Bulldogs Regain Top Spot

Georgia retook the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 rankings for the second time this season, with the next College Football Playoff rankings due out Tuesday.

The previously No. 2-ranked Bulldogs (8-1) will host Missouri on Saturday, visit South Carolina on Nov. 21, and close their regular season against Georgia Tech in Athens on Nov. 28.

Georgia made its case to return to No. 1 after routing No. 10 Ole Miss 42-7 on Saturday. Gunner Stockton threw four touchdown passes and ran for another, snapping the Rebels’ 16-game home winning streak.

  State’s Largest Battery Storage Site Opens

Georgia Power opened its McGrau Ford Battery Facility near Ball Ground, a 530-megawatt installation the utility calls the state’s largest battery energy storage system.

The Cherokee County site houses 1,100 self-contained Tesla batteries across 40 acres and feeds electricity into Georgia Power’s transmission network.

Utility officials said the site was chosen for available land and transmission access. It is Georgia Power’s fourth battery storage facility and its largest.

In 2024, state regulators certified a second phase, doubling the site’s capacity as part of a broader battery storage initiative across four Georgia sites.

Panda Fans Pack Zoo

Crowds packed Zoo Atlanta over the weekend for a first look at giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang in their new habitat.

Visitor Maxwell Worth said the pair looked “even cuter” in person. Dr. Sam Rivera, the zoo’s vice president of animal health, said Ping Ping is a show-off, while Fu Shuang is more reserved.

The 6-year-old pandas flew to Atlanta in September aboard a FedEx Boeing 777 on a 10-year loan from China.

Their arrival ends a two-year gap without pandas at the zoo, which spent $6 million renovating the habitat now called Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove.

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➤ Chatsworth: Officials identified Julie Barrs, 56, of Ellijay, as the driver killed when floodwaters swept her car down Old CCC Camp Road in Murray County. (More)

➤ Macon: The annual Cherry Blossom Festival hosted its Veterans Day parade downtown Sunday, planned with a C-130 flyover from Robins Air Force Base, patriotic floats, marching bands, and more than 20 veteran units. (More)

➤ Waycross: Flight instructor Tim Scheuing was killed when his Beechcraft BE35 crashed during takeoff Friday at Waycross-Ware County Airport, his wife said. (More)

➤ Dahlonega: A Hall County deputy shot Toby Paul Stoyle, 31, of Royston, after he nearly hit deputies with his car while fleeing a theft-related search, crashed, and pointed a gun at them, the GBI said. Stoyle is in critical condition. (More)

➤ Tybee Island: The Tybee Island Kite Festival returned to North Beach on Saturday for the first time since 2018, raising money for Parkinson’s research. (More)

➤ Cairo: Downtown Cairo’s fall festival featured the city’s first-ever chili cook-off, raising money for the community. (More)

➤ Grovetown: Columbia County deputies charged two 13-year-olds accused of intentionally making a fair swing ride go out of control, sending some of the swings crashing into each other. A woman and two children were injured. (More)

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➤ The Atlanta Falcons lost 34-17 to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday in Madrid, Spain. (More)

➤ Jalen Johnson scored 30 points in his return from a left ankle sprain as the Atlanta Hawks rallied past Brooklyn for their fourth straight win Saturday night. (More)

➤ Valdosta (7A) and Thomas County Central (6A) earned No. 1 overall seeds in their classifications as the GHSA released state playoff brackets. First-round games kick off Friday, with finals set for Dec. 15-16. (Brackets | More)

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➤ Main Street Collectibles, billed as the state’s largest Disney memorabilia store, held its grand opening Saturday in Martinez. (More)

➤ Levy Jewelers owner and president Lowell Kronowitz and Leopold’s Ice Cream owner Stratton Leopold were inducted Friday into the Junior Achievement Savannah Business Hall of Fame. (More)

➤ Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers will host a hiring event and resource fair geared toward veterans, military families, and the public from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus. (More)

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➤ Col. Puanani P. Miller, deputy commander of the Georgia Air National Guard’s 165th Airlift Wing, swore in seven future airmen during the Savannah Ghost Pirates hockey game on Friday. (More)

➤ The 45th annual Big Pig Jig drew 105 barbecue teams to Vienna for a weekend of competition, food, and community, a month after a mass shooting in the city. (More)

➤ Hunters can donate deer at no cost through participating processors in the Georgia Hunters for the Hungry program, which collected more than 144,000 pounds of venison statewide last season. (More)

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➤ Melania Trump showed up at the LSU-Alabama game with a $7.2 million gift, and it had nothing to do with football. (Listen Now)

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How will you mark Veterans Day on Wednesday?

1. Attend a parade/ceremony
2. Thank a vet
3. Fly the flag
4. All of the above
5. No special plans

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Have you read Gone with the Wind?

1. Seen the movie only: 47%
2. Yes, I’ve read it: 23%
3. Both: 20%
4. Neither: 10%

The National Infantry Museum sits just outside which Army post?

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