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Georgia drivers are one step closer to seeing lower prices at the pump. The State Senate has voted to suspend the gas tax, a day after their counterparts in the House sanctioned the move.
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Timothy Pritchett, the Clarke County School District’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year, is in the running to become the 2026-27 Georgia Teacher of the Year.
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House Bill 1199 successfully passed through the Georgia House of Representatives March 18th. The bill would suspend the state’s motor fuel tax for 60 days if it can also pass through the state’s senate.
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An Athens nonprofit is holding one of its biggest fundraising events this weekend.
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An investigation has been opened after a man was struck by a train Monday, March 16th. At 11:59 a.m., the Barrow County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a train versus pedestrian accident.
NPR News
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Four years ago, the boy band went silent — but not before setting off a chain reaction that would reshape the pop market, conquer the Grammys and prime the world for an inevitable comeback.
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The ceasefire, in effect for the past six months, has brought some reprieve to Palestinians in Gaza despite continued hardship, displacement and Israeli restrictions on aid.
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Norris karate chopped and kickboxed his way through more than a dozen action films, before leaping to TV in Walker, Texas Ranger.
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Harerimana Ismail of Uganda is a community health worker who checks on kids with HIV. He lost his salary after the Trump administration's aid cuts but he keeps doing his job.
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