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Searchers recover 2 sisters and man who drowned in river at Georgia park

MACON, Ga. (AP) — The bodies of two young sisters and a man were found Wednesday after they drowned in a river at a ...

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Georgia regulators approve compromise power plan

( Georgia Recorder ) — Georgia Power will expand its renewable energy generation and keep some of its coal plants open longer than previously ...

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Travel + Leisure mag names 2 Georgia schools among ‘Most Beautiful College Campuses’

Two Georgia colleges were named in Travel + Leisure’s list of the “30 Most Beautiful College Campuses in the U.S.” The colleges were Berry ...

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GDOT begins construction on $57.2M Sardis Road Connector

A major new road project is underway in Hall County as the Georgia Department of Transportation begins construction on the Sardis Road Connector. The ...

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Toccoa honors officer and first responder for saving woman’s life

A woman who nearly died in a rollover crash is alive today thanks to the fast and heroic actions of a Toccoa police officer ...

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2025 tax digest values approved by Habersham Board of Tax Assessors

The Habersham County Board of Tax Assessors approved the county’s gross tax digest on Monday. This means that the total value of all properties ...

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US Supreme Court allows Trump to carry out plan to dismantle Education Department for now

WASHINGTON ( States Newsroom ) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration, for now, to proceed with mass layoffs and ...

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New ACC Gov County Manager faces lawsuits in Virginia

Athens’ new county manager, set to be approved Tuesday, has been called out in two lawsuits for events pertaining to his previous job. The ...

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Nine deaths in fire at Massachusetts assisted living facility

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Nine people have died in a fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, where people were hanging out ...

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Young bear rescued after wandering with pretzel container stuck on head

Georgia wildlife officials responded to more than a dozen calls last weekend about an unusual bear sighting—one involving a plastic pretzel container and a ...

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