Georgia, Mac Collins and Senate
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Supporters argue that legal gambling would create jobs and generate revenue, while opponents cite potential social costs like increased crime and addiction.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Six Flags Over Georgia has announced they are discontinuing its annual Holiday in the Park event. They have been holding Holiday in the Park each year since 2013. Six Flags Over Georgia announced the move in a newsletter to passholders on Friday, saying:
This is the second July in a row a congregation of alligators formed for unknown reasons near the swamp. The 2024 gathering included 150 alligators filling a mile and a half span of water, the University of Georgia's Coastal Ecology Lab reported.
A mass shooting in Georgia early Monday morning left one man dead and ten others hospitalized, according to police. The incident took place around 1:27 a.m. in downtown Atlanta. Officers were already patrolling the area and arrived on scene in under a minute, according to WSBTV.
ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. Mike Collins made his run for Senate official on Monday, and in an ad posted to the “Mike Collins War Room” account on X, there was a bit of a mistake. At the end of the video posted on Sunday, it ends with the words “Georgia, Let’s Ride.” But the word Georgia is spelled wrong. The text actually reads: Georiga.
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Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings are being drawn miles inland, where they risk falling to predators or dying from exhaustion before they find the water.
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FOX 5 Atlanta on MSNEx-employee accused of stealing over $90K from Georgia resort, GBI says
The former employee at the popular Georgia mountain resort has been accused of stealing more than $90,000 from the business in a little more than two years.
A Georgia lottery player tried their luck — and snagged a six-figure prize. Someone hit the Fantasy 5 jackpot, winning $308,474 in the drawing Saturday, July 26, according to the Georgia Lottery’s website. The ticket, sold in Dallas, matched all five numbers.
Casting off his judge’s robe after almost two decades deciding federal cases across North Georgia, Timothy Batten says he felt a weight lift off his shoulders.
Cuts to SNAP benefits may lead to a surge in demand at food banks that serve America's most food insecure communities.