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GPB morning headlines for August 1, 2024
Agriculture is one of Georgia’s leading industries, bringing in roughly $80 billion a year. Now state senators are considering legislative approaches to curb agricultural land loss over a series of committee meetings that started on Tuesday in Statesboro. Stamp collectors and baseball fans converged at Truist Park in Atlanta...
SCCPSS Superintendent Dr. Denise Watts talks first day of school live on WJCL 22 Morning News
SAVANNAH, Ga. — It's the first day of school for thousands of students, teachers, staff and parents across Southeast Georgia. WJCL 22 News spoke with SCCPSS Superintendent Dr. Denise Watts live from the Savannah-Chatham Transportation Facility where she checked on bus drivers before they headed out to pick up kids for the first day of class.
Badcock Home Furniture & More closing all of its GA stores
A home furniture chain announced that all of its stores will be closing soon, including dozens of locations in Georgia. Badcock Home Furniture confirmed on its social media accounts that going out of business sales have already begun. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The decision to shut down comes after Badcock Home’s parent company, Conn HomePlus, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Stacey Abrams starting new podcast called "Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams"
A beloved Georgia political figure has a new podcast coming in two weeks. Stacey Abrams announced on her social media platforms on Tuesday that she is working on a new weekly podcast, "Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams." The first episode will air on Aug. 15. ...
National Pan-Hellenic Council aims to register more voters across country, including central Georgia
MACON, Ga. (WPGA) - The National Pan-Hellenic Council, also known as the “Divine Nine” historically Black fraternities and sororities has launched a large effort to get people registered to vote. The national campaign is a call to action activating thousands of chapters to increase voter turnout in local...
Georgia mother encourages parents to stay hopeful despite their child’s diagnosis
SHARPSBURG, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Georgia mom is using her son’s story to encourage parents to stay hopeful. Kholson Smith was born with severe heart defects. He’s had three open heart surgeries and countless other procedures. His last surgery was when he was almost four years old. Today, Kholson is eight. He golfs, skateboards, and runs — a life doctors were unsure he would ever get.
Giuliani deal will let defamed Ga. election workers get their money
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) - Rudy Giuliani has agreed to a last-minute deal to end his personal bankruptcy case and pay about $400,000 to a financial adviser hired by his creditors, including two Georgia election workers he defamed. The deal lets the former New York mayor and Donald Trump attorney avoid...
Stacey Abrams cuts off CNN’s Kaitlan Collins: ‘You’re repeating disinformation’
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams challenged CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday, accusing the host of spreading “disinformation” after she challenged the Democrat on her refusal to concede the 2018 election. Abrams narrowly lost the 2018 gubernatorial race to Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and refused to concede,...
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