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Rockit Pest boosts Georgia presence with the addition of Pestwork Solutions
Atlanta, Ga.-based Rockit Pest recently added PestWork Solutions of Gainesville, Ga. PestWork is a full-service pest control company servicing residential and commercial customers. Former owner Shane Hurst founded PestWork Solutions over 20 years ago with the vision of protecting homes and businesses from the heavy pest activity in the Southeast.
4-star Grayson High School recruit sets commitment date
Four-star offensive tackle recruit Nick Brooks is planning to announce his commitment on Aug. 23. Brooks recently returned to Georgia for his senior season of high school. He’ll play for Peach State powerhouse Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia, this fall. In 2023, Brooks played high school football for John F. Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
2024 Early Lookahead: Game 11 - Texas State
Even with a road schedule featuring opponents like Georgia Tech, Appalachian State and James Madison, Georgia State may be facing their biggest test away from home when they travel to UFCU Stadium on November 23rd, such is the hype around the 2024 Texas State Bobcats. Head coach GJ Kinne brought in 51 new players ahead of his first season in 2023, including some he brought along from his previous job at Incarnate Word, and they shocked the college football world by knocking off Baylor in Week 1 and finishing with an 8-5 record. They're not sneaking up on anyone this time - they were picked #1 in the Sun Belt West preseason poll - but with a ton of talent coming back and an offensive scheme that's difficult for opposing teams to prep against, they may not need to.
Young Thug in court on 33rd birthday
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Young Thug is spending another birthday behind bars as his historically long criminal trial in Atlanta slogs forward. Jeffery Lamar Williams - aka Young Thug - was born August 16, 1991, in Atlanta. He turned 33 on Friday. Williams was arrested on May 9,...
Girl's flag football programs are booming
The Atlanta Falcons and the Arthur M. Blank Foundation have made it a goal to elevate girl's flag football in Georgia and across the nation, and that hard work is paying off. The Falcons' Amanda Dinkel and flag football player Alexandria Lofton sat down with Alyse Eady to talk about the program.
FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Storms late tonight; spotty storms this weekend
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A few showers have fired up across parts of north Georgia this afternoon. More rain and a few storms are likely later this evening out a head of a cold front that will move through this weekend. A rogue strong to severe storm cannot be ruled out for areas north and west of Atlanta.
Giants' Casey Schmitt: Snaps slump Thursday
Schmitt went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in Thursday's 6-0 win against Atlanta. Schmitt increased San Francisco's lead from 2-0 to 4-0 with his two-run blast in the sixth inning. He finished the game with three hits -- as many as he had tallied over his previous 12 games and 31 at-bats combined. Schmitt's five homers through 80 plate appearances this year are as many as he hit over 277 plate appearances in 2023, but he's also carrying a poor .208/.225/.442 slash line on the season.
Attorneys, family of US airman killed by Florida deputy to hold news conference to demand charges in case
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — The family of an Atlanta Air Force airman killed by a sheriff's deputy in Florida is planning on holding a news conference Friday morning to push for more to be done in the case. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is also expected to be in attendance.
Softball Game Preview: Druid Hills Hits the Road
The Druid Hills Red Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Tucker Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard. On Thursday, Druid Hills got the win against...
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