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SJP rallies for Palestine and against UGA students’ upheld suspensions
On Thursday evening, the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at the University of Georgia held a rally and march at the Arch. Besides calling for a ceasefire and UGA’s disclosure and divestment, the rally also focused on the recent ruling to uphold the suspensions of students arrested during a demonstration in April.
Program to help enroll more nursing students expands
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawmakers put $10 million dollars in this year's state budget to fight the nursing shortage through higher education programs, including one that officials say will help expand nursing education programs by offering tuition assistance to students who want to become nursing faculty members. Students at five...
ACC Animal Shelter desperately needs community help as the shelter reaches capacity
Ready to pick up a dog today? Athens-Clarke County Animal Services "desperately" need fosters as the shelter reaching extreme overcapacity. Currently, 13 dogs are beings housed in crates. The shelter is urgently seeking foster homes to alleviate the overcrowding and provide better care for the animals. ...
South Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the state’s first execution in more than 13 years. South Carolina was once one of the busiest states for executions, but for years had had trouble obtaining lethal injection drugs due to pharmaceutical companies’ concerns that they would have to disclose that they had sold the drugs to officials. The state Legislature has since passed a law allowing officials to keep lethal injection drug suppliers secret and, in July, the state Supreme Court cleared the way to restart executions. Owens, who killed a store clerk in Greenville in 1997, will likely have the choice to die by lethal injection, electrocution or by the newly added option of a firing squad. A Utah inmate in 2010 was the last person to have been executed by a firing squad in the U.S., according to the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.
Around Town: Surge in 'Dollar Stores' Means Big Bucks in Northwest Georgia.
Just after 8 a.m. Wednesday, construction crews were gathering off of Ga. 101 about a half mile south of the Floyd/Polk county line. A large, cleared lot off the southwest corner of the highway and the intersection with Dean Road showed the first signs of development, a building that will bring another Dollar General to the area. It was a cool morning, with a surprising 59 degrees in mid August....
Paul's Pot Pies Celebrates 40 Years on Marietta Square
MARIETTA — Gerry Cottrell, of Marietta, said three great things came out of New Jersey: Bruce Springsteen, saltwater taffy and Paul’s Pot Pies. Every few weeks for the past eight years, Cottrell has been visiting the pie shop on Marietta Square to pick up 14 small chicken pot pies for his son. While his son is a die-hard chicken fan, Cottrell said he and his wife personally love the shepherd’s...
Fine Fettle Dispensary opens its doors, first medical cannabis dispensary in Athens
When Judson Hill was t-boned by a tractor-trailer at 20 years old, he did not want to take prescription medications. Hill turned to cannabis to self-medicate following the incident, and now, 14 years later, he is the Georgia Market President of Fine Fettle Dispensary, a medical cannabis dispensary with two locations in Atlanta and the first of its kind in Athens.
Restaurant Report Card: Wings City fails with 51; Burger Crush earns 100
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - On Bells Ferry Road in Cherokee County, Wings City is open for business even though the health inspector asked management to voluntarily close after failing back-to-back inspections. On Aug. 13, Wings City scored just 63 points. Three days later, Wings City failed again with only 51 points and a “U” for unsatisfactory.
Big changes in Gordon Central Football
Gordon Central varsity football is changing. Quicker than most have expected, the changes began over a year ago when Coach Lenny Gregory was assigned as the head coach of the football team. Coach Gregory has had an extremely positive impact on the team and the school as a whole. There...
Kirk Herbstreit details why he believes Clemson is ‘a very dangerous team’
Clemson seems to be flying under the radar a bit in the ACC as defending champion Florida State and a new-look Miami squad are popular picks to win the league. ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit warned Saturday on ESPN College GameDay to not forget about Dabo Swinney and the Tigers. Herbstreit expects Clemson to bounce back […] The post Kirk Herbstreit details why he believes Clemson is ‘a very dangerous team’ appeared first on On3.
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