2+ week, 4+ day ago   (173+ words) The Augusta Chronicle The Augusta Chronicle athlete of the week poll: August 16-23 With the first week of high school football in the books, the fall sports schedule for the 2026-2027 school year is now in full swing. Teams across a variety…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (664+ words) James Brown Self-Guided tour in Downtown Augusta AUGUSTA, Ga. — James Brown became one of the most influential performers in music history, but before he was known around the world as the Godfather of Soul, he was an Augusta kid. Now,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (266+ words) The Georgia Bulldogs are ranked as the No. 3 team in the preseason AP Poll. Georgia is ranked behind the No. 2 Oregon Ducks and No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes. The No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and No. 5 Texas Longhorns round out the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (169+ words) Frank Yerby is a well-known novelist who has written and published 33 books, including The Vixens and The Foxes of Harrow, which was the first novel by an African American to sell more than a million copies, according to historians. However,…...

4+ week, 8+ hour ago   (977+ words) The Georgia Aquarium’s two newest beluga whales have quickly acclimated to their new home after a 12-hour flight from the shuttered Marineland aquatic park on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, officials said. The two males, 10-year-old Balor and 7-year-old…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (304+ words) ATHENS - Georgia Football will take the field Between the Hedges against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Saturday. Stick with us as we give you more than just the score - insights to what's happening before, during and after Kirby Smart's Dawgs arrive…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (615+ words) Georgia’s beloved wetland just landed a prestigious global title. The Okefenokee Swamp has been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List, which features 1,273 properties of outstanding cultural and natural importance across 173 countries. The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, which protects the largest…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (529+ words) ATHENS — Kirby Smart has no problem putting the heat on his players, but Mother Nature will be taking care of that on Saturday. A heat index of approximately 100 degrees is in the forecast for the 3 p.m. kickoff time of Georgia’s…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (361+ words) The following is a list of restaurants in Richmond County that were inspected Aug. 14-21, accompanied by their scores and, in some cases, the health infractions that lowered those scores. Scores below 70 are considered failing. Here are the restaurants in Richmond…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (336+ words) For Georgia Football’s game against Western Kentucky, the No. 2 Dawgs will wear an all-white uniform (helmets, jerseys and pants) for the first time in school history. Kirby Smart’s Georgia Football is 4-0 in an alternate uniforms. That includes games against including…...