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FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Michael Penix Jr. insists he'll have no difficulty adjusting to his role as the backup to new Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback Kirk Cousins. Before taking the field on Friday for rookie minicamp, Penix was greeted by Cousins at the team's practice facility.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bidders will battle with their wallets next week at an Ohio auction house for the sword of the Civil War Union general who led a scorched-earth campaign across Georgia and coined the phrase “War is hell.”
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — More than two decades after a University of Georgia law student was found dead in her burning home, authorities have arrested a man and charged him with murder in her slaying. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Athens-Clarke County police on Thursday announced the arrest of Edrick Lamont Faust, 48, in the January 2001 killing of Tara Louise Baker.
MOUNT JULIET, Tenn. — A series of late spring storms which spawned tornadoes, hail, high winds and flooding, swept across Tennessee on Wednesday and Thursday, May 8-9, leaving behind at least two known deaths, several injuries and thousands of people without electricity and extensive wind damage.
ROME, Ga. — Last week, Shorter University hosted its 2024 Commencement events. This included the nursing pinning ceremony, the Master's hooding ceremony, and two Commencement ceremonies.
Mother’s Day provides us an opportunity to thank the Good Lord for blessing us with this awesome and extraordinary woman who helped us to see our need for Him. We take time to celebrate how He used her as a light in our lives and a standard of virtue for all to see. There are historic, family, and spiritual reasons we should celebrate Mother’s Day.