Georgia
New Year babies across South Georgia

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) -Today, we’re celebrating some of the first babies of 2024 in South Georgia, Phoebe in Albany had its first New Year baby.
WALB reports how this new mom is transitioning into this new role.
One South Georgia mom is a first-time mom and says she feels like she is on cloud nine after having a child of her own.
“I always really wanted to do as a child growing up even I saw how good of a job my mom did. And I really wanted to follow in her footsteps and be a good
“So surreal and it’s like the whole time I’ve been around babies it’s someone else’s baby. Where this is now my baby and I acknowledge that but now that’s my baby,” said Katelyn Morgan, First time Mom and New-Year baby.
WALB checked some of the other hospitals in South Georgia for their first new year’s babies.
Khloe Faith Barron was born at 10:40 a.m. Tift Regional Medical Center.
LaFabeon Darity Jr. came into the world at 2:32 p.m. at South Georgia Medical Center in Valdosta.

Baby boy Edmond was delivered at 4:30 p.m. at Coffee Regional Medical Center.

Namara Gomez was born 12:23 p.m. at Colquitt Regional Medical Center.

Jennifer Heleski Director of Women’s and Children’s Services says education is key to navigating the role of being a parent.
“I think as a first-time mom it’s really important to just get connected to as much education before you have the baby as possible. So, finding childbirth classes, breast feeding classes and learning about breast feeding and how you want to feed your baby and just being prepared for that,” said Jennifer Heleski, RN. Director of Women’s and Children’s Services.
Every new mother knows the dramatic life changes that happen after child birth. that’s one reason why some hospitals have special post-labor programs.
“In the state of Georgia we have an actually pretty high SIDS rate. And so, it’s really important that moms understand how to keep their babies safe at home and the ways they need to sleep. We use the acronym ABC a lot so alone, on their back, and in a crib or a separate space from anyone else,” said Jennifer Heleski, RN. Director of Women’s and Children’s Services.
The time during pregnancy and right after child birth is critical. That’s why some hospitals like Phoebe Main in Albany have perinatal counselors who work with case managers and social workers to connect moms to the resources they may need.
“Phenomenal, everyone has been so amazing, my family, my husband, his family. Everyone has stepped up really and has done a good job,” said Katelyn Morgan, First-time Mom and New Year baby.
Another resource is the Georgia Women infants and Children. It’s a program that improves the health of families by providing nutritious foods, health education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care.
Noah Morgan, the father of his newborn baby, says he wants to be a parent that is approachable at all times.
“For my child that she can always depend upon you know if there is any situation or not worried about if I’m going to be in trouble. So, I need to call my mother need to call my mother. That’s the kind of parent I want to be,” said Noah Morgan, Dad.
The bottom line is, there are resources for new parents, you just have to find what works best for you.
Copyright 2024 WALB. All rights reserved.

Georgia
Barça open first store abroad in Tbilisi, Georgia

Barcelona inaugurated their first store abroad at the weekend in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi as part of their business expansion.
The ‘Barça Store Georgia,’ located in the historic centre, opened its doors on Saturday and will be operated under license.
“We are delighted to open ‘Barça Store Georgia’ in Tbilisi and offer Georgian fans a unique opportunity to feel even closer to the club they passionately support,” Georgian businessman David Zakariadze, the driving force of the project, said.
“Our goal is to create a special environment where every fan can truly experience the ‘Blaugrana spirit.’”
Zakariadze, a big fan of Barça since childhood, worked on this project for three years.
“The most difficult thing was to convince FC Barcelona of how attractive the Georgian market is,” Zakariadze told EFE as reported in Infobae.
“Fortunately, they believed me. We conducted a market study, and now we can be proud of the implementation of the idea.”
The Catalan club will open two further stores this week in Spain, one in Malaga and one at Palma de Mallorca airport, thus, owning 15 shops outright with six others operated under license.
Georgia
Missing Georgia child located in Gulf County, found with a 17-year-old

GULF COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – The Gulf County Sheriff’s Office located a missing child from Georgia Sunday.
GCSO says at 1:15 p.m., they were contacted by the Sandy Springs Police Department in Georgia about a child abduction. GCSO was given a possible location of the suspect, along with details that he was armed in a Mercedes SUV.
Officials say multiple agencies including The Gulf County Sheriff’s Office, Port Saint Joe Police Department, FWC, and Florida Highway Patrol made a felony stop on the white Mercedes SUV and found the who child, who was safe.
The suspect, 17-year-old Camilo Campagna was taken into custody on warrants out of the state of Georgia. Campagna is being charged with child pornography, aggravated child molestation, child molestation – victim between 14 and 16, possession of child pornography, possession of sexually explicit content, grooming of a minor, loitering and prowling.
Officials say he will be detained at the Department of Juvenile Justice in Bay County due to his age.
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Georgia
Georgia football’s future schedule

The Georgia Bulldogs have a pretty enticing future schedule. Georgia will some of the nation’s elite college football programs over the years if things go as planned.
The Bulldogs are scheduled to play Power Four schools like NC State, Louisville, Ohio State, Clemson and Florida State over the next decade. Of course, Georgia is also set to continue its annual rivalry with Georgia Tech through the 2037 season.
Georgia’s future schedule is subject to change (including the dates and locations). The biggest factor impacting UGA’s future nonconference schedule is if the SEC expands to nine conference game. The SEC currently plays eight conference games with one permanent opponent.
Georgia’s permanent SEC opponent is the Florida Gators. The Georgia-Florida schedule will be held in different locations starting in 2026 due to stadium major renovations taking place in Jacksonville.
Conference realignment can also always impact future schedules. Since this article focuses on Georgia’s future schedule, we don’t have UGA’s 2025 schedule included. If you wish to look at Georgia’s 2025 schedule, then we’ve included it below.
Georgia football’s 2025 schedule
As of late March, 2025 Georgia and the SEC don’t know the 2026 conference schedule, so Georgia’s entire future schedule revolves around nonconference games. Remember, Georgia is still guaranteed to play Florida every year.
What opponents does Georgia football have scheduled for the future?
2026 schedule
- Sept. 12: Western Kentucky (home)
- Sept. 19: Louisville Cardinals (away)
- Nov. 28: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)
Georgia and the SEC still have an eight-game conference schedule, so UGA could add a nonconference game in 2026 or maybe the SEC will expand to nine-game conference slate.
2027 schedule
- Sept. 4: Florida State Seminoles (away)
- Sept. 18: Louisville Cardinals (home)
- Nov. 27: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (away)
If Georgia’s schedule remains as it currently is in 2027, then the Dawgs would face three ACC opponents and (at least) 11 Power Four opponents during the regular season.
2028 schedule
- Sept. 9: Florida A&M Rattlers (home)
- Sept. 16: Florida State Seminoles (home)
- Nov. 25: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)
Georgia is in line to have a lot of home games in 2028. Of course, the Florida State series could be moved to a neutral site.
2029 schedule
- Sept. 15: Clemson Tigers (away)
- Nov. 24: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (away)
Clemson and Georgia are scheduled to play each other in the regular season in 2029 for the first time since the 2024 season opener. The Georgia-Clemson game could easily be moved to a neutral site.
2030 schedule
- Aug. 31: Clemson Tigers (home)
- Sept. 7: North Carolina A&T Aggies (home)
- Sept. 14: Ohio State Buckeyes (home)
- Nov. 30: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)
It’d be surprising to see Georgia have four nonconference home games, but man this would be a fun schedule. Ohio State has never played in Sanford Stadium.
2031 schedule
- Aug. 30: Ohio State Buckeyes (away)
- Sept. 6: Western Carolina Catamounts (home)
- Nov. 29: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (away)
UGA has also never played at Ohio State. This would be a really awesome road game for Dawgs fans and the weather in Ohio is better in the summer than in the winter, so that’s a plus.
2032 schedule
- Sept. 4: Clemson Tigers (home)
- Nov. 27: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)
Georgia plays its two top ACC rivals in 2032. UGA is set to play Clemson four times between 2029 and 2033.
2033 schedule
- Sept. 3: Clemson Tigers (away)
- Sept. 17: NC State Wolfpack (home)
- Nov. 26: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (away)
Georgia is scheduled to play a trio of ACC opponents in 2033. The Dawgs would probably add a non-Power Four opponent to this schedule if the SEC stays at eight conference games per season.
2034 schedule
Sept. 17: NC State Wolfpack (away)
Nov. 25: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)
Georgia is 6-1-1 against NC State in school history, but has not played the Wolfpack since 1973.
2035 and beyond schedules
Georgia Tech is the only team on Georgia’s future schedule beyond 2034. Georgia is scheduled to play Tech through 2037. All of UGA’s future scheduled games are according to FBSchedules.com.
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