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Firefighters respond to Monday morning house fire in Austell
AUSTELL, Ga. - Firefighters from Austell and Cobb County responded to a house fire on Monday morning in Austell. It happened in the 6000 block of Spring Street. No other information was released about the fire. Check back for updates.
Hartwell Man Indicted by Franklin County Grand Jury on 17 Counts
A Hartwell man has been indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury on 17 felony counts stemming from an incident at a Royston convenience store last month. 32-year-old Carlos Tyrone Wilson was indicted on three counts of felony Aggravated Assault Family Violence, six counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, three counts of Felony Aggravated Assault, two counts of felony Cruelty to Children in the First Degree, one count of Discharge of a Gun Near a Highway or Street, one count of Discharge of a Firearm on the Property of Another, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.
BrandsMart USA Celebrates Grand Opening in Kennesaw
KENNESAW — Hundreds of people eagerly lined up outside of BrandsMart USA’s new Kennesaw location for its grand opening Saturday. The new store, located in the Cobb Place Shopping Center on Ernest Barrett Parkway, celebrated its grand opening with a ceremony and ribbon-cutting with local, state and federally elected officials as well as BrandsMart and The Aaron’s Company employees. Attendees Sharon and Larry Dover, of Kennesaw, stood in line for...
UGA Recruiting: He May Not Have a Five Star Ranking Yet, But Georgia is Making Him a Priority Like He is One
“I know they’re not really a team that wants to bother you all the time, but it doesn’t bother and when they talk to you, you know that’s going to be important,” Griffin told On3. “They’re going to let you know that you’re wanted. Really, we talk every now and then.”
Josh Pate's SEC Champion Prediction Will Shock Georgia Bulldogs Fans
With SEC Media Days now concluded, the college football season is right around the corner, bringing with it heightened anticipation. This season promises to be one of the most intriguing in some time, marked by significant conference realignment and the introduction of an expanded College Football ...
Floyd to Decide Fate of Proposed RV Park
Plans for an RV campground near Cave Spring and a solar farm on Alabama Highway will go before the Floyd County Commission on Tuesday. The board also is scheduled to set the millage rate for 2024. Commissioners caucus at 4 p.m. and start their regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the County Administration Building, 12 E. Fourth Ave. A public hearing on the proposed property tax rate also is scheduled for 8 a.m. that day. ...
ACT Back-to-School Jam + cleanup in Mableton
Barry Krebs submitted the following reports and photos from two volunteer events in south Cobb: the Austell Community Task Force Back-to-School Jam, and a litter cleanup in Mableton organized by the First Christian Church Of Mableton along with the Lions Club and Friends Of Mableton. ACT Back-to-School Jam. Krebs wrote:
Catamounts Named ITA All-Academic Team, Four Named ITA Scholar-Athletes
Cullowhee, N.C. – The Western Carolina women's tennis team was today named an ITA Academic All-American team with four Catamounts earning ITA Scholar-Athlete honors today as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association released its awards. It's the first time since 2022 that WCU collected team plaudits and the 12th consecutive year dating back to 2013 that WCU had student-athletes selected as ITA Scholar-Athletes.
Sage Woodfire Tavern appears 0 for 5 in Metro Atlanta with apparent Dunwoody closure
Dunwoody’s Sage Woodfire Tavern, one of the staples of the restaurant scene at Park Place Shopping Center – part of the city’s designated entertainment district – appears to have shuttered permanently. Google lists the Dunwoody location as “permanently closed” and the link to its website no longer works. Attempts to reach the restaurant by phone, […] The post Sage Woodfire Tavern appears 0 for 5 in Metro Atlanta with apparent Dunwoody closure appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
Driver from Salem killed on SC 11
The state patrol announces a fatal, head-on crash this morning on highway 11 in Pickens County, took the life of a motorist from Salem. Trooper Ridgeway is referring reporters to the coroner’s office for the identity of the driver, who died at the scene. The time of the accident was the 9 o’clock hour this morning on SC 11 near Sliding Rock Road, about two miles west of Dacusville. The second driver, a Pickens resident, was injured and taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital.
2024 SoCon Football Media Day Set for Tuesday, July 23
Cullowhee, N.C. – Excitement for the return to the football gridiron ramps up on Tuesday, July 23, as The Southern Conference again converges on the Hotel Hartness in Greenville, S.C., for the 2024 SoCon Football Media Day. The SoCon's 2024 preseason all-conference team and the official preseason poll from the league's head coaches will be unveiled as a part of Tuesday's event, followed by on-site interviews with media members.
Four “Rocket Fuel” defendants sentenced
Four defendants in a multi-jurisdictional drug investigation were sentenced last week at the Oconee County Courthouse. All four entered guilty pleas to state grand jury indictments alleging their parts in a drug trafficking conspiracy that primarily involved heroin and methamphetamine. It was three years ago, at a Walhalla news conference, that Oconee Sheriff Mike Crenshaw and Alan Wilson, the state attorney’s general and others announced the indictments arose from the “Rocket Fuel” wiretap investigation, venued in both Oconee and Fairfield counties. The following sentences were announced Thursday: 16 years for Terrell Compton, for trafficking meth 28-100 grams and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime; 12 years for Mitchell Weston, trafficking in meth 28-100 grams; 10 years for Julianna Sims, trafficking in meth and trafficking in heroin; and five years for Gregory Goodine, distribution of meth and distribution of heroin. A fifth defendant last week, Mamie Black, pleaded guilty for trafficking meth, but sentencing in her case was deferred.
Catamount Cross Country Announces 2024 Schedule
Cullowhee, N.C. – A return to a familiar season opener and a preview of the conference championship meet await the Catamount men's and women's cross country teams as head coach Jesse Norman announced the 2024 cross country schedule today. The season opens in Boone, N.C. on Friday, Aug. 30...
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