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Asbury Automotive: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Asbury Automotive Group Inc. (ABG) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $147.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Duluth, Georgia-based company said it had profit of $7.21. The results missed Wall Street expectations....
Editorial Roundup: Georgia
Dalton Daily Citizen. April 22, 2024. Editorial: Take time to understand autism We encourage our readers to take the time to do a bit of research and reading to better understand what it means to live with autism. Autism can be difficult to define...
Colony Bankcorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) — FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) — Colony Bankcorp Inc. (CBAN) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $5.3 million. The bank, based in Fitzgerald, Georgia, said it had earnings of 30 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 33...
Guard kills Georgia inmate at hospital after he overpowered other officer, investigators say
SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia prison guard shot and killed a prisoner she had helped escort to a hospital for treatment after he snatched another guard's pepper spray and used it to overpower him, authorities said Wednesday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said its agents...
United Community Banks: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — United Community Banks Inc. (UCBI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $62.6 million. The Blairsville, Georgia-based bank said it had earnings of 51 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 52...
Someone fishing with a magnet dredged up new evidence in Georgia couple's killing, officials say
McRAE-HELENA, Ga. (AP) — Someone using a magnet to fish for metal objects in a Georgia creek pulled up a rifle as well as some lost belongings of a couple found slain in the same area more than nine years ago. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says driver's licenses, credit cards...
Crew members injured in crash on Georgia set of Eddie Murphy Amazon MGM movie 'The Pickup'
Several crew members were injured and two were hospitalized when a car and truck collided during shooting of the Eddie Murphy film “The Pickup" from Amazon MGM Studios, the studio and a person close to the production said Tuesday. A studio spokesperson said in a statement to The...
$6,500 school vouchers coming to Georgia as bill gets final passage and heads to governor
ATLANTA (AP) — Proclaiming that “education is truly the great equalizer,” Gov Brian Kemp signed a law on Tuesday that will give up to $6,500 a year to some Georgia families to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses. It's a victory for the Republican governor,...
Georgia prison officials in 'flagrant' violation of solitary confinement reforms, judge says
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prison officials have flagrantly violated a court order to reform conditions for prisoners in the state's most restrictive holding facility, showing “no desire or intention" to make the required changes to solitary confinement practices, a federal judge said. ...
Trump could avoid trial this year on 2020 election charges. Is the hush money case a worthy proxy?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faces serious charges in two cases over whether he attempted to subvert the Constitution by overturning the results of a fair election and illegally remain in power. Yet it’s a New York case centered on payments to silence an adult...
