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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...
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. ...
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.
Greenbrier’s second half dooms Grovetown, 28-14
The Greenbrier Wolfpack defeated their cross-county rival Grovetown Warriors for the first time in four years Friday, Aug. 23 with the Wolfpack coming out on top 28-14 on their home turf. The contest was a tale of two halves, as the score was tied 14-14 at halftime. Both teams came...
FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD: August 23, 2024
Trinity pulled off a major win on the road, giving new head coach Bruce Lane his first as a Crusader. Dublin got a game from East Laurens, but pulled away to win by comfortable margins in a huge performance by Micah O’Neal. West Laurens impressed with a shutout of Groves in its regular season debut. And Dodge County hung on to beat top-ranked Bleckley County, opening Phillip Brown’s head coaching tenure with a big statement.
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