Greensboro
LATEST NEWS
Hawks Add Former Spurs Forward On Two-Way Deal
As reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Atlanta Hawks are signing forward Dominick Barlow to a two-way contract. The Hawks previously had one two-way slot open. The other two are occupied by 2023 second round pick Seth Lundy and guard Keaton Wallace. Hawks Add Former Spurs Forward On Two-Way...
Quitman County School District brings changes ahead of 2024-25 school season
QUITMAN COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) — On Aug. 1, students in Quitman County will be returning back to school with new programs to enhance the development and safety of students. This school year the district has revised its core curriculum to meet new literacy standards. Quitman County has implemented a new literacy core program with a […]
'You can't teach a kid that's hungry' | Bleckley County offering free meals to students during school year
BLECKLEY COUNTY, Ga. — Students in Bleckley County head back to school Friday, and they're going back with some good news. The school district announced they will offer students free breakfast and lunch for the entire school year. School Nutrition Director Kelli Green said this was possible through the...
Attorney for Parents of 14-Year-Old Killed in Wall Collapse at Air Force Base Pool Says They're in 'Utter Shock'
Gabriel Stone, a teenager who lived in Warner Robins, Georgia, died at a Macon hospital on July 22 after being injured by a concrete wall in the men's locker room at Robins Air Force Base's Heritage Club pool that collapsed on him, his brother and his friends.
Georgia's largest school district won't teach Black studies course without state approval
ATLANTA — (AP) — Georgia's largest school district announced Tuesday that it won't teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, saying the state Department of Education's refusal to approve the course means its students would be cheated out of credit for the difficulty of the work.
Georgia election board walks back rules approved at meeting flagged by state AG
The nonprofit government watchdog group that sued to overturn votes taken at a Georgia State Election Board meeting earlier this month, held despite warnings from the Georgia Attorney General, says it will continue to monitor the board’s actions after the panel rescinded its earlier vote during a virtual meeting Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday’s meeting was set […]
GPB evening headlines for July 30, 2024
Presumptive presidential nominees Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are set to appear in Georgia this week. The National Hurricane Center says a big tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean has a 60% chance of becoming a tropical depression. Attorneys for the family of a 14-year-old boy killed by...
Stacey Abrams returns to Georgia to back Kamala Harris
Former Georgia political candidate and Democratic darling Stacey Abrams is returning to the state Tuesday evening to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris. Abrams, who lost races in 2018 and 2022 to Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA), will join Harris at 7 p.m. Eastern time along with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and […]
Georgia Milestones: Best and worst school districts in reading, science, social studies
Georgia Department of Education published its Milestones scores for the 2023-2024 school year last week. The assessment system looks at multiple subject areas and whether or not students are performing at the level they need to be. According to a news release from GDOE, overall scores increased or held steady on 10 of 13 assessments in English-language arts, science, and social studies. Georgia Superintendent Richard Woods praised this accomplishment. ...