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Week 12 of Locker Room Report: Schedules, scores, highlights & more

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — It’s Week 12 of high school football, and several south Georgia teams are taking the field Friday night!. The WALB Sports team will have all-day coverage of the Game of the Week!. For a complete list of games we’re covering this week, and to...

Dawson, GA · 1d
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Main Street Dollars

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Iowa starts Medicaid work rules Dec. 1, Wisconsin’s 80-hour reporting rule begins Dec. 31, and Louisiana and Colorado follow on Jan. 1 for adults 19 to 64

Four states have set the dates when Medicaid work rules reach their adult members. Iowa starts first, on Dec. 1. Wisconsin’s reporting requirement, 80 hours a month, begins Dec. 31. Louisiana and Colorado start on Jan. 1, the date the federal law sets for every state that covers adults under the Affordable Care Act expansion. […]

Louisiana · 1d

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Teach in the Peach, CFP Foundation will award $1,000 to a Georgia teacher each week

The Georgia Department of Education's Teach in the Peach initiative and the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation are teaming up through the Georgia Teachers Initiative to celebrate Georgia teachers and provide funding for classroom supplies through a new Teacher of the Week recognition. Each week for 40 weeks, a Georgia teacher will be recognized as Teacher of the Week and receive a $1,000 DonorsChoose gift code. The recognition builds on the Georgia Teachers Initiative's ongoing work to celebrate and support educators across the state. Students, parents, fellow educators, administrators, and community members can nominate teachers year-round through the Georgia Teachers Initiative platform. Nominations should describe how the teacher has made a significant impact on students, their school, or their community. "The CFP Foundation is thrilled to continue recognizing Georgia's outstanding educators," said Britton Banowsky, Executive Director of the CFP Foundation. "We are deeply grateful for our longstanding partnership with the Georgia Department of Education and the Georgia Teachers Initiative to ensure teachers receive the support and resources they need to thrive." The partnership is part of a larger CFP Foundation effort providing more than $150,000 across Georgia, Houston, Miami, and Las Vegas to recognize teachers making an impact in their

Georgia · 20h
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GA: NEIGHBORS LEND A HAND AFTER SHOCKING FLOOD

Residents in McCaysville are picking up debris caused by severe flooding. ​COPYRIGHT 2026 BY APPLE VALLEY NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.

Mccaysville, GA · 1d
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Georgia helped inspire Medicaid work rules. Its own rules could soon end.

After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him more than $1,700 a year in out-of-pocket costs, he said.

Georgia · 1d

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A Southern Piedmont Front-Yard Bed: Native Shrubs for Clay and Summer Heat

Front-yard beds in the southern Piedmont have a hard job. They usually sit in compacted clay left from construction, face the street in full sun and bake against brick, siding or a driveway from June through September. Many shrubs sold for foundation plantings struggle there. A short list of native...

South Carolina · 21h

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Georgia AG-elect Tanya Miller pledges action on price spikes

Attorney General-elect Tanya Miller pledged to crack down on grocery price gouging and unfair utility rate hikes across Georgia. The former prosecutor highlighted multi-dollar increases by Georgia Power and vowed strict regulatory scrutiny alongside newly elected utility commissioners. Miller said she will take corporate offenders to court and take legal...

Georgia · 1d

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Homeowners fight high HOA fees as Georgia drafts new oversight regulations

Officials with the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office held two rounds of public hearings this week as it irons out the wrinkles of a new law that could give homeowners more power to take on their HOAs over excessive fines or fees.

Georgia · 16h

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Warner Robins Erases 14-Point Deficit, Stuns Perry

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Warner Robins had been searching for an answer for much of Friday night. When the Demons finally found one, Perry couldn’t stop it. Warner Robins erased a 14-point second-half deficit, scored the final two touchdowns of the game and completed a dramatic 34-33 comeback victory over Perry at McConnell-Talbert Stadium.

Warner Robins, GA · 1d

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Don’t let your Georgia Access plan auto-renew: Rates are rising up to 40% for 2027

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - If you buy your own health insurance in Georgia, don’t let your plan renew on autopilot this year. Open enrollment for 2027 coverage through Georgia Access is underway. Premiums, financial help and even eligibility could change. About 900,000 Georgians were enrolled in individual market coverage as of September, according to Georgia Access.

Georgia · 1d

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Black women-led nonprofit awards $30,000 to young climate advocates in Georgia

Girl Plus Environment's Girlies Green Fund is supporting grassroots projects focused on conservation, environmental education and community resilience. Young environmental advocates across Georgia are receiving financial support to turn local ideas into climate projects, as Girl Plus Environment (GPE) announces $30,000 in grants through its Girlies Green Fund. The Atlanta-based...

Georgia · 1d

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Andruw Jones Gets a Georgia-Only Bat Bottle Bourbon

A Hall of Famer's Bourbon, Sold Only in Georgia Andruw Jones spent twelve seasons patrolling center field for Atlanta, and the city is now getting a bottle to go with the plaque. Hall Of Fame Spirit

Atlanta, GA · 16h

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Coldest Mornings of the Season Bring Widespread Frost and Freeze to Asheville, Greenville, and Waynesville Next Weekend With Mountain Lows Near 26

NORTH CAROLINA — Next Saturday and Sunday mornings could be the coldest of the season so far across western North Carolina, Upstate South Carolina, northeast Georgia, and East Tennessee. A widespread frost and freeze is possible, even outside the mountains, with mountain lows dropping into the mid 20s. A few snowflakes could also fly in the higher elevations as November arrives with very November-like weather.

Asheville, NC · 1d

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Ta-Nehisi Coates credits Stacey Abrams for turning Georgia blue: ‘She didn’t get to wear the crown’

The acclaimed author recalled a 2015 conversation with Abrams and urged Americans to honor the people whose organizing efforts make political victories possible. Long before Georgia became a political battleground where Democrats could win statewide elections, Stacey Abrams believed she could turn the traditionally Republican state blue. And according to Ta-Nehisi Coates, she told him so more than a decade ago.

Georgia · 14h

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D.C. Official Wants Governors to Recall Guard Troops

D.C. Official Wants Governors to Recall Guard Troops

Washington, DC · 1d

WSB Channel 2 Atlanta

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Georgia Insurance Commissioner-elect lays out plan to tackle rising premiums

Incoming Georgia Insurance Commissioner Keisha Sean Waites will prioritize rate scrutiny and increased market competition.

Georgia · 1d

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Students react to historic election

Polls closed on the 2026 midterm elections on Nov. 3, with the results bringing significant milestones to Georgia and the nation. After a drop in support in nearly every state in 2024, Democrats came roaring back on Tuesday, gaining control of both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Democrats...

Athens, GA · 1d

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Mississippi, Florida and Georgia Hit by Three Flash Flood Emergencies in One Week as Up to 26 Inches of Rain Falls, and El Niño Could Bring More

SOUTHEAST — The past week brought a rare trio of high-end flash flood events across the southern United States, with Flash Flood Emergencies issued in Mississippi, Florida and Georgia between October 31 and November 4, 2026. Radar estimated as much as 26.1 inches of rain in one Florida community,...

Mississippi · 1d