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‘Still standing’: Pike County congregation holds service in parking lot after historic church burns down
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Last Wednesday, a historic Pike County burned to the ground — but its determined congregation isn’t giving up. On Sunday, Zebulon United Methodist Church (ZUMC) held a service in the former building’s parking lot, setting up tents to shield from the rain. Just feet away, piles of the church’s charred wooden rubble spiked toward the gray sky.
Braves pitching prospect goes viral for his horrific statistics
Atlanta Braves pitching prospect Francisco Vicioso still has a few kinks to work through at the minor league level. Vicioso went viral over the weekend, and let’s just say he probably would have preferred to remain anonymous. The reason so many people are now familiar with Vicioso is that the 19-year-old currently has some of... The post Braves pitching prospect goes viral for his horrific statistics appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Atlanta City Council Member Andrea L. Boone & Atlanta Falcons Kyle Pitts Donates Resources/Furniture Following Fairburn Road Apartment Fire
Atlanta City Council Member Andrea L. Boone & Atlanta Falcons Kyle Pitts Donates Resources/Furniture Following Fairburn Road Apartment Fire. District 10 Atlanta City Council member Andrea L. Boone. WHAT: Donating resources and furniture for families displaced by apartment complex fire. WHEN: Monday, July 22, 11:30 a.m. WHERE: 320 Fairburn Road...
Man found shot dead in crashed car in Hall County
OAKWOOD, Ga. - Oakwood police found a man shot multiple times inside a crashed vehicle in Hall County late Saturday afternoon. Officials say the car had crashed into the back of a residence on Wild Berry Court. The victim was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville where he was...
Black men share what Biden needs to do to keep the Black male vote
ATLANTA — We're just over 100 days until the presidential election. Some voters are calling for President Joe Biden to step down, citing potential health issues and age. Others wonder if Biden is losing support from Black men--especially when former President Donald Trump has mentioned growing support during a few of his rally speeches.
Jasper Johnson signs with Overtime Elite
The KY native is headed to Atlanta. The state of Kentucky has started to produce some elite high school basketball talent over the last few recruiting cycles including Reed Sheppard and Travis Perry. Now in the class or 2025 the Bluegrass has two top-50 prospects one being five-star guard, Jasper Johnson. After playing for Link Academy last season, Johnson has decided to play his last year at another program. According to a report by Joe Tipton of On3, Johnson has decided to sign with Overtime Elite. The OTE in Atlanta has become a nice pipeline for Kentucky over the last...
The Plains Truth: Auburn DL coach Vontrell King-Williams joins the show
Heading into his first season as a position coach in the Southeastern Conference, Auburn's Vontrell King-Williams has a group that is deep but still searching for playmakers as the Tigers get ready for the 2024 season. With sophomore Keldric Faulk taking on a leadership role on the defensive line and some big additions from both the transfer portal and the 2024 signing class, King-Williams has a group that will see plenty of competition this fall as Auburn prepares for another tough schedule.
War Ready falls to Herd That in second round of The Basketball Tournament
War Ready’s run at a TBT championship ended on Sunday afternoon, as the team full of Auburn alumni fell to the No. 1 seed in its region, Herd That 63-59. Herd That, who is coming off of a semifinals appearance in last year’s event, is composed of mostly Marshall alumni. The contingent of former Thundering Herd have been a staple of “The Basketball Tournament” since 2018, although the team has only reached the quarterfinals twice. That didn’t stop Auburn’s Alumni from nearly taking down the experienced Herd. Wendell Green Jr. and company led the contest end-to-end until the late minutes of the...
What is Auburn football's place in the SEC? Here's where Tigers are slotted in preseason poll
AUBURN — Auburn football will finish the season with some space between it and the upper echelon of the SEC, at least according to Friday's preseason media poll. The Tigers were picked to finish No. 10 in the conference, sandwiched between Texas A&M at No. 9 and Kentucky at No. 11. Predicted to be atop the SEC standings at season's end is Georgia, which tallied 3,330 points. The Bulldogs are followed by Texas (3,041) and Alabama (2,891). Auburn finished with 1,382 points.
Former Auburn 2025 commit joins long list of Big Cat Weekend visitors
This weekend, Auburn will roll out the red carpet for its most crucial targets for Big Cat Weekend. This weekend, Hugh Freeze and his staff will host several notable recruits. Among those names are those who have already committed and those who are pledged elsewhere. There will also be a special case for one recruit: trying to win him back. Tyler Lockhart, a four-star linebacker from Winona, Mississippi, is scheduled to return to the Plains this weekend after backing off his pledge to Auburn last month. Lockhart has not joined another recruiting class since de-committing from Auburn, but it is heavily speculated that...
CHHS names former Auburn star Kam Pettway new offensive coordinator
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Charles Henderson High School recently announced that former Auburn football star Kam Pettway has been named the football team’s new offensive coordinator. Pettway is a Prattville native that earned All-State honors at Prattville High as a senior running back after rushing for 1,402...
Villa Rica Chick-fil-A Experiencing Unforeseen Renovation Delays
In a message posted from Villa Rica’s Chick-fil-A, the current renovations are taking a bit longer than anticipated. Therefore the reopening date has been changed to August 1. Hiring took place a few weeks ago at Villa Rica Baptist Church. The restaurant closed on April 4 for a major renovation project. See more about the renovation project in article published a year ago on The City Menus by clicking here.
Experts forecast Auburn to land 2026 EDGE Hezekiah Harris
Auburn football is in the midst of a busy and hectic recruiting season on the 2025 class, things are continuing to get rolling for the class of 2026 as well. The Tigers are pushing hard to obtain any high school standouts they can, and they are getting closer and closer to landing one they have been heavily pursuing. Four-star EDGE Hezekiah Harris received an expert prediction to land on the Plains by national recruiting expert Steve Wiltfong on Sunday after receiving one from On3’s Cole Pinkston back in April. The 6-5, 230-pound defender from Mae Jemison High School (Alabama) will be the third...
French chef to take the helm at acclaimed Alabama restaurant
French chef Joel Antunes of Le Logis in Cognac, France, will be the third chef in residence at Auburn University’s 1856 – Culinary Residence, the teaching restaurant in AU’s Tony & Libba Rane Culinary Science Center. Antunes begins his year-long residency at 1856 on Aug. 1. “I’m...
Texas A&M players weigh in on DJ Durkin's hire at Auburn
Auburn first-year defensive coordinator is no stranger to the now-former SEC West. Hired by Hugh Freeze more than three weeks after Ron Roberts' departure as defensive coordinator, DJ Durkin now enters his third straight stint in the now-defunct SEC division, after previous stops at Ole Miss and Texas A&M. He's coached against Auburn the past four seasons, and is now tasked with fine-tuning and unleashing the Tigers' defense in 2024.
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