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Ex-FSU All-American shortstop, Isa Torres, chooses hometown Texas

Tallahassee Democrat 17 Jun 2026
FSU softball’s Isa Torres talks winning ACC player of the year. FSU softball star Isa Torres speaks to the media after being named ACC player of the year on May 6, 2026 ... Isa Torres is heading home ... Torres was equally dominant in the field ...
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Gen-Z entrepreneur reinvents wheat farming in rural hometown

People Daily 17 Jun 2026
In early 2024, Han Xuerun quit a high-paying job in the city and returned to his hometown in Boxing County to start a wheat farming business. Despite all the challenges, the Gen-Z entrepreneur raised fund on his own ... dollars) ... Zhang Kaiwei, Liang Jun). .
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Cabrera to leave Georgia Tech in the fall

Walker & Catoosa County News 17 Jun 2026
ATLANTA — Georgia Tech is losing Ángel Cabrera, who shepherded the campus through a pandemic and into an era of feverish growth as the institute’s 12th president ... “That personal touch has made a profound difference,” Perdue said ... and Ph.D ... 1 ... ....
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Man charged with flying drone in restricted Atlanta airspace during World Cup festival

Walker & Catoosa County News 17 Jun 2026
ATLANTA — Federal agents have charged a man with violating federal law by flying a drone near Centennial Olympic Park during the 2026 FIFA Fan Festival Friday ... Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg ... ....
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Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season

Walker & Catoosa County News 17 Jun 2026
MIAMI (AP) — A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast could become the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said ... Prolonged rainfall may extend the flood threat into the weekend.” ... ....
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First National Community Bank Headlines: Around Town: Pets in the drive-thru bring a special joy

Walker & Catoosa County News 17 Jun 2026
Today's first headlines. Please click here for all today's headlines. Around Town. Pets in the drive-thru bring a special joy ... Kemp and first lady ... Click ... ....
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The Latest: Primary elections in Alabama, Oklahoma and Georgia further test Trump\u2019s influence

Walker & Catoosa County News 17 Jun 2026
An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries ... Among Democrats, the primaries will hinge on longstanding divides between progressives and moderates as the party tries to chart the best path forward to November ... Rep.
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Floyd County Schools honored with Beating the Odds designation

Walker & Catoosa County News 17 Jun 2026
Ten schools in the Floyd County Schools system were honored recently with the statewide Beating the Odds designation for outperforming academic expectations ...Factor Assessment ... ♦ Score Prediction ... ♦ Accounting for Margin of Error ... ....
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Georgia Republicans are under Trump's shadow as they choose Senate and governor nominees

Walker & Catoosa County News 17 Jun 2026
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans are waging their latest fight over party identity in runoffs Tuesday that decide the nominees to face U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and defend the governor's office against former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms ... Brian Kemp.
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DuBois Community Days celebrates hometown spirit, patriotism

Courier Express 16 Jun 2026
DuBOIS — Hundreds of residents and visitors gathered in DuBois City Park and along city streets over the weekend as the DuBois Volunteer Fire Department hosted the 33rd annual Community Days celebration and Firemen’s Parade ....
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Award-winning documentary 'The Negro Artist' returns to Columbia for hometown premiere

Columbia Missourian 16 Jun 2026
Caleb Rainey, the film's subject, and filmmaker Nik Heftman will host a workshop and a Q&A at the screening ... .
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Rene Baterbonia gets 'heroes welcome' in hometown Talacogon

The Manila Times 16 Jun 2026
MANILA, Philippines — The late Rene Baterbonia received a hero's welcome in his hometown Talacogon, Agusan del Sur early Tuesday ... The convoy reached the said destination at around 1 a.m ... ....
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