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The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office is warning drivers that Georgia Highway 400 is not their personal race track after they clocked the fasted driver going 178 mph in Ferrari. Why some 'super speeders' will end up paying more if they get caught.

CAMDEN, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Caleb Guy can always count on his kayaking coach to cheer him on before a big race. However, come Saturday, the 20-year-old will be on his own. He’s embarking on the trip of a lifetime: representing Team USA in the Special Olympics World Games in Germany.

For Champ Thompson, the decision was simple. With his college football future already secured by a pledge to Clemson University, the 280-pound defensive tackle only has one thing left to do at the high school level: win a state championship. And since moving to Gainesville from Meadowcreek High during the...

A Cherokee County athlete received a big send-off before he heads overseas to compete.

CANTON, Ga. - A Georgia athlete, who has competed in the Special Olympics for more than a dozen years, is headed to the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Germany. Joseph "Caleb" Guy of Ball Ground is representing the United States in Kayaking at the Berlin games. Before he heads...

The City of Gainesville is urging motorists to be on the lookout for cyclists Monday as the city welcomes over 500 cyclists participating in the 43rd annual Big Bicycle Ride Across Georgia. In a social media post, the city shared that the annual bike ride began Saturday and will continue...

Flowery Branch’s Cam Haynes wants to set a good standard with its football program. His actions Tuesday went a long way to making it happen. Still very tired from an early-morning return flight from a position camp at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla, the Falcons’ senior middle linebacker was back in time to complete late-morning workouts with his teammates.

Chestatee High has a new athletics director who takes on the role with a lengthy football background. Pending school board approval next week, former North Hall football coach David Bishop will lead the War Eagles' athletic programs. A 30-year coaching veteran, Bishop was Trojans head coach from 2014-2021, compiling a...

SAN ANTONIO — UTSA head volleyball coach Carol Price-Torok announced Wednesday that the program has added Kai Bailey to the 2023 signing class. Bailey is a 6-2 middle blocker from Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia. She was a two-time all-region and two-time all-county performer for the Eagles under head coach Kimberlee Church.

The girls wrestling team at Chestatee High School had its state championship stripped in April because one of the athletes wasn’t taking enough classes during the second half of the season — but open records show that while the student was technically ineligible, she already had more than enough credits to graduate.

Michigan pledge Mantrez Walker and his high school teammate, Justin Baker, a four-star RB in the 2025 class, visited AA this week. Walker posted this photo with Baker, a fellow Buford, Georgia product:

Daverin Geralds II reported an offer from Alabama football Thursday during his visit to Alabama. Geralds is a freshman at Collins Hills High School in Suwanee, Georgia, and he is a member of the 2026 recruiting class. The Crimson Tide are the 32nd program to offer the Georgia product. At...

The Blane Dixon Fallen Heroes Fund golf tournament is scheduled for 10 a.m. July 31 at Chicopee Woods Golf Club in Gainesville. The tournament helps raise funds to support families of first responders who lost their life while serving the citizens of Hall County. Corporate, event and individual hole sponsorships...

In addition to being one of the best DTs in the league right now, Grady Jarrett is an MVP off the field, giving his time and money to support his community. The 8th Annual Grady Gives Weekend is coming up starting Thursday, June 8, with several events designed to raise money and support literacy awareness, anti-bullying efforts, pediatric cancer research, and helping young adults find their purpose in life.

More than 120 high school girls basketball teams from Georgia will take part in the second annual Girls GBCA Live Event ...

Evan Leonardo, after a stellar junior season at Buford, recently earned All-American honors, as well as a first-team Class AAAAAAA All-State selection. He was joined on the all-state first team by two fellow Wolves — Matthew Scruggs at midfield and Matthew Canavan at goalie.

Gatorade announced Friday that Buford's Olivia Duncan is the 2022-23 Gatorade Georgia Softball Player of the Year. Duncan is the first Gatorade Georgia Softball Player of the Year to be chosen from Buford High School. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic...

Nobody will ever question Seth Larson’s toughness. Time and time again, the Flowery Branch senior has faced obstacles that have threatened to derail his stellar two-sport athletic career. And through it all, he’s continued to thrive in the face of adversity. “I’m 100 percent healthy and ready to...

A high-profile high school athlete graduating and competing at the highest level of college athletics is an important accomplishment. However, a lesser-known athlete earning a chance to compete at a lower level in college can be just as noteworthy a feat and in some cases, it can be even more impressive.

For a lot of high school athletes, early June offers some rare down time that those athletes can use to recharge their figurative batteries, particularly for multi-sport athletes like Kaden “K.T.” Thompson. With the Cherokee Bluff rising junior competing in three different sports, such breaks become even less...