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Rickards would claw their way back into the game after trailing in the first half to beat Godby 22-21 on Friday night. ‘My kids lost everything’: Live Oak family navigates recovery after Hurricane Debby floods home. Updated: Aug. 12, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT. Live Oak resident Jessica Thornton...
Man hospitalized after being hit by car driven by juvenile in Pelham
PELHAM, Ga. (WALB) - A man is in the hospital after being struck by a car driven by a juvenile in Pelham. According to police, officers received a call at around 3:20 p.m. on Sunday that a man was hit by a car near Village Package Store on Church Street.
Third Kiokee Baptist Church holds Fun Fest for entire community
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Third Kiokee Baptist Church in Albany held one of its many community events on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Fun Fest event was open to the entire community, whether they were church members or not. Pastor of Third Kiokee Baptist Church Bryant Drake...
‘Hands Across the Border’ campaign targets drunk and drugged driving ahead of Labor Day weekend
State troopers and local law enforcement officers in Georgia will collaborate with counterparts in Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, and Tennessee to conduct sobriety road checks leading up to Labor Day.
Election deniers in key states are newly empowered in 2024
Local election officials in key swing states are taking on new power heading into 2024, worrying some legal observers who expect attempts to slow down the certification process in favor of GOP candidates. In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, which former President Trump baselessly claimed was rigged against him, local election offices, which […]
Feds to revisit key environmental permit for wells to supply Hyundai's GA site
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday it is launching a “reevaluation” of a key environmental permit for four proposed Floridan Aquifer wells to supply up to 6.6 million gallons of water per day to Hyundai Motor Company’s Bryan County manufacturing facility and related development around the nearly 2,500-acre site. USACE’s move...
Georgia hospital systems plan merger
Emory Healthcare and Houston Healthcare have signed a letter of intent to come together. Houston would become part of Emory. Emory Healthcare is poised to grow. The Georgia academic health system has reached a letter of intent to merge with Houston Healthcare, a system based in Warner Robins, Ga. If the deal comes together, Houston Healthcare would become a part of Emory Healthcare.
Awful lot of waffles: Five must-haves to celebrate National Waffle Day in Augusta
Why is there a National Waffle Day? If you really love waffles, you don't have to ask. The baked, crispy, fluffy breakfast food dates to medieval Europe, but National Waffle Day in America, Aug. 24, marks the day in 1869 that Cornelius Swartout was awarded a U.S. patent for a hinged waffle iron that could be flipped to cook waffles evenly. ...
Four injured after drive-by shooting in Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A man and three women are hurt after a drive-by shooting during a party at a Warner Robins home. The Warner Robins Police Department says someone drove by the home at 308 Shirley Drive — just south of Watson Boulevard — around 9:15 p.m. and started shooting at the house. When officers got to the scene, they found two people injured with gunshot wounds in the front yard. They say paramedics took both of them to the hospital.
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