The Atlanta Falcons, in partnership with the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, are continuing to support high school football across Georgia with two new initiatives for the 2025 season. Schools across the state will be able to apply for grants to expand girls' flag football programs and another grant to pay for Guardian Caps — soft-shell helmet covers designed to enhance player safety during practices.
Chris Millman, Senior Vice President of Community Engagement and Sports Philanthropy for the Atlanta Falcons, spoke with GPB's Pamela Kirkland about the programs.
Residents near the BioLab facility in Conyers, Ga., are still grappling with health problems months after a fire at the plant released a plume of chemicals into the air.
This holiday season, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is spreading holiday cheer in a big way. Through his Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, Shaq brought his 23rd annual Shaq-a-Claus event to Wesley Lakes Elementary School in McDonough, Ga., where 600 kids from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade received toys, coats, bikes and other essentials.
The state is preparing for the Georgia High School Football Championships at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Dec. 16 to 18, 2024. GPB's Pamela Kirkland spoke with Jon Nelson of GPB Sports about what to expect from the growing sport of flag football.
Newly released 911 calls and dispatch notes from the Sept. 29 BioLab fire in Conyers, offer a closer look at the early hours of the chemical fire that forced 17,000 evacuations and weeks of shelter-in-place orders.
