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By: Gail Conner

On: July 17, 2024

In: News Desk

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Nicole Kidman wins best actress in Venice, but misses ceremony due to mom's sudden death: 'I'm in shock' September 7, 2024
Nicole Kidman — who was awarded the best actress for her role in “Babygirl" at the Venice Film Festival — had to miss the ceremony due to her mom's sudden death.
‘Eco-chaplains’ are helping individuals process their ‘climate grief’: NPR report September 7, 2024
NPR recently reported on a rise of eco-chaplains in the western world, helping people come to terms with their "climate anxiety" in a spiritual way.
Wendy's gets Krabby? Rumor flies that burger chain is planning to debut meal inspired by cartoon classic September 7, 2024
Leaked images from Wendy's suggest the chain is soon to launch a limited-time offering inspired by the "Krabby Patty" sandwich from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Tom Brady embracing rookie role ahead of NFL broadcasting debut: 'I wanna earn it' September 7, 2024
Future Hall of Famer Tom Brady will make his broadcasting debut on Sunday when he joins Kevin Burkhardt in the booth as the lead analyst for FOX’s NFL coverage of the Cowboys-Browns game.
Georgia teen school shooting suspect lived in series of rental homes as emerging details shed light on family September 7, 2024
Colt Gray, the teen suspect charged in the Apalachee High School shooting, came from a broken home, with the teen living in at least three rental homes in a short period.

Law enforcement agencies discount threats to schools following Barrow County shooting
ATLANTA – The FBI and Georgia Bureau of Investigation released a joint statement Friday afternoon declaring non-credible threats that have been spreading on social media since Wednesday’s school shooting in Barrow County. Threats of violence naming various schools have been circulating since two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School near Winder were shot […]
Carr: Kemp can’t be forced to hold hearing on State Election Board
ATLANTA – Georgians do not have the authority to demand that the governor convene an administrative hearing to take up accusations against members of state boards, Attorney General Chris Carr wrote in a legal opinion issued Friday. Gov. Brian Kemp asked for the legal opinion late last month after Georgia Democrats called on the Republican […]
Atlanta sued for polluting Chattahoochee River
ATLANTA – The environmental advocacy group Chattahoochee Riverkeeper filed a federal lawsuit Friday charging the city of Atlanta with polluting the river. The suit follows a letter Chattahoochee Riverkeeper sent in July notifying city officials that they wouldhave 60 days to stop discharging illegal levels of pollution from the R.M. Clayton Water Reclamation Center or […]
Democrats call for special legislative session on gun safety
ATLANTA – Georgia House Democrats urged Gov. Brian Kemp Friday to call a special session of the General Assembly to take up gun safety legislation following Wednesday’s school shooting in Barrow County that left four dead and injured nine others. Democratic lawmakers introduced a series of bills during the 2023-24 legislative term either encouraging or […]
Barrow County school shooting prompts call for stricter gun laws
ATLANTA – Georgia lawmakers should use Wednesday’s school shooting in Barrow County as a catalyst to make it harder for children to gain access to firearms, the chairman of a state Senate study committee said Thursday. “We have an opportunity in Georgia,” said Sen. Emanuel Jones, D-Decatur, chairman of the Senate Safe Firearm Storage Study […]
School shooting in Barrow County claims four lives
ATLANTA – Two students and two teachers at a Barrow County high school were shot and killed Wednesday morning by a 14-year-old student, state and local law enforcement authorities said. Colt Gray, a student at Apalachee High School near Winder, surrendered to two school resource officers responding to the shootings shortly before 10:30 a.m., Chris […]
State PSC approves Georgia Power rate rollback
ATLANTA – State energy regulators authorized Georgia Power Wednesday to reduce customer rates by $122 million to reflect the Atlanta-based utility’s savings from corporate tax cuts the General Assembly enacted this year. Gov. Brian Kemp signed two bills last spring reducing Georgia’s income tax rate from 5.49% to 5.39% and setting corporate income taxes to […]
Sandersville Railroad wins eminent domain case
ATLANTA – The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted Wednesday to let Sandersville Railroad Co. condemn 43 acres of privately owned land in Sparta through eminent domain. The unanimous vote upheld a recommendation from a hearing officer last spring to make way for a spur the freight rail line plans to use to ship locally […]
Investors want Chemours to stay out of Okefenokee
ATLANTA – Two years ago, chemical producer The Chemours Company stated publicly it had no plans to mine titanium near the environmentally fragile Okefenokee Swamp. Now, 20 investors representing nearly $700 billion in assets are asking Chemours to make that commitment permanent. A letter spearheaded by mutual fund company Green Century Capital Management and signed […]
Democrats appeal decision adding two minor candidates to Georgia presidential ballot
ATLANTA – The Democratic Party of Georgia is appealing Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s decision last week to include independent Cornel West and socialist Claudia De la Cruz on Georgia’s presidential ballot. In putting West and De la Cruz on the Nov. 5 ballot, Raffensperger overruled an initial decision by an administrative law judge to […]