ATLANTA (AP) – Nick Chubb rushed for 222 yards in his return from a gruesome knee injury, including a 55-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter that clinched No. 18 Georgia’s 33-24 victory over No. 22 North Carolina in Kirby Smart’s debut as the Bulldogs’ coach Saturday night. Chubb scored a pair of touchdowns for Georgia (1-0), sending the…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) – Defensive back Maurice Smith has started his acclimation to Georgia a day after the Southeastern Conference cleared his transfer from Alabama as a graduate student. Smith was assigned a No. 2 jersey and was with the Bulldogs for Saturday’s scrimmage at Sanford Stadium. Coach Kirby Smart, the former Alabama defensive coordinator, said Smith’s new teammates were…
A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments in September in an appeal that could affect the voting rights of thousands of voters in Kansas, Georgia and Alabama in upcoming elections. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Thursday set a Sept. 8 hearing date in the case of a U.S. election official who without public…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) – Georgia freshman defensive back Chad Clay has been dismissed from the football team following his second arrest in less than three months. Coach Kirby Smart announced the “very disappointing” news of Clay’s dismissal in a news release on Wednesday night following Clay’s arrest for the theft of headphones from another student on campus. Clay was released…
The trial of Alabama native, Justin Ross Harris, has been moved. A judge decided to move the trial to Brunswick, Georgia, away from the suburban Atlanta County where his 22-month-old son Cooper died. Harris, 35, faces charges including murder. Police have said the boy died after spending about seven hours in the SUV on June 18, 2014, when Atlanta-area temperatures…
The United States Marshal’s Gulf Coast Fugitive Taskforce officially notified CrimeStoppers that Cymone Thompson and Kierro Nelson has been taken into custody. On Wednesday April 27, white male, Jordan Wilson was found shot inside of his vehicle located in the 3200 block of Virginia Pines Lane, Montgomery, Alabama. Wilson succumbed to his injuries as a result of the shooting. The Montgomery Police Department’s Criminal…
The Confederate Memorial on the Capitol grounds in Mont. The state of Georgia eliminated the official holiday for “Confederate Memorial Day” last year. They officially changed the name to “State Holiday”. Alabama continues to commemorate Confederate Memorial Day on the last Monday in April, today. You can see a list of the official state holidays on this Alabama Department of…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Florida and Georgia will continue playing their annual rivalry game in Jacksonville through 2021. The schools and the city announced a five-year agreement Wednesday. Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry says the new deal “further strengthens the Georgia-Florida tradition we have enjoyed here in Jacksonville for 83 years.” The game has been played in Jacksonville since 1933, and…
A LaGrange, Georgia woman is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Macon County, according to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials. Lana Daniel, 81, was killed when the 2005 Chevrolet Suburban she was driving was hit by a 2007 Cadillac Escalade on Interstate 85. The crash occurred at 11:47 AM at the 44 mile marker. Daniel was transported to a local hospital where she died from…
