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Georgia Squirrel Hunting Season Begins Aug. 15
Beginning Aug. 15, one can head to the woods in pursuit of ‘ole bushytail as the Georgia squirrel hunting season begins, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division. “If you have kids that are itching to go on their first hunt, squirrel season is a great idea because you don’t have to be absolutely still or quiet, making it an ideal first hunt opportunity,” said Diana McGrath, Wildlife Biologist with the WRD Game Management Section. “Finding squirrels is typically easy as...
Badcock Home Furniture and Conn's HomePlus to shut its doors, offers up to 50% off sale
MACON, Ga. — After 120 years, a furniture store is shutting its doors. Badcock Home Furniture &more announced on Monday that all store locations would be closing. The furniture company, which has over 380 stores in the southeast, made the announcement on their Facebook page. While they are shutting...
Five Georgia teams to appear on ESPN channels this month
Five Georgia teams will be nationally televised over 10 days this month during ESPN’s 15th High School Football Kickoff series of six games, the network announced Thursday. The teams are Carrollton, Woodward Academy, Grayson, Milton and Rabun Gap-Nacoochee. ESPN2 will televise Carrollton’s game at Woodward Academy on Aug. 16....
Herron, McWhorter, Flowers selected for GACA Hall of Fame
Football coaches Jeff Herron, Rich McWhorter and Charles Flowers will join basketball’s Anzy Hardman and Rufus McDuffie in the 2025 GACA Hall of Fame, the GACA announced last week. Herron, who retired this year, won 309 games and five state titles and is the only GHSA coach to win...
Absolics to receive $75 million from the CHIPS Act to support semiconductor manufacturing in Georgia
Absolics has announced that it will receive up to $75 million from the CHIPS and Science Act. The Federal funding will be used to support the construction of a 120,000-square-foot facility in Covington, Georgia. Additionally, the money would be used to aid in the development of substrates technology for use in semiconductor advanced packaging. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the “glass substrates produced by Absolics enable smaller, more densely packed, and shorter length connections resulting in faster and more energy efficient computing.” The company, which is a subsidiary of SKC, manufactures glass substrate, an essential component to produce semiconductors.
Panel recommends Trump ally Jeffrey Clark’s law license be suspended over his role in efforts to overturn 2020 election
Jeffrey Clark, the Trump-era Justice Department official who advocated for the department to contact Georgia and cast doubt on Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, should face a two-year suspension from practicing law, a disciplinary committee in Washington, DC, said Thursday.
Georgia ranked No. 3 on list of best states to
ATLANTA — Georgia was recently named the third-best state for people to retire , according to a recent analysis. Bankrate recently posted its rankings for the best and worst states for retirees. Coming in the top five were:. 1. Delaware. 2. West Virginia. 3. Georgia. 4. South Carolina. 5....
Photo gallery: Georgia football returns for first day of fall camp
Georgia's football team returned to practice on Thursday, the first official day of fall camp. That meant media was given a brief window during Day 1 to take some photos from the camp. In this article, take a look at a photo gallery that includes some of Georgia's newcomers and...
‘Harassing paying customers,’ rages Walmart shopper hassled 4 times & forced to show receipt – but others ‘waltz on by
WALMART continues to come under fire from disgruntled customers who have repeatedly slammed the retailer’s receipt check policy. On Sunday, a Georgia woman complained that she had her receipt checked four times at Walmart while other people seemed to walk right by. “Usually I’m not averse to showing my receipt, but today was different. You […]
‘Not responsible’ | Signs on the back of dump trucks offer no legal protection
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Driving behind a dump truck feels like a game of roulette. Rocks could fall out, damaging your windshield or causing a crash. You’ve probably noticed those stickers warning you to stay back and that the trucks aren’t responsible for broken windshields. But did you notice something missing?