amid a lawsuit accusing it of meeting illegally. Ahead of the November election, the Georgia office of the secretary of state...
21-Year Old Georgia Man Catches Record Breaking 27 Pound Fish
James W. Thompson, 21, from St. Simons Island, has set a new state record for almaco jack (Seriola rivoliana). On Sunday, July 28, Thompson caught a remarkable 27-pound, 8-ounce almaco jack offshore near Navy Tower R4. This catch surpasses the previous record of 23 pounds, 15.04 ounces, established by Jason H. Rich of McRae-Helena in May.
Severe storms tear through north Georgia, downing trees and power lines
ATLANTA - A round of severe storms swept through north Georgia on Tuesday evening, downing trees and power lines. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were posted across the northern and western metro Atlanta areas. As of 5:30 a.m., Georgia Power reported more than 10,000 customers remained without power. Georgia’s EMCs reported more...
Representative Patty Stinson resigns from West Central Georgia Community Action Council
The West Central Georgia Community Action Council, or WCGCAC, announced on July 26th that representative Patty Marie Stinson has resigned as executive director of the council. WCGCAG administers federal grants for eight counties, including Sumter. Stinson began as interim director in November 2023 and became executive director last May. Board Chair Jill Harrison addressed her […] The post Representative Patty Stinson resigns from West Central Georgia Community Action Council appeared first on Americus Times-Recorder.
Kamala Harris energizes South Asian voters, a growing force in key swing states
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — (AP) — A drive out to Atlanta's sprawling suburbs passes the cultural centers, schools and houses of worship that opened as this became the nation's sixth-largest metropolitan area. Displaying the diversity within the growth, shops and brightly lit billboards advertise in Chinese, Korean, Spanish...
A summer of scams | Georgia named top state for fraud in the United States
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia has been identified as the top state for fraud, according to a recent study by Bader Scott injury lawyers. The study, based on data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) between April 2023 and March 2024, revealed that Georgia reported more than 177,000 fraud cases. This equates to 1,605 cases per 100,000 residents, a rate 62% higher than the national average.