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US House members scrutinize "big, beautiful" law"s loan limits for nursing degrees
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (837+ words) WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) " U. S. Education Secretary Linda Mc Mahon took heat Thursday over forthcoming changes to the federal student loan system that will impose new borrowing limits for professional and graduate students. Lawmakers took specific aim at stricter loan caps set…...
The High Museum's new show features one of Georgia's most renowned living artists: Amy Sherald
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (257+ words) Outside Atlanta's High Museum of Art on a sunny morning in May, Angelica Arbelaez, assistant curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, "said the new exhibition "will be a wonderful opportunity for visitors to get an understanding of Amy's practice and…...
Sylvia "Elaine" Brantley White
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (287+ words) age 91, of Cornelia, Georgia, passed away on May 16, 2026, at Manor Lakes Assisted Living, Dawsonville, Georgia, after a period of declining health. Elaine was born on November 12, 1934, in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio to the late Allen Hautell Brantley and Laura Elizabeth Gipson…...
Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (523+ words) The parliamentarian's ruling, described late Saturday by Senate Democrats, said that funding for a project as large and complex as President Donald Trump's massive East Wing renovation is too broad to be included in the narrow GOP budget bill, which…...
SOLfest returns to Sautee Nacoochee Center with immersive "A Midsummer Night's Dream' experience
17+ hour, 57+ min ago (306+ words) SAUTEE NACOOCHEE, Ga. " The Sautee Nacoochee Center will once again transform its 8-acre campus into an outdoor stage this summer for SOLfest 2026, a performing arts festival featuring a site-specific production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The festival, short for…...
Wrong-way driver collides with disabled vehicle on GA 365
19+ hour, 10+ min ago (165+ words) HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. " The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a weekend crash involving a wrong-way driver on GA 365 South. It happened around 1: 12 a. m. on May 16 near Rock Road at the Habersham-Stephens County line. Investigating troopers said a Toyota Tacoma was traveling…...
Traffic stop in Toccoa leads to drug, firearm arrest
19+ hour, 35+ min ago (285+ words) TOCCOA, Ga. " A traffic stop early Thursday morning in Toccoa led to the arrest of a 33-year-old man on multiple drug and firearm charges, according to the Stephens County Sheriff's Office. Deputies conducted the stop around 2: 55 a. m. May 14 on a silver…...
Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
20+ hour, 48+ min ago (1076+ words) He finished behind U. S. Rep. Julia Letlow, who capitalized on the power of Trump's endorsementas the president continues purging his party of people he views as disloyal, and John Fleming, the state treasurer. Letlow and Fleming will compete in a runoff…...
Mortal Kombat II
20+ hour, 33+ min ago (385+ words) is the follow-up to the 2021 reboot. The first movie ended up making my list of the year's 10 worst films, so my expectations were already pretty low going into it. You can imagine my surprise at giving this sequel a mild…...
Read between the signs
22+ hour, 30+ min ago (804+ words) Someone is going to crash their car into the library down the street! Not because they are reckless " but because they are trying to vote." Residents are fearful that the busy road leading to the county library will soon be…...