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Beechwood Cinemas closes its doors after 62 years of operation
Beechwood Cinemas will cease operations after July 25, 2024, according to a Beechwood Cinemas employee. The theater has held a long-standing impression on the Athens community. The theater opened in 1962 in the Beechwood Shopping Center, and in 1993, the Georgia Theatre Company took over. Beechwood Cinemas featured 11 screens,...
Housing Authority taking over former Hope Atlanta homeless program
The LaGrange Housing Authority is taking over a federally funded program aimed at securing housing for homeless individuals and their families. LHA is taking over funding for the program that had previously been run by HOPE Atlanta. Housing Authority CEO Zsa Zsa Heard said the program was going to be leaving LaGrange, so they decided […] The post Housing Authority taking over former Hope Atlanta homeless program appeared first on LaGrange Daily News.
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...
Georgia River Network launches livestreams to showcase recreational, natural value of waterways
Summertime is ripe for enjoying Georgia’s rivers. Whether it’s the Chattahoochee, Altamaha, Ocmulgee, or any of the more than 70,000 river miles flowing through the state’s vast network of waterways, residents and visitors alike love fishing, floating, and paddling on them. So much so that according to a 2021 U.S. Bureau of Economics report, recreation on the state’s rivers accounts for at least $763 million of revenue each year. ...
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