Last week Gainesville High School was leading Brunswick 42-0 in the second round of the state playoffs when a brawl broke out – instigated by a Brunswick player. After the benches cleared and the dust settled, the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) suspended 35 Gainesville players and 41 Brunswick players. But Gainesville has to play top-ranked Langston Hughes this Friday – and furiously appealed the decision to GHSA, claiming their players were only protecting themselves and that they’ll consider all legal options to try and get their players reinstated before the big game. If the suspension holds it’ll have Gainesville’s playoff odds SINKING…
Could Paramount be coming to Georgia?
Paramount Skydance, one of the biggest and most prominent entertainment companies in the world, is furious at its home state of California over a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general attempting to stop a merger. In response, Chair David Ellison has threatened to move from Los Angeles to a state not actively suing his company, and Georgia was on the shortlist of possibilities. Gov. Brian Kemp welcomed the speculation at a luncheon Monday (and took a jab at California Gov. Gavin Newsom), and while it’s a longshot the mere possibility of luring Paramount has Georgia RISING…
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