South Carolina State

North Carolina State

Chapel Hill, NC

247Sports

We're now into July, meaning Minnesota Football kicks off their 2024 season in less than 60 days. Rosters are set, and it's time to get to know the Gophers' opponents a little bit better. I reached out to our North Carolina site at Inside Carolina to get some insight about what this Tar Heel team will look like compared to when Minnesota fans last saw them in Chapel Hill. Jeremiah Holloway covers this team as well as anyone, so I first wanted to know how he thought North Carolina escaped the transfer portal.

Minnesota Football Summer Preview: North Carolina

Raleigh, NC

On3.com

As NC State’s final football camp got underway in late June, Wolfpack running backs coach Todd Goebbel pulled Fayetteville (N.C.) Seventy-First High School’s Jayson Franklin to the side. He talked with the rising 2026 tailback, appearing to give a few words of wisdom before the camp’s position drills got underway on a hot day in Raleigh. That small gesture seemed small at the time, but for Franklin, it meant a lot.

Rising ‘26 RB Jayson Franklin: ‘I always thought NC State was the real North Carolina’

Madison, WI

Clemson, SC

The Clemson Insider

Another one of Clemson's offensive line targets has come off the the board. 4-star target Hardy Watts (Dexter, Brookline, MA) announced a commitment to Wisconsin on Monday, choosing the Badgers over other (...)

Clemson Offensive Line Target Big 10 Bound

Georgia State

Athens, GA

Georgia landed a five-star in its 2025 class way back in April 2023 when Kingsland (Ga.) Camden County tight end Elyiss Williams told Dawgs247 he has committed to Georgia. Since then, other teams attempted to get Williams to reconsider his decision, including attempts to host the elite athlete on an official visit this month. That did not happen, as Williams shut it down following his official visit to Georgia.

Georgia football 5-star commit Elyiss Williams junior highlights

Alexandria, VA

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Cheryl E Preston

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

DeanLand

Georgia's population grew beyond the 11 million mark in 2023, reaching 11,029,227 residents according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. With a robust population increase of 2.9% from 2020 to 2023, 315,456 new residents arrived in the state. Georgia was the 10th fastest-growing state in the US by percentage during the reporting period.

Georgia's Population Surges Past 11 Million, Fueled by Migration

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Virginia State

For General Hospital fans in the Commonwealth, there is an update. Josh Kelly, who portrays Cody Bell, has revealed he is dating Chloe Lanier, who used to play nasty Nelle Benson on the ABC soap. Soaps in Depth broke the news, and Virginia viewers are reacting on Facebook.

General Hospital breaking news actor Josh  Kelly is dating former cast member Chloe Lanier

Maine State

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Idaho State

Shop with Me Mama

Why Idaho Ranks in the Top 10 States Americans Are Flocking To in 2024. A lot of Idahoans are saying 'Idaho is FULL! Go find somewhere else to live!'. With that said, MANY people and their families are flocking to this state and calling it home.

Why Is Everyone Relocating To Idaho?

3-Star 2025 Offensive Lineman Michael Gibbs (6’4″/305) just verbally committed to NC State. Gibbs chose to Run with the Wolfpack over a Top-3 that also included Duke and Virginia Tech. ESPN ranks Gibbs as the #18 overall player in the state of North Carolina in the 2025 recruiting...

3-Star OL Michael Gibbs Commits to NC State!

Buford, GA

There's been a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in Northwest Georgia over the past 30 days. And, yes, some of it likely has been in the barn. A total of six earthquakes have been recorded in the northernwestern portion of the state over the past 30 days, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS).

6 Earthquakes Shake NW Georgia in 30 Days

Kansas City, MO

Independence, MO

Some people confuse the Bob’s Big Boy franchise with the Big Boy Burgers location in Independence, Missouri. The Big Boy Burgers in Independence, Missouri is at 12401 East US Highway 40 and it's been there for over half a century. You might think this restaurant is affiliated with Bob's Big Boy franchise, but it is not. It just has a similar name.

Retro burger joints: Big Boy Burgers and Paul's Drive-in in the Kansas City area

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

Norfolk, VA

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

Los Angeles, CA

USA TODAY Sports Media Group

Brandon Arrington, who can play wide receiver and perform on special teams, has received an offer from USC football. Arrington is ranked as the No. 15 athlete in the nation, checking in at the No. 128 slot overall. Last season, Arrington posted 14 receptions for 426 yards and six touchdowns on offense, then he added 18 solo tackles and seven pass deflections from the secondary.

Top-100 athlete gets USC football offer

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The Current GA

People held in Georgia immigrant detention centers will soon face new challenges in their search for lawyers to represent them in immigration court, a development that will likely doom many people’s chances of fighting deportation.

For migrants in Georgia, fighting deportation will become harder. Here’s why.

Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips is no longer in Missouri but it still has two free-standing locations in Ohio. It once was a large chain across the country. I still recall the one off of 71 Highway in Kansas City, Missouri that used to be behind the once-popular Truman Corners Shopping Center. It was my mother's go-to spot for fish & chips. That was a long time ago.

No longer in Missouri, but still in Ohio: Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips founded in 1969

Wisconsin State

Wisconsin Watch

Editor’s note: The scheduled June 5 hearing in this case was canceled after the Marinette County judge on Monday accepted a request from intervenors, Disability Rights Wisconsin and League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, for a substitute judge.

Lawsuit could complicate absentee voting in Wisconsin

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Here are the Upstate's top 10 quarterbacks for the 2024 season, led by South Carolina commit

The Upstate is loaded with talented quarterbacks for the 2024 high school football season. Here’s a top 10 list of players to know and, interestingly enough,...

Here are the Upstate's top 10 quarterbacks for the 2024 season, led by South Carolina commit

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