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By: Gail Conner

On: August 28, 2024

In: Community News, Local Events

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Humorous pregnancy cravings cited by book author who shares most delicious and most disgusting meals September 17, 2024
Vicky Jacob-Ebbinghaus, the Germany-based co-author of a cookbook, spent several months trying surprisingly yummy and simply disgusting food combos that pregnant women are said to have craved.
Diddy denied bail after pleading not guilty to sex trafficking crimes September 17, 2024
Sean "Diddy" Combs was denied bail after being charged with three counts in connection to a human trafficking investigation. The rapper was arrested Monday in NYC.
Mandy Moore blasts paparazzo following her in ninth month of pregnancy: 'I'm literally about to give birth' September 17, 2024
Mandy Moore took to social media to rant about a paparazzo following her during her last few days of pregnancy, calling it an "annoying part of the job."
Ryan Routh's 'poor man's surveillance' enough to scout out spot to target Trump: expert September 17, 2024
Ryan Routh, suspect in the second failed Trump assassination, spent about 12 hours camped outside the former president's golf club in West Palm Beach before his arrest.
Tulsi Gabbard says she would be 'honored' to join a potential Trump administration September 17, 2024
Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard told Fox News Digital on Monday that she would "be honored to serve" in the Trump administration focusing on foreign policy and national security.

Georgia sets tourism records for second straight year
ATLANTA – Georgia broke tourism records last year for the second year in a row, setting an all-time high for visitors, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. The number of domestic and international visitors to the Peach State increased by 5 million in 2023 to a record 171 million. Georgia maintained its No.-5 ranking among the […]
Georgia PSC gives final approval to biomass projects
ATLANTA – State energy regulators Tuesday approved a plan by Georgia Power to buy about 80 megawatts of electricity generated by burning wood chips at a cost opponents said far outweighs the project’s value to the forestry industry. The Georgia Public Service Commission voted 4-1 to approve the proposal. The lone “no” vote came from […]
Woods proposes school safety steps in wake of Apalachee High shooting
ATLANTA – State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced Monday he will push for additional state funding for school safety initiatives during the 2025 General Assembly session in the aftermath of this month’s school shooting in Barrow County. The goal will be providing a school resource officer and a crisis alert system in every Georgia school. […]
Georgia abortion ban comes under fire at Senate hearing
ATLANTA – An Atlanta woman told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Monday she was suffering through a doomed pregnancy last fall that was putting her health at risk, only to be told by a doctor to rest in bed and drink plenty of water. That’s all the doctor could do under Georgia’s restrictive abortion law that […]
Burt Jones cleared of criminal intent following 2020 presidential election
ATLANTA – The head of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia has exonerated Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in an investigation of the then-Republican state senator’s activities following the 2020 presidential election. Jones was among a group of GOP alternate electors that met at the state Capitol in December 2020 and voted to cast Georgia’s 16 […]
Georgia lawmakers about to focus on private water systems
ATLANTA – The role private water systems can and should play in meeting the demands of Georgia’s growing population will be the focus of a legislative study committee that will begin meeting next week. Private water systems became an issue earlier this year when the Republican-controlled General Assembly voted largely along party lines to allow […]
Willis a no-show at state Senate committee hearing
ATLANTA – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis did not appear before a state Senate committee Friday to testify about the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, defying a subpoena the panel issued last spring. Willis has argued the subpoena is unlawful and has gone to court to block it. Friday’s hearing […]
Fulton judge tosses three counts in Trump’s election interference case
ATLANTA – A Fulton County Superior Court judge Thursday dismissed three counts in District Attorney Fani Willis’ election interference case against former President Donald Trump while leaving most of the counts intact. Two of the dismissed counts were filed directly against Trump, while the other involved co-defendants Shawn Still, a Republican state senator, and Trump […]
University system sets record for degrees awarded
ATLANTA – The University System of Georgia (USG) awarded a record 76,571 degrees during the last fiscal year, up 1.8% over fiscal 2023. The number of degrees the system’s 26 institutions have awarded has risen by 39.6% since 2011, when the USG joined Complete College America, a program that prioritizes degree completion. During that same […]
Critics assail cost of Georgia Power biomass projects
ATLANTA – Opponents of a proposal by Georgia Power to add more biomass to the utility’s electrical generating portfolio argued Thursday the plan is both unreliable and too expensive. Georgia Power is seeking approval from the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to buy about 80 megawatts of electricity from three plants in South Georgia that […]