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City of Valdosta Main Street announces lineup for Movies in the Park series
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - The City of Valdosta Mainstreet announces the return of the Movies in the Park series as well as the films that will be aired over the next four months. The lineup for the 2024 Movies in the Park series includes:. Remember the Titans – September 21,...
Officer shot serving warrant in murder case of mother of 4; suspect dead
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — An Atlanta Police Department officer serving on a joint task force was shot Tuesday while serving a murder warrant in Henry County, APD said. Atlanta Police identified the subject of that murder warrant as Derrick Rankins. They said he was the suspect in the killing of Courtney Reese, a mother of 4 who was shot and killed last week.
Safe at home: More luxury apartments coming near GreenJackets baseball stadium
More than 300 luxury apartments are expected to open near the Augusta GreenJackets' minor-league baseball stadium in 2026. Fansler Construction is scheduled to break ground next month on a 315-unit complex in North Augusta's growing Riverside Village development, in collaboration with Atlanta developer South City Partners, the Jacksonville, Fla.-based contractor announced Monday. ...
Atlanta Falcons makes staggering thirteen roster cuts in brutal hour of contract terminations week before NFL season
THE Atlanta Falcons have started the process to widdle its team down to 53 players from 90 Sunday afternoon. Thirteen players were released from the team just a little over a week away from the start of the NFL season. The players who were cut from the Falcons on the offensive side of the ball […]
Democrats sue to block new Georgia election rules that they say will invite "chaos" in November
Democrats filed a lawsuit Monday against the Georgia State Election Board to block two new rules that would allow local election officials to delay the certification of election results, arguing that the rules invite post-election “chaos.”. Earlier this month, the election board, which is dominated by pro-Trump Republicans, voted...
Why Mississippi coal is powering Georgia’s data centers
This story is part of a collaboration with Grist and WABE to demystify the Georgia Public Service Commission, the small but powerful state-elected board that makes critical decisions about everything from raising electricity bills to developing renewable energy. Last October, Georgia Power approached regulators with what it said was a...
Brian Snitker excuse for latest Luke Jackson bullpen mistake is inexcusable
Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker asked all fans to pump the brakes after the team's recent hot stretch, and for good reason. The oft-injured Braves -- without Spencer Strider, Ronald Acuña Jr., Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies, AJ Minter and more -- have suddenly gotten hot, winning nine of their last 13 games despite a loss to the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
Braves news: Marcell Ozuna injury, postseason worries, Luke Jackson future
It's hard to remember an MLB team having a season quite like the 2024 Atlanta Braves. Despite dozens of injuries and a lack of momentum shifts, they continue to find a way to be in the hunt. They're not just in the hunt, though. They are the hunted. The Braves...
Freddie Freeman's heartbreaking comments on Heyward DFA hit Braves fans in the feels
Over a decade ago, both Freddie Freeman and Jason Heyward were supposed to be the future of the Atlanta Braves. Both players were among the most talented young players in all of baseball and Braves fans were just excited to have both of them in the fold. Unfortunately, that Braves future was not to be.
MGA’s Center for Middle Georgia Studies & Middle Georgia Regional Library Host Author of New Biography Of Georgia Founder James Oglethorpe
James Oglethorpe, the British Army officer and politician best known for founding the colony of what became the U.S. state of Georgia, also left a less-familiar legacy: he was among the first white men in North America to stand against chattel slavery. It’s a provocative case that Michael Thurmond makes...
State Cotton, Peanut teams set for joint field day
PERRY/TIFTON -- The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams will co-sponsor a joint research field day on Sept. 4 in Tifton. The field day will start at 8 a.m. at the Tifton Campus Conference Center in the North Parking Lot. After a brief welcome, field day attendees will visit the RDC Pivot and the UGA Lang Farm to tour several trials and hear from speakers. Attendees will return to the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center...
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