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Jasper County schools superintendent placed on administrative leave
JASPER COUNTY, SC (WSAV) – The superintendent of Jasper County schools has been placed on administrative leave. The decision was made during Monday night’s school board meeting as officials investigate allegations brought against Dr. Rechel Anderson. It’s a move that several school employees told News 3 came as a shock. Board members would not elaborate […]
New local coffee shop in Grovetown remembering fallen soldiers
GROVETOWN, Ga (WFXG) - A new coffee shop in Grovetown: 22 Crossroads Coffeehouse. The new coffee shop not only sells coffee, but also brings a remembrance and awareness to veterans lost by suicide. “22 Crossroads to represent the 22 soldiers a day that commit suicide. We have partnered with Mission...
North Augusta girl gives back to community with lemonade stand
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - This relentless heat has everyone looking for ways to cool off and refresh. In North Augusta, you may have passed a lemonade stand called the “The Main Squeeze” on Carolina Avenue. Just like summers in the past, Emma Key is spending her final...
FIRST ALERT: Scattered storms likely on Friday
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Isolated showers and rumbles of thunder are possible overnight with temperatures in the 70s. Friday is a First Alert Weather Day for an increasing risk of scattered showers/storms as the day goes on. The best chance of wet weather is after 2 pm until around sunset. It will be a rare day with highs in the 80s. All but one day in the past four weeks have been 90° or hotter in Atlanta.
2 Georgia hunters plead guilty to poaching white-tailed deer in National Military Park
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tenn. — In an investigation that took years, 2 men from northwest Georgia both pleaded guilty to hunting white-tailed deer on National Military Park property. William Edward Lough of Trenton and Jonathan Daniel Plaster of Rossville both entered their plea in federal court on April 16th to...
Kids Alliance for Better Care expands its rural reach to additional pediatric and family medicine practices
MACON —Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) and the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) are expanding their rural pediatric health initiative to seven additional counties, for a total of 35 pediatric and family medicine physicians and providers throughout the state. In February 2023, the School of Medicine and...
Tennessee speeders targeted in five-state 'Operation Southern Slow Down'
If you've noticed in increase in police on the roads, we promise you're not crazy. Since July 15, law enforcement in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee led the annual “Operation Southern Slow Down.” This week, there will be an increase in presence on the roads to cut back on speeding.
South Georgia training program will prepare paramedics for more advanced care
LISTEN: It's the first to meet new licensure requirements for paramedics that the state Department of Public Health says it intends to issue next year. GPB's Sofi Gratas reports. As part of their licensure, Georgia paramedics are all required to learn basic medical care in order to stabilize patients for...
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