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Beshear campaigns in Iowa and Georgia
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- Kentucky Governor, Andy Beshear makes two campaign stops over the weekend for likely Democratic Presidential Candidate, Kamala Harris. Beshear visited Des Moines, Iowa and Forsyth County, Georgia over the weekend, and took jabs at Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance while also calling for unity. While […]
Missing in Georgia: Police searching for 15-year-old girl who disappeared
JONESBORO, Ga. — Above video: Your Monday headlines. Police in Georgia need your help finding a missing teenage girl. According to authorities, Lauren Joseph, 15, left her home in Jonesboro the morning of July 18. Investigators believe she could have traveled to the Fayetteville area. Lauren is described as...
Winning Powerball lottery tickets sold in Georgia and Texas
INGLEWOOD – No tickets were sold matching all six numbers in Monday (July 29) evening’s Powerball drawing, according to Lottery officials. Three tickets was sold matching five numbers in Georgia and Texas (2) and are worth $1 million each. The numbers drawn in Monday evening’s Powerball lottery were...
Democrats had feared Georgia was a lost cause with Biden running. Harris will campaign there Tuesday
Little more than a week ago, Georgia appeared to be slipping out of Democrats' reach. President Joe Biden's campaign was pledging to concentrate more on holding the "blue wall" states in the
GMAS results are in!: More than 1/3 of 3rd and 8th graders still not reading at grade level
The Georgia Department of Education (GADOE) has posted the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) results for the 2023-2024 school year. SCCPSS Public Information Manager Sheila Blanco sent out a press release around 12:30 p.m. Friday highlighting that the district saw "gains in nearly all subjects and grade bands in school year 2024." ...
Coming to a close: A.G.I.R.L.S Dance Team
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - After many years of service, the A.G.I.R.L.S Dance Team will no longer be operating in the community. Founded in 2012, A.G.I.R.L.S. was an all-girls majorette dance team that competed in local and regional competitions and held an undefeated record for months. The team has won at least 200 trophies while being featured on Lifetime’s hit show, “Bring It” winning against the renowned Dancing Dolls.
Unsettled start to workweek with several storms
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The best chance of rain and storms during the workweek will be early in the week. After that, rain coverage decreases and the heat/humidity builds. Morning fog and clouds on this Monday. Otherwise, partly to mostly cloudy. Several scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to pop up starting around midday and the afternoon hours. Rain coverage will be around 50-60%, but most of us will at least see a threatening sky. Highs between 88 and 91 degrees.
VA employees work to innovate patient care
Ebony Dillard knew there had to be a better way to prevent her physical therapy patients from tripping and falling as they worked toward regaining their mobility. “We use belts or a band to hold feet apart. Initially, I thought of vibrations but with neuropathy, they might not feel it. I wondered what else could I use,” said Dillard, a physical therapy assistant at Augusta’s Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, whose idea of using magnets in a device came to fruition in a prototype in 2022. It should be on the market by year’s end.