College football season is back and the Georgia State Panthers will open their season at Rocky Top against the Tennessee Volunteers. Both teams are coming off a rough 2018 season with the Volunteers finishing 5-7 (2-6 in SEC play) while the Panthers finished 2-10 (1-7 in Sun Belt). The Panthers know they are up against one of […]
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Vandy head coach is quiet regarding QB battle heading into showdown with the ‘Dawgs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derek Mason has heard the question about this starting quarterback for a month, and the Vanderbilt coach still isn’t talking — at least not publicly. Everyone will apparently have to wait for the Commodores’ first offensive series against No. 3 Georgia on Saturday night to find out who he picked as his […]
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Smart is not taking Vandy lightly as ‘Dawgs travel to Music City
It’ll be the first time the Georgia Bulldogs will begin the season on the road and in Southeastern Conference play since 1994. In that season, Georgia beat South Carolina. Tomorrow night, Georgia will face the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville. Head coach Kirby Smart knows Georgia fans will travel to the Music City and paint Broadway […]
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Falcons end preseason skid with 31-12 victory at Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Atlanta’s kicking situation has some clarity for the first time in weeks – thanks to a familiar face. Veteran Matt Bryant is scheduled to try out for coaches and front office personnel at the Falcons’ training facility Friday. Assuming the 44-year-old kicker is healthy, he’s expected to sign on for a […]
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Positive energy, fanfare sweep through 10th annual Bronzelens Film Festival
Kathleen Bertrand radiated red-carpet royalty just before the commencement of the 10th Bronzelens Awards Show program at the Jimmy Carter Library in Atlanta. Bertrand, the Bronzelens Film Festival co-founder and executive producer, looked like she just stepped off a private jet from Wakanda or perhaps emerged from the wedding scene in the cult classic, “Coming […]
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Seven family-friendly things to do in Atlanta this Labor Day Weekend
Labor Day Weekend in Atlanta is often thought of as summer’s last stand! It’s the last three-day weekend of the season and usually the last stretch of free time for school-aged children and adults until fall break or even Thanksgiving! As such, it’s also a prime time to take advantage of a myriad of events […]
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New CAU head football coach Bowens preaches ‘we’ and it’s beginning to catch on
The phone line went quiet for a minute as an assistant went to look for Clark Atlanta University head football coach Tim Bowens for his 2 p.m. interview appointment with this reporter. It can be understood that the first-year head coach has his hands full with the Panthers season opener fast approaching. Clark Atlanta will […]
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West Coast-based ‘sixnineteen’ partners with ONE Musicfest on commemorative T-shirts
West Coast-based sixnineteen, a lifestyle brand creating dauntless designs that honor generations of cultural icons, announced today that the company has been hand-selected by the organizers of ONE Musicfest to create a limited collection of two distinct shirt designs that will commemorate the festival’s tenth anniversary. “We are super excited to work with the creatives […]
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Etienne’s 3 TDs lead No. 1 Clemson past Georgia Tech, 52-14
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Travis Etienne ran for a career-high 205 yards and three touchdowns, including one from 90 yards out, and No. 1 Clemson overpowered Georgia Tech 52-14 Thursday night for its 16th straight victory. On an offense filled with stars, it was Etienne who shone brightest for the defending national champions. His 90-yard […]
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15th Annual MEAC | SWAC Challenge pits Bethune-Cookman and Jackson State
The HBCU Football schedule will kickoff on national television as the Jackson State Tigers take on the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Sunday afternoon at Georgia State Stadium. In its 15th season, the MEAC | SWAC Challenge has become the curtain-raiser for Black College football. For the public, the City of Atlanta will get a chance to see […]
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[VIDEO] Owners of Memphis-based One Stop Taxes relocate company headquarters to Atlanta
Videographer Trarell Torrence Mowbray and Cherina Rowand are the owners of ONE STOP Taxes. A full-service tax pereparation agency with a nationwide network of preparers.
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Family-friendly 2020 Chevy Traverse boasts set of safety features aimed at protecting kids, teens
While some folks were welcoming a hot girl summer, at some points, the temperatures easily crested beyond a heat index of 100 degrees. With temps still climbing to the mid-90s, it seems like the warmth is here to stay for a while. With temperatures so hot, what can become an even hotter space is the […]
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Trump Administration ends protection for migrant medical care
BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration has eliminated a protection that lets immigrants remain in the country and avoid deportation while they or their relatives receive life-saving medical treatments or endure other hardships, immigration officials said in letters issued to families this month. Critics denounced the decision as a cruel change that could force desperate […]
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Black Restaurant Week returns for a tasty, third bite
As he emerges from his Jeep Cherokee just outside the valet stand at Boogalou Restaurant & Lounge in Midtown, adorned in a tailored suit and patterned dress shirt, Warren Luckett is also wearing a confident smile. After all, he’s been here before. It’s a feeling he looks forward to every year around this time. He’s […]
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Mumps sickens hundreds of detained migrants in 19 states
Mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September, according to the first U.S. government report on the outbreaks in the overloaded immigration system. The virus sickened 898 adult migrants and 33 detention center staffers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in its report Thursday. New cases continue as migrants […]