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Former Hart County and current UNC edge rusher Kaimon Rucker pressures Georgia Tech’s quarterback Haynes King in the 41-34 loss to the Yellow Jackets in Chapel Hill on Oct. 12. Photo by Anthony Sorbellini/UNC Athletics

Former Hart County and current UNC edge rusher Kaimon Rucker pressures Georgia Tech’s quarterback Haynes King in the 41-34 loss to the Yellow Jackets in Chapel Hill on Oct. 12. Photo by Anthony Sorbellini/UNC Athletics

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Rucker to donate $10,000 to Helene relief efforts, matched by Wells Fargo & Food Lion Feeds

News Staff
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Tar Heel defender Kaimon Rucker has long believed in helping people however he can, and with his $10,000 donation to the MANNA FoodBank in Asheville, N.C., he is helping victims of Hurricane Helene in a big way.
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in Georgia last Tuesday is a big win for the GOP in the battleground state.

President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in Georgia last Tuesday is a big win for the GOP in the battleground state.

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Trump win puts Georgia squarely back in red column

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
ATLANTA – Georgia voters have reasserted the Peach State’s bona fides as a Republican stronghold. Four years after losing to Democrat Joe Biden by fewer than 12,000 votes in Georgia, former President Donald Trump captured the state’s 16 electoral votes Nov.
System Chancellor and former Governor Sonny Perdue presides over an all-time high in student enrollment.

System Chancellor and former Governor Sonny Perdue presides over an all-time high in student enrollment.

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University system sets enrollment record

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia has hit an all-time high for student enrollment this fall. Nearly 365,000 students are enrolled at the system’s 26 public colleges and universities, an increase of more than 20,000, or 5.
Piedmont media students took home a big haul of awards during the National College Media Conference in New Orleans.

Piedmont media students took home a big haul of awards during the National College Media Conference in New Orleans.

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Lions Roar in The Big Easy

Patrick Fargason - Editor and Publisher
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Students working with Roar student media at Piedmont University won 15 Pinnacle Awards at the National College Media Conference in New Orleans Oct. 30- Nov. 2.
The Hartwell Sun

The Hartwell Sun

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State tax revenues declined in October

News Staff
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
ATLANTA – Georgia tax collections fell by 3.4% last month compared to October of last year. The state Department of Revenue brought in $2.53 billion last month, down $89.7 million from the same month a year ago.
The gold dome in Atlanta will once again be under GOP control for the next two years.

The gold dome in Atlanta will once again be under GOP control for the next two years.

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Republicans maintain majorities in General Assembly

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
ATLANTA - Georgia Democrats were unable to put a dent in the General Assembly’s Republican majorities in Tuesday’s legislative elections.
Photo by Grant Durr

Photo by Grant Durr

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Sixth suspect arrested in Oct. shooting in Elberton

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI ) Metro Gang Task Force arrested and charged Christopher Bell, 19, of Anderson, South Carolina, with murder, violation of the Georgia Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, aggravated battery and four counts of aggravated assault in the connection to the...
Elberton’s Jukeeem Fortson will continue to the next round of NBC’s The Voice. Photo by Tyler Golden/NBC

Elberton’s Jukeeem Fortson will continue to the next round of NBC’s The Voice. Photo by Tyler Golden/NBC

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Local teen continues to the next round of ‘The Voice’

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Jaukeem Fortson will continue to the next level of competition in NBC’s “The Voice.” The Elbert County Comprehensive High School freshman appeared in the “knockout” battle on episode 12 Monday, Nov. 11, singing for King & Country’s “God Only Knows.