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Olympic silver medalist Anna Cockrell returned to her hometown this past weekend and visited the Johnson C. Smith University Track and Field team. The daughter of JCSU Board of Trustees Vice Chair Kieth Cockrell, Anna shared her inspiring journey as a champion. During her visit, Cockrell recounted her sacrifices to achieve her goals. “Nothing was going to stop me from what I had to do. That’s really how I felt,” she shared in a heartfelt message to the JCSU track and field team. “I mean Coach Lawrence knows this; I’ve sacrificed a lot.” She detailed her experiences moving after turning…

REIDSVILLE, Ga. (WSAV)—People in Reidsville are dealing with another wave of Helene’s destruction as storm waters flood the Ohoopee River. “It’s been going up really quick,” said AJ Brown, a resident in the Joy Bluff neighborhood next to the river. Hearing there was a record surge on the way, many people in the neighborhood had already evacuated by Wednesday. Neighbors said it’s a popular fishing spot, but water normally doesn’t rise past the boat ramp. “I saw a lot of people evacuate yesterday and some people sitting on four wheelers to take stuff to people that’s stuck in their yards,”…

(NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump called the unsealing of documents in his election interference case a “weaponization of the government” during an exclusive interview with NewsNation on Wednesday in Houston, Texas. The Republican nominee was at a private fundraiser when he told NewsNation’s Ali Bradley that special counsel Jack Smith is a “deranged person” following the dismissal of his classified documents case. “This was a weaponization of the government … and released 30 days before the election,” Trump said. “My poll numbers have gone up instead of down. It is pure election interference.” The interview came after prosecutors in…

Wendy Williams is speaking out about Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest for the first time and the “How You Doinnnnn?” dignitary isn’t holding back. Source: Lars Niki / Getty   Just a couple weeks after the disgraced music mogul was arrested, Wendy Williams is speaking about Diddy’s rapid fall from grace for the very first time. On Sept. 16, Combs was arrested in New York City and indicted on racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution, with more alleged victims continuing to come forward to tell their stories. “What is really weird is that I have been told…

Hilton Head Island, S.C. (WSAV) – Two days after a donation drive started, the supplies have started pouring in from people who want to help hurricane victims. The Island Rec Center began a food and supply drive just two days ago and already their large trailer is more than half full. First aid, food. personal hygiene items, camping supplies it’s a lot to box up and load in. David Lohman, Aquatics Director, is from the mountains of Virginia and he says he saw the need and wanted to make a difference and the people here have answered the call.  “I…

Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty   Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Donald Trump’s boy toy JD Vance took the stage last night to debate ideas and allow the America people to decide who they would like to see as part of the new presidential administration. Let’s keep it a buck, nothing about this debate will even remotely change the trajectory of the polls nor the ballot box on November 5. That said, being that both men will be next in succession if anything were to happen to the president. It’s good to know who they are and where they stand…

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — One Savannah couple survived a brush with death during Hurricane Helene when a tree barreled straight into their home. “We had been walking around, and we were in the other room when it fell,” the homeowner, Gisela Cerra, said. “So, my husband actually jumped on top of me, which was beautiful…But we’re safe. We really are.” There was nothing left but a stump of the 90-foot tree, and the home is now split in two. “I don’t think anybody was prepared,” Cerra said. “How can you be prepared for something so devastating?” She was at home…

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There were two gas stations in cities across Liberty County selling regular gas at the lowest price of $2.88 per gallon in the week ending Sept. 28, according to customer reports submitted to GasBuddy.com. The average reported cost of regular gas in cities within Liberty County was $3.03 per gallon. Of the 51 reported gas stations in cities within Liberty County, 12 offer regular gas. The average reported price of regular gas in Georgia was $2.94, compared to…

Welp, it only took 103 years and roughly four months, but the Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it will launch a federal review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Source: Universal History Archive / Getty According to ABC News, the federal Civil Rights Division’s Cold Case Unit is conducting a full review of the massacre, in which a white mob attacked, lynched and destroyed an entire affluent Black town in Oklahoma — leveling more than 1,000 homes and businesses and killing hundreds of Black residents — all because a single Black man was accused of raping a single white woman.…

Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty   Rich Homie Quan’s death has officially been ruled an accidental overdose from a mixture of fentanyl, alprazolam, codeine, and promethazine. As more days pass, the shocking death of Atlanta’s Rich Homie Quan doesn’t seem real. When news of the rapper’s passing spread across social media, it was alleged he overdosed, but those claims were unconfirmed. Later more details about his passing surfaced, amid reports that his girlfriend found him unresponsive at their home and the rapper was foaming at the mouth once moved. According to TMZ, the Fulton County Medical Examiner ruled his death…