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How many African American students were enrolled in Lincoln County school district in 2023-24 school year?

How many African American students were enrolled in Lincoln County school district in 2023-24 school year?

There were 362 African American students enrolled in Lincoln County school district in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education. Data showed that Lincoln County school district...

Georgia Tech selects James Ramsey as new baseball coach

Georgia Tech selects James Ramsey as new baseball coach

Ultra-successful hitting coach, recruiting coordinator named 13th head coach in Tech history THE FLATS – James Ramsey, who has orchestrated some of college baseball’s most prolific offenses and recruiting classes over the last seven seasons, has...

American Athletic Conference Football 2025 Predictions

American Athletic Conference Football 2025 Predictions

American Athletic Conference Football 2025 Predictions originally appeared on Athlon Sports. With six teams capable of winning the league title, the American Athletic Conference could have one of the most intriguing battles to watch college...

Immigrant rights groups protest proposed Georgia detention center expansion in Charlton County

Immigrant rights groups protest proposed Georgia detention center expansion in Charlton County

Opponents of a proposal creating the country’s largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in South Georgia protested in Atlanta Thursday. Despite the delay in funding for the project, they’re still organizing. El Refugio is an...

Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 27% of Lanier County's school district student body in 2023-24 school year

Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 27% of Lanier County's school district student body in 2023-24 school year

There were 419 African American students enrolled in Lanier County school district in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Georgia Department of Education. Data showed that Lanier County school district...

Georgia DNR tests new oyster restoration technique near Sapelo Island

Georgia DNR tests new oyster restoration technique near Sapelo Island

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is deploying a restoration method never before used in the state to rebuild oyster reefs at a popular shellfish harvesting area near Sapelo Island. At Teakettle Creek in McIntosh County, Department of...

Column: Atlanta Braves need nearly a complete rebuild

Published 5:32 pm Thursday, June 5, 2025 Eons ago, the internet was not at our fingertips. If you wanted a preview of, say, the college football season or Major League Baseball, you went to the magazine rack and bought a magazine. There were...

Who is Running Against Georgia Schools Chief Richard Woods?

Who is Running Against Georgia Schools Chief Richard Woods?

Georgia’s top elected school official announced plans to seek another four years in office Thursday, as others sign up to compete for the office against him. If Richard Woods wins re-election to a fourth term next year, he will be sworn in in...

Op-Ed: How distributed generation solar is meeting America’s energy demands

Op-Ed: How distributed generation solar is meeting America’s energy demands

Demand for electricity is rising — and quickly. From data centers dedicated to artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, to the electrification of domestic manufacturing and transportation, power needs are predicted to rise to new all-time...

Georgia Tech AD watch: 5 more candidates to consider

Georgia Tech AD watch: 5 more candidates to consider

The Georgia Tech Foundation also is expected to meet this month, and the hiring of a new AD undoubtedly will be among its topics of discussion. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously highlighted some worthy candidates Tech might consider for...

8 television and film projects filming in Atlanta this summer

8 television and film projects filming in Atlanta this summer

Summer seems bright for Georgia’s film industry as several big-name productions take over the metro Atlanta area. For June, 25 projects are listed as being in production on the Georgia Department of Economic Development website. Here are a couple...

Georgia’s ‘Trick Shot Queen’ gets ‘America’s Got Talent’ love

Georgia’s ‘Trick Shot Queen’ gets ‘America’s Got Talent’ love

Badertscher mixes and matches sports, using a bat to hit a basketball, for instance, or propelling a Frisbee into a net via a lacrosse stick. Her usual reaction when she finally hits her mark? An excited “Lets go!” or “Oh my God!” An “America’s...

As Carr aims for governor's job, two Republicans are vying for his

As Carr aims for governor's job, two Republicans are vying for his

(The Center Square) – Two Republicans are now in the race for Georgia attorney general. Attorney General Chris Carr is not seeking reelection, instead announcing last year he is running for governor. State Sens. Bill Cowsert and Brian Strickland...

Lawmakers move to rename scenic M-22 after Native American Civil War sharpshooters

Lawmakers move to rename scenic M-22 after Native American Civil War sharpshooters

A proposal advancing in Lansing would rename a stretch of scenic M-22 after a Michigan company of Native American soldiers who fought in the Civil War. After unanimously passing the Senate earlier this year, a House committee Tuesday, June 3,...

Mixing Innovation with Care: Inside the Georgian-American Dental Research Center

Mixing Innovation with Care: Inside the Georgian-American Dental Research Center

The Georgian-American Dental Research Center (GAD) is preparing to redefine what high-quality, research-driven dental care looks like in Georgia. Conceived in alignment with American ideology of integrating healthcare with research, the center...

Long-vacant Atlanta Constitution building on way to becoming affordable housing

Long-vacant Atlanta Constitution building on way to becoming affordable housing

The five-story building was built in 1947 and was the home of the Constitution until it merged with The Atlanta Journal in 1953. The site has sat vacant and become covered in plant life and graffiti since its last tenant, Georgia Power, left in...

Will the rain ever end? When meteorologists predict the sun will come out again in Georgia

Will the rain ever end? When meteorologists predict the sun will come out again in Georgia

As a persistent storm system grips the South, Georgia residents are being warned to expect continued severe weather and rain for the next week. According to The Weather Channel and the National Weather Service (NWS), the stormy pattern shows no...

2026 World Cup: South America takes centre stage after 3 more teams qualified

2026 World Cup: South America takes centre stage after 3 more teams qualified

Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup began on Oct. 12, 2023, when minor nations from the Asian confederation played their first round of matches. Myanmar's Lwin Moe Aung scored the very first goal in a 5-1 win over Macau. All confederations now...

Ginny & Georgia's Austin Knows He Looks Much Older in Season 3

Ginny & Georgia's Austin Knows He Looks Much Older in Season 3

I did a few commercials in the years following that first one, and then in 2017, I auditioned for the first film that I ever did, Little Monsters, which was the first big set I was on with Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad. That film went to Sundance in...

Highlights and Goals Georgia vs Faroe Islands (1-0) in Friendly Match

Highlights and Goals Georgia vs Faroe Islands (1-0) in Friendly Match

5:55 PM3 hours agoEnd of the game: With a goal from Luka Lochoshvili, Georgia defeated the Faroe Islands 1-0 in a friendly match on the FIFA date of June 2025. GOL DA GEÓRGIA 🇬🇪 🇬🇪 Geórgia 1x0 Ilhas Faroé 🇫🇴 ⚽️ Luka Lochoshvili 🅰️ Giorgi...

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