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High Rain Chances Across Northwest Georgia Today
Rain chances will be high across Northwest Georgia today, with scattered to numerous showers and storms expected. 🌧️ The Details: The National Weather Service in Atlanta has issued a forecast indicating that northwest Georgia will experience widespread showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Areas such as Trenton, Dalton, and Blairsville have the highest chances, with precipitation probabilities between 75% and 78%. Central and southern parts of Georgia also face significant chances of rain, though slightly lower.
MANA Nutrition: Fighting World Hunger with Georgia Peanuts
In 2016, Georgia Trend reported on MANA Nutrition’s efforts to bring carefully formulated (Georgia) peanut paste to 40 countries experiencing severe acute malnutrition. Read the July 2016 Local Flavor here. Today, MANA Nutrition‘s warehouse facility in Fitzgerald, GA has the capacity each day to produce 121,000 pounds of MANA,...
GMAS results are in!: More than 1/3 of 3rd and 8th graders still not reading at grade level
The Georgia Department of Education (GADOE) has posted the Georgia Milestones Assessment System (GMAS) results for the 2023-2024 school year. SCCPSS Public Information Manager Sheila Blanco sent out a press release around 12:30 p.m. Friday highlighting that the district saw "gains in nearly all subjects and grade bands in school year 2024." ...
Abdullah The Butcher Is Currently Hospitalized
It’s been understood for several years that Lawrence Shreve, best known to wrestling fans as Abdullah the Butcher, hasn’t been in the best of health. And now, in concerning news, it has been reported by PWInsider.com that the 83-year-old is currently hospitalized in Georgia. The exact nature of the health issue hasn’t been disclosed, although it’s believed to be an intestinal issue. Abdullah the Butcher broke into the business back in 1958 in his home country of Canada when he was still just a teenager. From there, he would move from territory to territory, perfecting his bloodthirsty madman gimmick and establishing him as a hardcore icon. Subsequently, he became a massive worldwide star, and his feuds with The Shiek, Bruiser Brody, Giant Baba, Carlos Colon, and The Funks are still considered legendary. This would result in him being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011 despite having only wrestled for the promotion a handful of times decades previously.
Georgia Authorities Reveal Identity Of Human Remains Construction Workers Found
Georgia authorities think human remains found by construction workers likely belong to a missing mother from nearly a year ago. PEOPLE reports that Gabriella Dixon, 18, was last seen in Macon, Georgia, on October 30, 2023. On July 24, investigators found human remains in the Monroe County area and believe they belong to Dixon. RELATED: [...] The post Georgia Authorities Reveal Identity Of Human Remains Construction Workers Found appeared first on The Shade Room.
Mapping Tool Documents Use of Georgia's Rivers and Streams by Recreational Paddlers
Georgia legislators meeting later this year to solve the prickly issue of which streams in the state should be open to the public for recreation will have another tool to inform the debate thanks to a coalition of outdoor recreation organizations. The tool is an online map that allows river users to document which sections of rivers and streams they have boated upon in the past. Interested boaters can input their trips at: https://arcg.is/1Dr95C1 ...
Fort Valley Police respond to weekend shooting, investigation underway
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A person was shot on Saturday, according to Fort Valley Police Chief DJ Flores. Deputies responded to the 1100 block of E. Church St. in regards to a shooting that happened July 27 at 3:40 a.m. Deputies arrived on scene and were told by...
Highway 80 crash claims life of Georgia man
A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 3:25 a.m. Sunday, July 28, has claimed the life of an Albany, Ga. man. Kelpsie Lott Jr., 39, was fatally injured when the 2020 Freightliner he was driving left the roadway and overturned. Lott was pronounced deceased at the scene. The crash occurred on U.S. Highway 80 near […]
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