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Gridiron Preview: Rabun County Wildcats
All the cards are on the table – and Rabun County is all-in for 2025. A veteran senior class who has proven it on...
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Denny Hamlin survives rain delay, overtime finish to win for 2nd straight year at Dover
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin balked when a surfboard he was asked to sign for charity was placed on the floor. At his...
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US House Democrats assail Trump DHS as ‘cruel’ and ‘unaccountable’
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — A group of U.S. House Democrats on Tuesday blasted President Donald Trump’s administration for what they called “cruelty” and “lawlessness”...
US House GOP adjourns early for August break amid pressure on Epstein files
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — House Republicans are headed home early for their August break after an uproar over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein...
Ozzy Osbourne, godfather of heavy metal who led Black Sabbath, dies at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks...
Georgia conservationists push to ‘finish the job’ of protecting Okefenokee from mining
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia environmentalists are still celebrating a conservation group’s announcement last month that it plans to purchase thousands of acres of land...
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Baptism draws believers to the Soque
Ginger Chappell emerged from the shallow water of the Soque River in Clarkesville, dripping with cool water and newfound faith.
She and her former and...
When the laughter is silenced
The wind howled in the darkness as rain pounded relentlessly on the tin roof. The floods raged, and the children clung to each other,...
I’ve been thinking….
Whenever I start my sentence with, "I've been thinking…", my friends and family can't escape fast enough. My gym buddies suddenly claim to have...