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6+ hour, 53+ min ago (701+ words) The offense gets most of the attention at Hebron Christian, rightfully so after they rolled into Wednesday's championship game having scored 50-plus points in eight straight games. But it was the team's defense that saved the day for the Lions in the Class 3A-A Private game and helped the Lions hang on to defeat Calvary Day 28-21 and win its second straight state championship....

7+ hour, 58+ min ago (891+ words) Sandy Creek came into the Class 3A football championship as a well-known offensive power that was averaging 40.9 points per game and featured a four-star running back with close to 5,000 career rushing yards. It made it easy to forget that the Patriots have a pretty good defense, too. And that unit turned in a performance Wednesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium that Sandy Creek fans will remember for a long time....

9+ hour, 13+ min ago (412+ words) During a busy exam season, a gunman killed two and injured nine others after walking onto Brown University's campus. Among those wounded was Jacob Spears, an 18-year-old from Georgia who graduated from Evans High School in Columbia County....

10+ hour, 1+ min ago (237+ words) The 28-year-old Army sergeant who allegedly shot and wounded four soldiers and a former service member at Fort Stewart in August is scheduled to appear in a military court for his arraignment at the Georgia post this Friday. Among the charges Quornelius S. Radford is facing are attempted premeditated murder, aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon and domestic violence. lla" etorw lliw litnu ".lairt ot eht eht eht taht sreidlos eviecer nevorp fo fo dael wal sti tneconni ni ni dloh .ytliug tnemnrevog riaf seye erusne liame esnefed emirc ,lesnuoc stneilc nedrub era dna na lla desucca a a yadsendeW eW s'drofdaR ,kcaM .tL nalyD .loC tinu ot eht delkcat deudbus sreidlos tnaegres no fo fo srebmem scitsigol si sih .mih gnirif wollef erofeb detamotua dengissa dna na desucca ,maeT ,drofdaR yrtnafnI s'noisiviD tabmoC edagirB ymrA deromrA dr3 dn2 ot ot eht eht…...

10+ hour, 37+ min ago (589+ words) WATKINSVILLE " Elijah Wood's legs began to tremble behind the RaceTrac counter as Ahkil Crumpton approached at 1:15 a.m. on March 19, 2021. Moments earlier, Wood, covering the graveyard shift for a sick co-worker, was playfully flashing the bar code scanner laser at his phone to kill time while on a video call with his girlfriend, Jesi Jordan....

10+ hour, 37+ min ago (152+ words) St. Pius hired Pope defensive coordinator Adam Pullen as head coach Wednesday. Pullen coached the previous eight seasons at Westminster under coach Gerry Romberg, who retired after the 2023 season. Pullen is from Haralson County, where his father, Randy Pullen, was a football coach for 20 years. nehw erew emit eht eht eht smaet ecnis .snosaes ,nosaes wener sffoyalp llarevo ton dessim tsal remrof rof evif tsrif did hcaoc dna retfa .tS suiP snoiL s'nosirraG nosirraG dahC 4-6 52-13 .5002 ohw ot won emitgnol si dah remrof .hcaoc hcaoc neeb tnatsissa a ,dradnatS .tS suiP luaP s'remliG nosirraG eht dias ylraen boj werd .stnacilppa .tS suiP 001 Todd Holcomb covers high school sports across the state. He rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025 and has worked with the AJC in varying capacities since 1985. He is a co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily....

10+ hour, 43+ min ago (373+ words) Appeals court Judge Marilyn Zayas Appeals court Judge Marilyn Zayas, a Democrat who lost a 2022 race for an Ohio Supreme Court seat, said she is going to run again next year for a position on the state's highest court. First elected in 2016 to the Cincinnati-based 1st District Court of Appeals, Zayas will challenge incumbent Justice Dan Hawkins, a Republican who won a 2024 election for an unexpired term, getting 55 percent of the vote. Hawkins, who was a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge before winning the Supreme Court seat, is running for re-election for a full six-year term. Zayas said in her Tuesday announcement: "Now is the time to stand up for Ohio. We need accountability, not party politics." But party politics has played a significant factor in Ohio Supreme Court races, particularly since the Republican-controlled state Legislature passed a law, effective…...

12+ hour, 39+ min ago (221+ words) Moments ago, a college football coach was dismissed for "serious professional misconduct." In a shocking turn of events, the Ohio Bobcats have fired head coach Brian Smith. He's been leading the program since the 2024 Cure Bowl. Although he's been very successful at the helm, his run in the Mid-American Conference has come to an end. "Today, Ohio University terminated the contract of Head Football Coach Brian Smith for cause," the school announced. "The termination follows an administrative review of allegations that Smith violated the terms of his employment agreement by engaging in serious professional misconduct and participating in activities that reflect unfavorably on the University." Defensive coordinator John Hauser has been named Ohio's interim coach for the Scooter's Coffee Frisco Bowl. A search for Ohio's permanent head coach will begin immediately. It's unclear if Hauser will be a candidate for…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago (428+ words) Dec 17, 2025 " 38 minutes ago Brian Smith barely completed his first full regular season as Ohio University's head football coach before he was suspended amidst an internal investigation. Smith will not see additional time atop the Bobcats program. Ohio University officials announced Wednesday, after it first announced Smith was being suspended and probed on Dec. 1, that Smith has been permanently relieved of his coaching duties with the school after he earlier was placed on indefinite suspension. The school issued the following statement: "Today, Ohio University terminated the contract of Head Football Coach Brian Smith for cause," it read. "The termination follows an administrative review of allegations that Smith violated the terms of his employment agreement by engaging in serious professional misconduct and participating in activities that reflect unfavorably on the University." With its statement that Smith engaged in "serious professional misconduct" and…...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago (711+ words) Henry County's Ethics Board on Tuesday opted to launch an investigation into whether Commission Chair Carlotta Harrell unlawfully directed the removal of county employees from an ethics hearing in which they had been subpoenaed to testify. The board approved Ethics Officer Obreziah Bullard's findings in a preliminary investigation that there is probable cause for allegations of inappropriate conduct by a commissioner and engaging in activity prohibited by law....