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Andy Beshear to headline campaign event for Kamala Harris in Georgia Sunday

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2 hours ago

July 27, 2024

Andy Beshear to headline campaign event for Kamala Harris in Georgia Sunday

ATLANTA, Ga. (WAVE) – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will be speaking at a campaign event for Vice President Kalama Harris in the battleground state of Georgia on Sunday.

On Thursday, WAVE News confirmed Beshear is officially being vetted by the Harris campaign as a possible running mate in Harris’ presidential run.

Eric Hyers, a campaign strategist for Andy Beshear, confirmed to WAVE News that Beshear will be attending one of the Democratic Party of Georgia’s “Weekend of Action” events to support Harris’ campaign. He will be speaking at the opening of Harris’ Forsyth County campaign office, according to Melissa Blink, Congressional District Chair for the Democratic Party of Georgia. The event begins at 11 a.m.

Blink told WAVE News Beshear is the only potential vice presidential picks who will be attending the event in Forsyth County. Several other local and congressional Democratic candidates will also be speaking.

The campaign appearance follows Beshear’s remarks during a Team Kentucky press conference earlier in the week, where Beshear said he was “honored to be considered” among possible VP picks. Beshear added, “I’ll do everything I can between now and Election Day to elect Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States of America.”

Harris is expected to move up the ticket as the Democratic nominee during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August. This comes after President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign on July 21.

Georgia is considered a battleground state. In the 2020 election, about 65% of Forsyth County voted for then-President Donald Trump. However, President Joe Biden won the state by 0.2% of the vote in 2020 and, ultimately, the presidency. Biden flipped the seat from 2016, when Trump won Georgia with just under 51% of the vote. Before 2020, Georgia had a 20-year streak of voting Republican in presidential elections.

Speaking at the Forsyth County event comes just one day after Beshear headlines Iowa Democrat’s Liberty and Justice event, which he was set to speak at months before the vetting process began for him being a possible VP pick. He will deliver remarks in Iowa at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Our sister station in Iowa reports that event is now sold out.

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Jontavius Wyman Commits to Georgia

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10 hours ago

July 27, 2024

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Jontavius Wyman, a 2026 defensive back, has announced his commitment to the Georgia Bulldogs.

The Georgia Bulldogs have been reeling in commitments on the trail and players are starting to stack up for the 2025 recruiting class. However, it’s never too early to start getting the next year’s class into shape and the Bulldogs just added a player to their 2026 recruiting class. Defensive back Jontavius Wyman has announced his commitment to Georgia.

Wyman out of Jonesboro High School in the state of Georgia is rated as the 154th-best player in the country, 12th-best defensive back and the 19th-best player in the state of Georgia for the 2026 class, according to 247 sports composite rankings. Wyman received an offer from Georgia earlier this year along with a long list of other power four programs. He now joins quarterback Jared Curtis as the only two commitments in the class.

Curtis committed to Georgia back in March of this year. He is rated as a five-star prospect, the eighth-best player in the country and the top-rated quarterback for the 2026 recruiting class. The Bulldogs still have a long way to go before the 2026 recruiting class is official, but they are off to a strong start with the early additions of Wyman and Curtis.

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Motorcyclist back in Georgia, awake

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17 hours ago

July 27, 2024

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A former Paulding County deputy’s family had asked for help to get him back home after a motorcycle crash in Florida that nearly killed him. Thirty-seven-year-old Ryan Brannan is back in Georgia and is awake again.

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Georgia football star Rodarius Thomas being held without bail after arrest on family violence charges

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24 hours ago

July 26, 2024

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Georgia football star Rodarius Thomas being held without bail after arrest on family violence charges

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Rodarius “Rara” Thomas will be away from the Georgia football team for the foreseeable future. The Bulldogs wide receiver was suspended indefinitely after he was booked into jail around 3:20 a.m. Friday, Athens-Clarke County jail records show.

Thomas was arrested on charges of cruelty to children and battery. He is being held without bail.

Thomas’ arrest marks the latest in a string of legal issues involving various members of the powerhouse college football team over the past several months.

This week’s arrest marks Thomas’ second in the past 18 months. University of Georgia Police arrested the wide receiver in January 2023 on a felony charge of false imprisonment and a misdemeanor count of family violence battery.

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Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas was arrested on charges of cruelty to children and battery early Friday, July 26, 2024, in Athens, Ga., adding to the team’s recent legal woes. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Those charges were later dropped when Thomas entered a pretrial diversion program. Details about Friday’s arrest were not immediately available.

Georgia Athletic Association spokesperson Steven Drummond said the situation involving Thomas “is a pending legal matter. We will have no further comment at this point.”

TWO GEORGIA FOOTBALL PLAYERS ARRESTED ON BACK-TO-BACK NIGHTS ON RECKLESS DRIVING CHARGES

Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart spoke at Southeastern Conference media days July 16 about attempts to address repeated driving offenses by his players.

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A Georgia Bulldogs helmet during the fourth quarter of a game against the Missouri Tigers at Sanford Stadium Nov. 4, 2023, in Athens, Ga. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

Smart said players have been suspended and fined through the collective that provides name, image and likeness (NIL) payments to the school’s athletes. Smart’s policy is to not make public announcements when players are suspended.

“I don’t necessarily think it’s right to go down to the town square and publicly shame kids,” Smart said at SEC media days earlier this month. “When that happens, they go through a lot. And there’s a lot of remorse from these young men who’ve made mistakes. But our job is to educate. Continue to grow these young men.”

A team official confirmed the suspension of Thomas.

A view of Sanford Stadium in a game against Georgia Tech

Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

The Bulldogs open the season in Atlanta Aug. 31 in a matchup with the Clemson Tigers.

Georgia players have been involved in 24 driving-related violations (DUI, reckless driving or speeding), The Atlanta-Journal Constitution has reported, including a crash that killed a player and a recruiting staffer in January 2023.

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Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting analyst Chandler LeCroy were killed in a car crash on Jan. 15, 2023, just days after the Bulldogs won the national title game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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