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Watch Georgia football coach Kirby Smart's son homer for Oconee County Little League
Oconee County Little League remained alive in the Southeast Region Tournament on Friday with an 8-6 win over South Carolina's Irmo Little League. The win knocked out South Carolina, while Oconee County, the Georgia state champions, advanced to a 1 p.m. game Saturday in the losers bracket. Georgia football coach Kirby Smart was...
Otis Redding Foundation to host King of Soul Music Festival
MACON – The Otis Redding Foundation announces the 2024 “King of Soul Music Festival” with performances during gala. The Otis Redding Foundation, (ORF), is proud to announce the 2024 “King Of Soul Music Festival” on September 6 and 7, 2024 in Macon Georgia. Eight-piece soul band St. Paul & The Broken Bones will perform during the gala event “An Evening of Respect” at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 6 at the Macon City Auditorium. The “Big ‘O’ Homecoming Show & Dance” follows on Saturday, September 7th at the Capitol Theatre.
Allegations of fraud by proposed charter school are ‘deeply concerning,’ Bibb County school board members say
A charter school that aims to open in Macon next year has glaring deficiencies in its petition to the Bibb County School District that have prompted alarm and concern among Bibb school board members who are set to vote on its fate later this month. The Infinity Academy Corp. plans...
New Spring Hill Park Opens in Covington, Newton County Celebrates Community-Driven Achievement
Newton County sliced through the ceremonial ribbon as it unveiled Spring Hill Park on Tuesday, July 30. The park, sprawled along 757 Lower River Road in Covington, brings a raft of amenities including a community building, playground, and a disc golf course to the Spring Hill area for the first time, according to a statement by the Newton County government.
'Racial politics in a small town': Federal appeals court revives former Cordele manager's anti-discrimination suit against the city
CORDELE, Ga. — A federal appeals court says evidence supports a former Cordele city manager's claim that he was fired two years ago because he's white. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals this week rejected a lower court that threw out Roland McCarthy's discrimination lawsuit against the city. They sent the case back to the Albany federal court for another look.