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Students at these 36 Cobb schools can get free breakfast and lunch | List
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — New for this academic year, students at 36 Cobb County schools will be able to get free breakfast and lunch. The schools are participating in the USDA Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a meal service option for schools and districts in low-income areas. The program provides free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students. Families do not have to complete a family meal application to participate, the meals are open to all students.
A man fainted while driving. His 10-year-old grandson took the wheel
An 11-year-old boy in Georgia is being hailed as a hero for steering a car to safety after its driver experienced a medical emergency. “He’s an extraordinary young man,” a spokesperson for the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office tells TODAY.com. “Very intelligent and mature for his age.”
Dan Lanning takes jab at Kirby Smart regarding Oregon NIL comments
Dan Lanning responded to some recent comments made by former Georgia head coach Kirby Smart while appear on the Pat McAfee show on Thursday afternoon. Smart, who employed Lanning at UGA from 2018-21, joked at SEC Media Days that he was jealous of Oregon’s NIL war chest. I wish...
Mayor Shares Plans for Smyrna in State of the City
SMYRNA — It’s an exciting time to live in Smyrna, Mayor Derek Norton says. Norton delivered his State of the City Address to hundreds of community members and elected officials at the Smyrna Community Center Wednesday night. During the address, the mayor highlighted the city’s accomplishments in 2023 and shared what to expect in the upcoming year. ...
Braves' Snitker laments botched bunt play: 'Don't know what that was'
Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker was none too impressed with Ramón Laureano's baserunning late in Thursday's loss to the New York Mets. With the score tied at two in the top of the 10th, Laureano found himself caught in a pickle between third base and home plate on what appeared to be a designed squeeze play.
Northwest Georgia Jobless Claims Rise in June
June was another month of contradictions for the area’s employment levels. The jobless rate jumped to the highest point in 13 months amid a 4,300-job surge in June compared to the same month in 2023. The latest state Department of Labor reports show Northwest Georgia also saw a jump from 3.3% in June 2023 to 3.9% last month. A county-by-county review shows: ...
Georgia Receiver In Jail After Arrest On Family Violence Charges
Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas has been arrested on multiple charges of family violence, including one involving children, according to reports. Thomas, a senior, is being held in the Athens-Clarke County Jail. He has been charged with "cruelty to children-family violence, a second-degree felony, and two misdemeanor counts of battery-family violence," per Mark Schlabach of ESPN.
Conn’s Is Closing More Than 70 Stores In 13 States Including Georgia And South Carolina
Conn’s home goods and furniture retailer has announced it’s closing more than 70 stores across the country, including some stores in Georgia and South Carolina. The good news is, the Conn’s store on Bobby Jones Expressway in Augusta is not on the closure list. At least not for now.
Court says workers’ compensation law provides SAC with immunity from tower site electrocution lawsuit
The Eleventh Circuit, a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, on Wednesday, declined to renew a lawsuit against SAC Wireless LLC by a crane oiler who was electrocuted and seriously injured while helping remove a crane from an American Tower site in Georgia.
Atlanta Falcons camp decisions should have alarm bells ringing
Atlanta Falcons camp is underway and with it marks the last day without football news until next year. Whether it is camp the rest of the month or preseason in August, Falcons fans have officially made it through the darkest weeks of the year. With camp reps have come some...
Athens Academy invests over $4.5 million in campus improvements
Before school ended last May, Athens Academy began construction and infrastructure improvements across their campus. This summer alone, the academy, which was ranked the No.1 private school in Athens and Northeast Georgia, is investing over $4.5 million in order to provide students and faculty with the optimal tools and spaces for teaching and learning. The projects range from major renovation of Erwin Hall and construction of a new tennis center to the repaving of all campus roadways and most parking lots for the over 150 acre land.
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