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Beloved Villa Rica street corner artist Cowboy Don dies at 69
VILLA RICA, Ga. — (Editor's note: The video above this story is from 11Alive's 2020 report on Cowboy Don.) Villa Rica is mourning the loss of a beloved community member, an artist known for creating and selling his latest work from a city street corner. Justin Donald Dodson, also...
Country Singer Zac Brown Seeks $3.2 Million for His Georgia Lake House
After four years of ownership, Zac Brown has decided to part ways with his Georgia retreat perched atop the south shores of Lake Lanier in his hometown of Cumming, about 45 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. The founding member and frontman of the Grammy-winning country/rock group Zac Brown Band—probably most known for the hit songs Chicken Fried, Knee Deep, and Same Boat—is asking $3.25 million for the waterfront spread, which he acquired for $1.8 million in June 2020.For the Price of a Tiny N.YC. Apartment, You Could Snag a Sprawling Villa in Calabria, Italy Built in the early 1990s, the white...
Non-profit group says UGA officials will listen to options to selling historic home
The President’s House Foundation, a non-profit formed to preserve the historic University of Georgia President’s House on Prince Avenue, announced Friday it has created possible solutions for keeping the property. The house was listed for sale in June. ...
Fazoli’s opens new restaurant in Newnan, Georgia
FAT Brands’ Italian restaurant chain Fazoli’s has expanded its presence in the US state of Georgia with the opening of a new restaurant in Newnan. The latest venue, the chain’s eighth restaurant in the state, is situated at 207 Bullsboro Drive. The brand has seen a consistent...
Around Town: The Rail Restaurant in Coosa 'a Couple Months' Away. Rome 'Buy' the Book
Work continues on opening The Rail, a restaurant at 3373 Alabama Highway across the road from GMC Value Mart in Coosa. Nearly $250,000 in permits for a refit and equipment for the building next to the putt-putt golf center were approved by the building department in recent months. Kirk Cowan of GMC, one of the partners in the restaurant with Anna Duke Robinson and Keith Rogers, says updates are continuing....
Alabama company recalls jerky because of lack of inspections
Hickory Hollow Jerky, a Eufaula, AL, establishment, is recalling 6,229 pounds of ready-to-eat jerky products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The beef jerky and bacon jerky products were produced on various dates...
#15 Vols Open 2024 Campaign with In-State Tilt Against Chattanooga
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – It’s Football Time in Tennessee as the 15th-ranked Volunteers kick off the 2024 season against in-state foe Chattanooga at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday inside a sold-out Neyland Stadium. Tennessee begins its 128th football season on Saturday afternoon when it hosts the Mocs. The season opener will be broadcast on the SEC Network with a special SEC Now show airing field level at noon. The Vols enter the year ranked 15th in both preseason polls and were picked to finish seventh in the expanded 16-team SEC.
FormFree named a 2024 TAG ADVANCE Award Winner
ATHENS, Ga. /Massachusetts Newswire – National News/ — FormFree®, a leader in financial technology since 2007, has been named a 2024 ADVANCE Award winner by The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). Part of the Fintech South conference, the ADVANCE Awards program recognizes innovative U.S. fintech companies with a strong connection to Georgia.
Missing in Georgia: Authorities searching for 15-year-old boy who disappeared
GROVETOWN, Ga. — Above video: Your Friday headlines. Authorities in Georgia need your help finding a missing teen. Kemari Hawkins, 15, was last seen Thursday around 4:30 p.m. in Grovetown. Kemari was last spotted wearing long black pants and a black hoodie with a colorful print. Additional information was...
Georgia prisons chief tells state lawmakers drones are smuggling deadly contraband into prisons
The Georgia Department of Corrections continues to struggle with an onslaught of drones that are being used to deliver contraband, such as drugs, cell phones, and potentially even the firearm used by an inmate of Smith State Prison to kill a food service worker in June. Department of Corrections Director...
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