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Top NCAA women swimmers tell Georgia lawmakers allowing trans athletes in their events is unfair
Correction: This story was updated 10:20 a.m. Aug. 28 to say Cait Smith’s job title is director of LGBTQI+ Policy at the Center for American Progress. How to keep transgender women out of sports competitions is once again the topic of discussion under Georgia’s Gold Dome as state senators convened a meeting of a new […]
On white nationalist’s show, Georgia state official Kandiss Taylor said Jewish people are ‘controlling everything’
(JTA) — A state party official in Georgia appeared to agree with the host of a white nationalist TV show who said Jews run the government, responding, “They’re controlling everything.” Appearing in mid-February on “The Stew Peters Show,” which broadcasts online, Republican Chair of Georgia’s 1st congressional district Kandiss Taylor and Peters discussed the arrest...
City of Valdosta’s Stormwater Division to close portion of Barack Obama Blvd. for repairs
VALDOSTA, Ga. – The City of Valdosta’s Stormwater Division will close N. Barack Obama Blvd. from Northside Dr. to Eastwind Rd. starting September 3rd at 7:00 a.m. for necessary repairs. The project is anticipated to last two weeks and, weather permitting, be completed by September 17th. Detour signs...
911 call started as a prowler report, ended up in an illegal drug investigation
On August 14, 2024, two Douglas police officers responded to a prowler call on Pearl Avenue. What they found was a suspect sitting in a golf cart who was in possession of suspected illegal drugs. According to a report from the police department, the call came in around 3 a.m....
Social Circle Wing Factory closes its doors after 26 + years in the community
SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA (Aug. 28, 2024) – On Aug. 26, 2024, the Social Circle Wing Factory announced that it was closing its doors, that day. This was after 26 plus years of serving its popular plates of wings, burgers or salads at its restaurant on N. Cherokee Road in Social Circle.
Georgia Center offers free ‘Jobs for Life’ classes for Columbus residents
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A nonprofit organization is bringing free classes that will help people prepare for successful careers. The Georgia Center for Opportunity is launching its “Jobs for Life” classes to Columbus. Those who participate in the classes will gain necessary skills for employment, according to the organization. The GCO says participants can gain […]
A Georgia county that once expelled all Black residents now wants to be a model of love
CUMMING, Ga. — When Durwood Snead moved to Forsyth County, Georgia, in 1989, he was struck by the lack of diversity in the region, just 30 miles north of Atlanta. “It was a pretty much completely white county,” said Snead, who is white and was a pastor at the time.
Watch Luke Bryan Honor Toby Keith by Performing One of His Hits During NBC Tribute Special
Luke Bryan was among the dozens of country artists honoring the late Toby Keith during a Nashville taping at Bridgestone Arena in July as part of the two-hour NBC concert special Toby Keith: American Icon, which will air Wednesday (Aug. 28) from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET/PT, and Billboard has an exclusive look at the performance before it airs.Kocchi no Kento on Viral Hit 'Hai Yorokonde' & The Importance of Loving the Music You Create: Interview For his tribute, two-time CMA entertainer of the year winner Bryan donned a cowboy hat that had been given to him by his sister...
Rural Jobs, Investment Dominate Georgia's Economic Growth
Georgia’s economic development efforts are continuing to feature a rural focus. The state Department of Economic Development’s Global Commerce team Thursday reported more than $20.3 billion in investment Georgia during the last fiscal year, with 429 facility expansions and new locations creating 26,900 new private-sector jobs. More than 18,300 of those jobs representing $12.5 billion in investment came outside the 10-county Atlanta region, accounting for 83% of expansions and new...
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