Former Hawks exec sentenced to prison

Former Atlanta Hawks accounting executive Lester T. Jones Jr. was sentenced to more than three years in prison this week for embezzling $3.7 million from the team.  Jones used company cards and fraudulent expense reimbursements to pay for (a lot of) travel, clothes,...

Savannah Tech scores two wins at TCSG summit

Savannah Tech had a great showing at the recent TCSG Leadership Summit in Atlanta, with Early Childhood Care and Education instructor Stephanie Grant being named the First Runner-Up for the Rick Perkins Award and Master Barbering student Javiera Scott honored as a...

Good news for right whales

Georgia has a special connection to North Atlantic right whales.  They’re the state’s official marine mammal, and their birthing grounds are off our coast.  They’re also critically endangered with fewer than 400 individuals remaining, and scientists...

Georgia a top state for ICE arrests

So far in 2026 Georgia ranks fifth in the nation for the states with the most ICE arrests, with 13,600 confirmed arrests through March 10th.  That number has ramped up from 2025, boosted by a system of mandatory cooperation between local and federal law enforcement. ...

South Georgia wildfires continue to blaze

Scattered thunderstorms over the weekend did nothing to slow the multiple wildfires ravaging south Georgia.  Brantley County’s U.S. 82 fire has expanded to over 21,000 acres, and has destroyed more than 100 homes already.  Meanwhile another blaze in Clinch and Echols...

Bottoms widens lead

In the Democratic primary for governor, it’s not a question of who can catch Keisha Lance Bottoms – it’s a question of who can claw their way into a distant second place to get into a runoff with her.  A recent poll of likely Dem voters from from...

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