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Here are 85 Athens-area high school volleyball players to watch ahead of 2024 season
High school volleyball in Georgia begins shortly after softball, just a handful of days further into August. Last year's volleyball season didn't see any championships coming home to the Athens-area, but there was a pair of teams that came close. ...
5 things to do this weekend: FoxSaid Fest, Hip Hop Audition Showcase and more
Though there's never a shortage of festivals, markets and other cultural happenings in the Classic City, we've chosen to spotlight these events for the weekend of July 26-28. Each week, the Banner-Herald will publish a list of five options for things to do in the Athens area. Please note that the events in this list are subject to rescheduling, cancelation or tickets selling out. ...
Six Players Who Can Make Things Easier For Kirby Smart and the Dawgs
ATHENS - If Kirby Smart can get the most out of these six players, we could see another special season from the Georgia Bulldogs in 2024. These are players that are bound for either a “breakout” season, or a season where they take a big, much-needed step forward in their progression.
UGA Extension program helps farmers adopt sustainable irrigation methods
Georgia's leading industry is agriculture, which relies significantly on irrigation — approximately half of the state's cropland is irrigated. For most farmers operating on razor-thin profit margins, irrigation is essential as insurance against drought and extended dry periods. Due to this critical dependence, numerous state agencies actively promote water use efficiency to sustain the industry.
Recapping a wet-dry-wet season in south Georgia
A boot would sink in the field it was so wet. Cody Mitchell watched the drone hover above, readying to spray a dose of plant-growth regulator over the top of cotton in need of it. One of the wettest Mays in recent memory hit south-central Georgia this planting season, followed...
Braves fans' panic is real and misplaced after flurry of roster moves
There is no denying reality at this point: the Atlanta Braves are in trouble right now. While they had built up a bit of a cushion in the NL wild card race in the first half, the sheer number of injuries they are dealing with to key players has really taken it's toll of late and the offense has been unwatchable for a while now.
Lyons Awarded NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
ATHENS – Georgia equestrian graduate Caitlin Lyons has been named a Fall 2023-24 women's recipients of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. The Mead, Washington native, graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.96 GPA to earn a bachelor's degree in Ecology and completed a bachelor's in French this May. She is also currently enrolled in the Master of Natural Resources program. She is an equestrian representative for the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was inducted into the Student-Athlete Leadership Academy in 2020.
The Georgia Bulldogs get a major returnee
Georgia’s baseball team – specifically its pitching staff – received good news Wednesday night when pitcher Charlie Goldstein confirmed to UGASports that he will play for the Bulldogs next year. "I will be coming back," Goldstein said in a text. Although he was a graduate athlete last year for the Bulldogs, Goldstein is eligible only after redshirting his freshman year in the Covid-shortened 2020 campaign. Goldstein was Georgia’s Friday night starter for most of the year, going 4-1 last season with a 3.72 ERA, striking out 43 batters in 36.1 innings. Goldstein also missed a month during the regular season...
Media publication touts St. Mary's Hospital for medical 'high performance'
U.S. News & World Report has listed St. Mary’s Hospital as among the 2024-25 Best Hospitals for high performance in heart attack, stroke, hip and knee replacement. The recognition is the second year in a row that the national publication named St. Mary’s to the list for healthcare in those four procedures and conditions. ...
First sawfish in 16 years of surveying caught, tagged, and released in St. Marys River
The University of North Florida Shark Biology Program caught, tagged, and released the first sawfish recorded in its 16 years of surveying shark populations in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia.
Lawsuit: 27-year-old man died from extreme heat exposure at state prison
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Georgia mother wants answers about her son’s death. She says her son, 27-year-old Juan Carlos Ramirez, died in a state prison last year. On Thursday the family announced they’re filing a lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections. Norma Bibiano, the...
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