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Construction begins on Forsyth's new Chick-Fil-A restaurant
FORSYTH, Ga. (WGXA) -- Construction has now officially begun on Forsyth's upcoming Chick-Fil-A restaurant. Back in August 2023, the new Forsyth location was announced, with the restaurant planned for the corner of Highway 18 and Industrial Park Drive. The new location will bring over 60 new jobs to the area,...
Georgia Police Practices Questioned After Controversial Restraint Techniques Linked to Deaths
Georgia police departments are under scrutiny after a recent investigation found repeated instances of misapplying restraint positions and techniques, which have been linked to dozens of deaths over the past decade. The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University, in partnership with The Associated Press, highlighted the case of 24-year-old Fernando Rodriguez, who died after officers from the Hampton city and Henry County police departments applied multiple restraints and Taser shocks during his arrest in 2019, as per FOX 5 Atlanta.
'There just wasn't an opportunity for them': Monroe County hits a home run with all-abilities baseball league
MONROE COUNTY, Ga. — Monroe County is one of recipients of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia and Georgia Trend magazine's 2024 Georgia County Excellence Award last month. The award highlights the county's new all-abilities baseball league, Monroe Champions. Former recreational director Keith Edge said the idea started...
Mystery Plant: Florida Betony, Rattlesnake weed, Stachys floridana
How could anyone not love this lovely little plant?. Its graceful stems are adorned with beautifully scalloped, bright green leaves. Rub the foliage and sniff: you’ll detect a charmingly spicy “earth odor.” Its little stems are perfectly square in cross section …so fun to feel! And its flowers! Each calyx is a miniature star-shaped chalice, the five points stretching out. The corolla is like a miniature orchid, a pale ivory pink, with plenty of darker purplish speckles, seducing the bumbling honeybees to follow the trail inside, where delicious nectar awaits!
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