Georgia
Georgia plays ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ at practice field before Alabama game
Georgia is trying to be a place where the skies are so blue, too.
The Bulldogs blared Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” on Monday at the practice field, per the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
It’s not surprising, considering No. 1/2 Georgia will face No. 4 on Saturday (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. It’s frankly smart preparation, considering the Bulldogs will hear the song in Tuscaloosa on Saturday.
The game figures to be quite the spectacle. Not only will it be a matchup between two top four teams, but it is the first time that Georgia (3-0) will have played in Tuscaloosa since 2007 with a full crowd (The last time was in 2020 during the COVID-19 season). The game also figures to have significant SEC and College Football Playoff implications. College GameDay will hold its show in town, and former President Donald Trump plans to attend.
The Georgia practice playlist surely includes more than “Sweet Home Alabama” but now we know at least one song on the list. Maybe even “Dixieland Delight” will be on it, too.
Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.
Georgia
Georgia National Fair announces ticket pricing changes for 2026
PERRY, Ga. (WALB) — The Georgia National Fair announced ticket pricing changes for 2026 in a Facebook post.
Children ages 3-10 will now require a $5 admission ticket.
Adult tickets purchased with cash at the entry gate will cost $20, excluding discounted admission days. Adults paying with a card at the gate will pay $15.
All online transactions will include a processing fee.
Discounted admission days will be $10 for everyone. Seniors 60 and up are $10 every day.
For more ticket information and fair dates, visit https://www.georgianationalfair.com/p/getconnected/pricing.
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DHS appears to axe plan to construct immigration detention megacenter in small Georgia town
Georgia
Proposed Georgia bill restricts voting to U.S. citizens
GEORGIA, Ga. (WALB) — A new bill introduced to the Georgia Senate could create a constitutional amendment to restrict voting to legal U.S. citizens.
The bill, Senate Resolution 4EX says, “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people.”
If passed, Georgians will vote on the constitutional amendment in the November election.
Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger said “I have been calling on the legislature for years to pass this amendment to the state constitution. I am glad to see the legislature finally act to ensure only American citizens are voting in our elections.”
According to Raffensperger, Georgia was the first state in the nation to conduct citizen verification of voter rolls. Since 2022, Raffensperger’s office conducted two citizenship audits of Georgia’s voter rolls.
SR 4EX Text
“Casting a vote is one of the most important elements of American citizenship. Any illegal vote dilutes the value of a citizen’s lawfully cast ballot. U.S. Citizens should decide Georgia elections. Period. I urge the legislature to pass this important legislation.”
The state uses information from the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) to identify people who are non-citizens. This data is based on documents provided to DDS, through its REAL ID drivers licenses or state identification cards.
That information is also ran through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify an individual’s citizenship status.
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