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Downtown Athens restaurant permanently closes after 7 months in business
A sign displayed in the window on Tuesday, July 23 at Philanthropy Fresh Café & Grill announced to customers that the restaurant has permanently closed. The Facebook and Instagram pages for the 350 E. Broad St. business have been deleted, and a Google search for the address listed the restaurant as permanently closed. ...
Mike Norvell says Georgia Bulldogs 'earned their loss' after missing College Football Playoff
Mike Norvell took issue with Florida State being left out of the College Football Playoff selection committee's final poll, but doesn't hold the same opinion for Georgia, the nation's top-ranked team entering conference championship weekend before the Bulldogs lost to Alabama. Both Florida State and Georgia were playoff-excluded before battling...
Georgia boy asks for help paying for his mom's funeral, community shows up in force
ROME, Ga. — An 11-year-old Georgia boy unexpectedly lost his mother on July 8. Kayden said he plans to sell hotdogs to pay for his mom's funeral. Kayden's mother, Shannon Mount, 45, died earlier in July, but her family has been struggling with burial costs. So, Kayden wanted to do what he could to help.
Nation’s No. 6 IOL Cortez Smith commits to Georgia football
The great wall of Georgia just got stronger. Cortez Smith, the nation’s No. 6 interior offensive lineman, committed to the Bulldogs Saturday afternoon. He chose Georgia over Miami, South Carolina and Georgia Tech and is the 21st commitment of the Bulldogs’ third-ranked 2025 class. Standing at 6-foot-3 and...
Goodwill to hold hiring fair in LaGrange
LaGRANGE, Ga. (WRBL) — If you’re in need of a job, you may want to stop by the LaGrange Career Center on Wednesday, July 24. A job fair hosted by Goodwill Southern Rivers runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 319 Commerce Avenue that day. According to Goodwill, attendees can expect to connect with […]
Father accused of stuffing his son’s body in freezer dies while out on bond
HENRY COUNTY, Ala (WDHN) – The father accused of causing the death of his 19-year-old special needs son has died before his case could go to trial, Coffee County Coroner Arnold Woodham confirmed to WDHN. Court records filed this week show 44-year-old Micheal Shane Halstead died on Sunday, July 7. WDHN is working to confirm […]
Back-to-school drives happening in the Big Bend, South Georgia
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - With students and teachers returning to school soon, several Big Bend and South Georgia communities are holding drives to help prepare them for the 2024-2025 school year. Below is a list of back-to-school events and drives that are scheduled to take place in the local areas....
New Inclusive Playground Opens in Walker County
Rock Spring, GA (July 23, 2024) – Walker County invites children of all abilities to come play at the county’s new inclusive playground at Walker Rocks Park, located on the Walker County Civic Center campus at 10052 Hwy 27 in Rock Spring. Along with traditional playground components like...
Around Town: Spoiler Alert on 'Twisted' Wreckage of Campaign 2024. What's Up With Red-Hot Redmond Corner
Popcorn & Politics: Storm warnings. We walked out of a matinee showing of “Twisters” on Sunday into another type of storm (a reminder we are a family newspaper). We had silenced our cellphones and settled into the surprisingly comfortable reclining seats for two-plus hours of escapism. Had we known what was to follow, we would have ordered an economy-sized popcorn to go at the concessions stand. A battered Joe Biden’s...
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