Georgia
Georgia fans react to Carson Beck’s national championship interception
The majority of Georgia Bulldogs fans were cheering for the Indiana Hoosiers against the Miami Hurricanes in the national championship game. A big reason why many Georgia fans cheered for Indiana, aside from the Hoosiers being a team without much of a winning history, was because former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck transferred to Miami after the 2024 college football season.
In Beck’s sixth season of college football, he led Miami back to the national championship game. The Hurricanes kept the game close throughout the second half and got a forced an Indiana field goal attempt to get the ball back with less than two minutes left in the game.
Beck engineered Miami’s final drive past midfield after taking a major hit, which drew a roughing the passer penalty. Indiana coach Curt Cignetti called a timeout to slow Miami’s momentum. With a touchdown, Miami would, in all likelihood, be national champions. On the next play, Beck threw an interception to Indiana cornerback Jamari Sharpe to clinch the Hoosiers’ first national title in school history.
Indiana won the national championship 27-21 after a couple of kneel downs on the following plays. The Hoosiers, who led the nation in turnover margin, waited all night to force a Miami turnover, but it came at the most crucial time possible.
Very similar ending to Georgia’s 2024 game at Alabama
Beck had the chance of a lifetime
Beck saw his national championship dreams turn into a nightmare.
Interceptions comeback to haunt Beck
One fan called the ending
Beck couldn’t believe his interception
“You can take Carson Beck out of the hood, but you can’t take the hood out of Carson Beck,” said one fan.
This storyline got a little old
Barstool compares Beck to CJ Stroud
Stroud threw four interceptions in the Houston Texans’ playoff loss to the New England Patriots.
A special election has been set for voters in northern Gwinnett County to fill a vacant Georgia State Senate seat.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced this week that a special election for Senate District 7 will be held on May 19, following the resignation of former Sen. Nabilah Parkes. If no candidate wins a majority, a runoff election is scheduled for June 16.
District 7 includes parts of northern Gwinnett County, covering communities such as Suwanee, Sugar Hill, Buford and Braselton, along with areas near Hog Mountain and Puckett.
Candidates looking to run must qualify later this month at the Secretary of State’s Elections Division office in downtown Atlanta. Qualifying will take place March 26, March 27 and March 30, with a $400 qualifying fee.
The deadline to register to vote in the special election is April 20, and early in-person voting is set to begin April 27.
Georgia
Special election called for Georgia Senate District 7 following resignation of Nabilah Parkes
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has announced a special election to fill the vacant Georgia State Senate District 7 seat, following the resignation of Sen. Nabilah Parkes.
The election is scheduled to take place on May 19, 2026, in Gwinnett County.
Should a runoff be necessary, it will be held on June 16, 2026.
Candidates seeking to qualify for the special election can do so at the Georgia Secretary of State’s Elections Division, located at 2 MLK Jr. Dr., Floyd West Tower Suite 802, Atlanta, GA 30334. Qualifying will occur during the following dates and times:
- Thursday, March 26, 2026: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Friday, March 27, 2026: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Monday, March 30, 2026: 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The qualifying fee for candidates has been set at $400.00.
For voters wishing to participate in the special election, the last day to register is Monday, April 20, 2026.
Advance in-person absentee voting will begin on Monday, April 27, 2026.
Further details and updates will be provided by the Georgia Secretary of State’s office as the election approaches.
A Georgia woman facing a rare murder charge tied to an alleged abortion has been granted bond.
Alexia Moore, 31, was granted bond Monday by a judge in Camden County, according to the Georgia Public Defender Council. The court set bond at $1 on the malice murder charge and $2,000 total for two drug-related charges.
Prosecutors agreed Moore was entitled to bond and to an amount she could reasonably pay, the public defender’s office said.
Moore had been jailed since early March after police accused her of taking pills to end a pregnancy in violation of Georgia law, which bans most abortions after about six weeks.
Authorities allege Moore was about 22 to 24 weeks pregnant when she went to a hospital in late December, reporting abdominal pain. According to an arrest warrant, she told medical staff she had taken misoprostol, a drug commonly used in medication abortions, along with oxycodone. Investigators said the fetus was delivered alive and survived for about an hour.
The case has drawn national attention because it could be one of the first times a woman in Georgia is prosecuted for murder in connection with ending a pregnancy since the state’s 2019 abortion law took effect.
In a statement, the Georgia Public Defender Council said the bond decision reflects the importance of due process.
“Today’s decision is a reminder that justice is not served by accusation alone,” the agency said. “Our system works best when courts carefully weigh the facts, uphold constitutional protections, and safeguard the rights of every person.”
Moore also faces charges of possessing controlled substances, including oxycodone and misoprostol.
The case comes as states across the country navigate legal questions following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which allowed states like Georgia to enforce stricter abortion laws.
Moore’s attorneys have also filed motions seeking a speedy trial as the case moves forward.
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