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5+ hour, 21+ min ago (1814+ words) Winter in Georgia brings something most people do not expect: a sudden, collective urge to eat warm, endless plates of food in brightly lit rooms full of strangers who feel like neighbors. All-you-can-eat buffets across the state transform into cozy gathering spots where steam rises from metal trays, dessert tables multiply by the hour, and nobody judges you for going back for thirds. These places become more than restaurants during the colder months. They turn into unofficial community centers where families celebrate small victories, solo diners find comfort in routine, and road-trippers discover that the best part of a winter Saturday might just be a long, slow meal surrounded by people doing exactly the same thing. On gray winter Saturdays on the south side of Atlanta, Fried Tomato Buffet feels more like a community ritual than a simple meal. This…...

11+ hour, 55+ min ago (273+ words) A Forsyth County sheriff's department volunteer died Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle during Cumming's Christmas Parade on Saturday night. Robert Muth was assisting with traffic control when he was injured, the sheriff's department said Sunday in a Facebook post. He was working at the intersection of Castleberry and Buford Dam roads, officials said. ,yletaidemmI" sreetnulov eht .dias egap rehto ",serusaem gnivas-efil seituped nageb dna koobecaF erehw saw ot eht nekat dednuorrus s'ffirehs .dias sih eh ,sdneirf ylimaf ,deid tnemtraped yb dna htroN htuM lacideM notluF ,retneC boR" reetnulov ot eht eht eht ecivres ylsselfles .dias dedivorp tsop devil ",ni ni sruoh eh sseltnuoc ytinummoc dna s'ffirehS eciffO koobecaF .sraey erehw saw eht devres tnaegres deriter ecilop eh morf rof ,tnemtraped a ,notaR htuM ,.alF acoB 12 saw ,reetnulov litnu ot eht eht ytiruces ,tnemeriter rehto ,reciffo ni morf…...

19+ hour, 36+ min ago (1290+ words) When Christy Taylor picked her son up on the last day of school in May, the buses looped around the parking lot several times before departing " a school tradition. The ritual was also a farewell to Parklane Elementary. The Fulton County school district closed the East Point school, and one other, because they enrolled too few students....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago (532+ words) The Georgia Bulldogs are SEC champions for the third time in the last four seasons and head coach Kirby Smart is looking to return to the mountaintop of college football for the first time since 2022. Entering this year's College Football Playoff as the No. 3 seed has the Bulldogs positioned nicely to run the table. Most eyes are on the teams coming out of the Big Ten which has let Georgia sort of operate under the radar, especially with three-loss Alabama's inclusion sparking controversy. Georgia arguably has been placed in the lighter side of the bracket and has a clear path to the national championship game with some rather favorable matchups no matter how you cut it. Let's evaluate their most desirable scenario. As the No. 3 seed, Georgia earned a first-round bye and will await the winner of No. 6 Ole Miss…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago (220+ words) The Georgia Bulldogs football team is gearing up for another National Championship run in the College Football Playoff, and their counterparts on the hardwood are also off to a fantastic start to their season. The Dawgs" men"s basketball program picked up its eighth win of the season on Saturday afternoon with a dominant 84-65 win against the Cincinnati Bearcats in State Farm Arena down in Atlanta, Georgia. The Dawgs were led in scoring by junior point guard Blue Cain, who racked up 22 points, 5 assists, and 5 rebounds while shooting 5/12 from the field and sinking 12 of his 14 free throws. As a unit, Georgia shot 50% from the field while holding the Bearcats to 35%, and also managed to out-rebound their Big 12 foes 41 to 37 on the day, with sophomore big man Somto Cyril leading the way with 7 boards. This dominant showing follows up the 107-73 beatdown…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago (787+ words) State investigators have determined a member of the State Election Board violated the board's code of conduct by attending a Donald Trump campaign rally last year at Georgia State University. The Georgia Office of Inspector General report found that Vice Chair Janice Johnston created an appearance of a conflict of interest by attending a partisan event. Investigators wrote that "a reasonable person could conclude that Johnston was, at minimum, displaying partisan support for a candidate or more significantly, that Johnston had endorsed President Trump." Trump lauded members Johnston, Janelle King and Rick Jeffares at the Atlanta rally in August 2024, calling them "pit bulls fighting for honesty, transparency and victory." Johnston told Trump "your courage is contagious," according to the inspector general's report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The findings come as the Republican-controlled board that lawmakers have labeled dysfunctional has…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago (126+ words) Residents of Dahlonega, Georgia, gathered in celebration on Saturday as horses, dogs, and floats paraded through the town as part of the annual Christmas parade. Known for its dedication to the holiday season, the small mountain town saw 400 people take part in the festivities across 35 floats, making this year's parade the largest in its history. Residents of Dahlonega, Georgia, gathered in celebration on Saturday as horses, dogs, and floats paraded through the town as part of the annual Christmas parade. Known for its dedication to the holiday season, the small mountain town saw 400 people take part in the festivities across 35 floats, making this year's parade the largest in its history. Dahlonega, Georgia residents celebrate the holidays with traditional festive parade...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1190+ words) What started as the first day of routine monitoring and surveying of the North Atlantic right whale off Georgia's coast ended up as a mission to free one that was entangled in fishing gear. Responders from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, among others, helped disentangle a 3-year-old male known as "Division" over two days earlier this month. Division is one of just 380 North Atlantic right whales believed to be left, making them one of the rarest species on Earth. State wildlife officials in Georgia and Florida have teamed up for more than two decades to survey the right whales " mostly females " as they migrate to the Southeastern U.S. coast from Canada during the winter months. Here, mothers give birth to their calves in waters that stretch from North Carolina to near Cape Canaveral, Florida. The core calving grounds are in…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (686+ words) Sequoyah Middle School teacher Jonathan Peraza Campos said he has children coming into his classroom almost every single day anxious and crying after a loved one was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. That's why he had a hotline number for a community organization helping immigrant families posted in his classroom " until a school administrator told him to remove it and not to talk about ICE at school, he said....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago (618+ words) ATHENS " Georgia is likely going to face Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, and some suggest it's hard to beat the same team twice in a season....