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SportsSAVANNAH, Ga. — A sold-out field of 288 golfers turned out Monday, Oct. 19, at The Landings Club in Savannah for the 14th edition of Parker's Kitchen's Fueling the Community charity tournament, and the day ended with more than $615,000 raised for schools. Both the…
From the HERE City State DeskATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech will try to steady its season on Saturday, Oct. 24, when Boston College visits Bobby Dodd Stadium for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff on ACC Network. Both teams sit at 1-2 in ACC play. The Yellow Jackets are 2-4 overall, while…
From the HERE City State DeskATHENS, Ga. — Fresh off a 27-24 loss at Auburn, Georgia football is treating its open week as a chance to get bodies back before the Bulldogs meet Florida on Oct. 31. Kirby Smart told reporters the week has two goals that can pull against…
From the HERE City State DeskATLANTA, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have a new minority owner after NFL owners approved an investment from Arctos, the sports-focused private equity firm owned by KKR. League owners voted Tuesday at their meeting in New York to let Arctos, a KKR business, buy a…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL said Tuesday it has no issue with how the Philadelphia Eagles cared for quarterback Jalen Hurts before and after his blood clot diagnosis, and the team will face no discipline. Hours later, the NFL Players Association said it knew of…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The New York Knicks raised their first championship banner since 1973 on Tuesday night, then watched a retooled Philadelphia 76ers team leave Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 win in the season opener for both clubs. Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia with a…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is preparing to play the rest of the season without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely after hurting his throwing arm in Saturday’s win over Indiana. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the program will not set a timeline…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took a real step toward a World Series comeback on Tuesday, throwing 23 pitches of live batting practice at American Family Field to several of the Brewers regular hitters. His fastball sat at 90 to 92 mph in his first session…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL is tightening security for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints game outside Paris, league officials said Tuesday, after rioting swept French cities over the weekend. Peter O’Reilly, the league executive who oversees international events, said at the fall owners…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado College senior Charlie Flint has been chosen as the top women’s runner in the SCAC for the past week, the third time she has earned the conference honor this fall. The award follows her victory Saturday at the Augustana Interregional…
From the HERE City National DeskWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Top-ranked Emory closed with the best team round of the final day to win the women’s NCAA Division III Fall Preview on Tuesday, finishing 36 holes on the River Course at Kingsmill Resort at 18-over-par 594. The Eagles began the day in…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Kate Chambon’s first college meet earned her a conference award, as the Colorado College freshman was chosen as the top women’s swimmer in the SCAC for the past week. Chambon, who is from Grenoble, France, took the 100-yard backstroke in 59.52…
From the HERE City State Desk
ATLANTA, Ga. — The race for Georgia state school superintendent has turned attention to the Quality Basic Education formula, the 1985 law that governs how the state divides its school money, and both candidates say it is due for changes. Lawmakers set aside $14.9 billion for the formula in the…
From the HERE City State Desk
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia hemp retailers, processors and farmers are counting down to Dec. 11, when a federal limit on THC in consumable hemp products takes effect and could clear most of what the state’s shops now sell off their shelves. The change was written into Section 781 of Public…
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AMERICUS, Ga. — Short-line freight railroads serving six Central and Southwest Georgia communities are getting nearly $12.5 million in federal money to replace worn track and fix 40 road crossings. The money, $12,495,000 in all, comes from the federal transportation department’s rail safety grant program, known as CRISI, and pays…
From the HERE City National Desk
EVERETT, Wash. — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday signed off on the Boeing 737 Max 10, the biggest version of the company’s best-selling single-aisle jet, ending a certification fight that dragged on for close to 10 years. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy delivered the approval in person at the Boeing…
Politics
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Mayor Van Johnson said Tuesday that Savannah does have street gangs, but he warned against inflating the problem or treating every group of young people who spend time together as a criminal gang. The mayor spoke at his weekly press conference after the Chatham County Sheriff's Office…
From the HERE City State Desk
ATLANTA, Ga. — In-person early voting in Georgia crossed the 1 million mark on Tuesday, setting a new high for a midterm election with nearly two weeks of advance voting still left before the Nov. 3 general election. The secretary of state’s office counted 1,007,015 in-person early voters as of…
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ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgians in all 159 counties will help pick two members of the state Public Service Commission this fall, and the results could give Democrats a majority on the five-member board that sets what Georgia Power customers pay. The board oversees privately owned power, gas and telecom companies…
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