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Times · Flowery Branch, GA
Nearby: Flowery Branch, GACherokee Bluff's Jaycee Archer celebrates her solo home run in Game 1 of the Lady Bears' Class 3A state softball doubleheader against LaGrange on Oct. 15, 2025 in Flowery Branch. Photo by David Friedlander Cherokee Bluff and East Hall both put players on First-Team All-Region
Times · Gainesville, GA
Nearby: Gainesville, GAA man was shot multiple times and critically injured by a Gainesville police officer Thursday, Nov. 12, after police say he opened fire on the officer behind the New Holland Market shopping center.
VOX · Jefferson, GA
Nearby: Jefferson, GAAllegations of racist behavior during a Sept. 11 football game sparked investigations, public reactions, and questions about student safety. from Maynard Jackson High School in Atlanta traveled to Jefferson High School in Jefferson, Georgia, for a football game. A student from Maynard Jackson, Kylie, posted her version of what happened on TikTok, which is no longer available. While the allegations sparked widespread concern, the schools’ investigations later produced differing perspectives on what happened that night. According to Kylie’s TikTok, students and parents alleged that Maynard Jackson football players, marching band members, as well as supporters were subjected to racial slurs and other discriminatory behavior. Other social media posts also alleged that Confederate flags were displayed and that students were spit on during the game.
The Stranger · Atlanta, GA
Nearby: Atlanta, GABlue wave crests in Mississippi. The AP has called a 55th Senate seat for Democrats, NPR reports. Winner Scott Colom will be the first Black senator from Mississippi since Reconstruction and the white supremecist voter suppression that followed. If you will it, it is no dream. In Georgia, columnist Charles Blow’s dream to reverse the Great Migration and reconcentrate Black voters in the South feels like it paid off. (Many have written about this but Atlanta Magazine has a more recent look summarizing Blow’s book The Devil You Know). Black residents make a few more percentage points of the population in Atlanta now than in 2020 when he moved there. Of course, so did my Italian and Puerto Rican relatives from New York City, and they are also running up the score for Democrats. The state became a majority-minority state last year. Alaska is still looking blue. Democrat Mary Peltola is beating both Dan Sullivans in the latest vote count, according to the Hill.
The Star · Atlanta, GA
Nearby: Atlanta, GAA three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals heard arguments involving the 2017 approval of a water control manual that governs reservoir levels and water releases. Appeals court judges in Atlanta last week repeatedly questioned a lawyer representing environmental groups challenging federal decisions that determine how much water flows into Florida’s Apalachicola River. Christina I. Reichert, representing environmental groups, told the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel that dams upstream along the Chattahoochee River act like a tourniquet squeezing off the flow of water to the Apalachicola River. The National Wildlife Federation and Apalachicola Riverkeeper are challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2017 approval of an updated water control manual that governs reservoir levels, water use and releases downstream to the Apalachicola River.
The Collegian · Athens, GA
Nearby: Athens, GAFresno State announced its 2027 baseball schedule featuring a lot of intriguing matchups. This season will be the first time since 2016 that the Diamond ‘Dogs will face Creighton and Youngstown State University. It will also feature the first-ever matchups in program history against Seattle University, Florida Gulf Coast University and North Dakota State University. The highlight of the schedule is the highly anticipated rematch between the Diamond Dogs’ and the Georgia Bulldogs. The two programs last met in the 2008 College World Series championship series, where Fresno State defeated Georgia to capture its first national championship. . The teams will meet for a three-game series March 12-14 in Athens, Georgia, marking their first matchup in nearly 19 years. Fresno State head coach Ryan Overland was a member of the Bulldogs’ 2008 College World Series championship team as a player, adding another connection to the historic matchup.
