Dream Fall 64-55 to Valkyries in San Francisco, Trail Finals 3-2
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Atlanta Dream could not find the basket Monday night in San Francisco, and a 64-55 loss to the Golden State Valkyries in Game 5 has pushed them to the edge in the WNBA Finals. Golden State now leads the best-of-seven series 3-2. One more Valkyries win ends Atlanta’s season. Neither
Audi Picks Middle Georgia for Its First U.S. Factory
FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Middle Georgia has landed the biggest auto prize of the year. Audi, the German luxury brand, has chosen the Middle Georgia Megasite as the location of its first manufacturing plant anywhere in the United States, a project the company values at about $4 billion. The company expects the factory to employ
Georgia Wins $10 Million to Grow Teacher Apprenticeships
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia is getting roughly $10 million in federal money to help people who already work in schools move into classrooms of their own. The Georgia Department of Education says the two grants will widen teacher apprenticeship programs across the state. The larger award, close to $6 million, is a Teacher Quality Partnership
Georgia Early Voting Nears 1.8 Million in Final Week
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia heads into the last stretch of early voting with close to a quarter of its active voters already done. State turnout figures show 1,781,209 ballots accepted through Oct. 26, ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Most of that came at the polls. The Secretary of State’s unofficial dashboard counted 1,698,469
Georgia Drew Down a Record $6.3B From Reserves Last Year
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia’s famous rainy-day pile is still large, but it shrank sharply last year. The state’s annual Revenues and Reserves report, released Monday by the State Accounting Office, shows Georgia pulled about $6.3 billion out of its general fund reserves in the fiscal year that closed June 30, the largest drawdown in state
Georgia and Florida Bring Their Rivalry to a New Stadium
ATLANTA, Ga. — For the first time in its long history, the Georgia-Florida rivalry will be played in Atlanta. The third-ranked Bulldogs and the No. 17 Gators kick off at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with the game on ABC. Georgia comes in at 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the Southeastern Conference.
Georgia Tech Tries to Stop Its Skid at Pitt
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Georgia Tech heads north on Halloween looking for anything that can turn its season around. The Yellow Jackets, 2-5 overall and 1-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, visit Pitt at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. in a nationally televised prime-time slot. Both teams arrive on losing streaks.
Georgia Southern, App State Rivalry Carries Sun Belt Stakes
STATESBORO, Ga. — One of the oldest rivalries in southern college football returns to Paulson Stadium on Halloween, and this year the stakes reach beyond bragging rights. Both schools sit at 2-1 in Sun Belt East play, sharing the No. 2 spot in the division, and Saturday’s winner could climb into first depending on how
Georgia Mail Ballot Requests Fall Well Below 2022
ATLANTA, Ga. — The window to ask for a mail-in ballot in Georgia closed Friday, and state numbers show far fewer voters chose that route this year than in the last midterm. Figures from the Georgia Secretary of State showed a little over 160,000 absentee ballot requests heading into the deadline. In the 2022 midterms,
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Football Hosts Boston College
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia Tech starts the back half of its schedule Saturday with a homecoming date against Boston College at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field, and the margin for error is already thin. The Yellow Jackets sit at 2-4 overall and 1-2 in the ACC. To reach a bowl for a fourth year