The Bulldogs had just one player taken among the first 32 picks in the draft, as Monroe Freeling landed with the Carolina Panthers with the No. 19 pick in the first round.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart took over the Bulldogs program in 2016, winning the national championship twice, the SEC four times and 108 games overall vs. just 18 losses.

Wildfires tearing through the South this week have forced hundreds of residents in Georgia to flee in minutes. Many have no idea what happened to the homes and animals they left behind. The fires

Keylan Rutledge made a little history on Thursday night. The offensive lineman became the first Georgia Tech player selected in the first round of the NFL draft in 16 years, as the Texans selected him 26th overall. Houston traded up two spots, swapping with the Bills, to make the selection.

Even with all his family wealth, there is no way for Burt Jones to outspend billionaire Rick Jackson in the Republican primary for Georgia governor. So Jones tried something else — harnessing his leadership of the state Senate to seek an edge over Jackson.

Federal prosecutors have charged Edwin Brant Frost IV with wire fraud for allegedly running a $156 million Ponzi scheme.

Georgia's worst drought in almost 20 years has farmers worried about whether their crops will survive the extreme spring dry spell.

The largest blaze, the Pineland Road Fire in Clinch County near the Georgia-Florida line, has expanded to nearly 30,000 acres or 45,000+ square miles since it began on April 18 and remains only about 10% contained. Officials say the fire has grown rapidly in recent days due to extremely dry vegetation and persistent drought conditions.