The state Ethics Commission has dropped charges against Senate Majority Leader Charles Walker on his dealings with the state Department of Corrections.
Tennessee sprinter Justin Gatlin caught teammate Leonard Scott in the final steps as the Vols closed in Saturday night on their first NCAA Indoor title.
Marian Whitfield scored 15 of her 20 points in the second half and Glenn Hills withstood Hephzibah's third-quarter surge, winning 66-46 in the Class AAAA girls state championship Saturday.
Shea Carrington scored 21 points and Northeast-Macon overcame a 15-point second-half deficit to win the Class AAA girls state championship, beating Swainsboro 61-52 Saturday.
Dani Kubik scored 26 points and Collins Hill became the first team in 11 years to repeat as state champion in the state's largest classification, beating Meadowcreek 58-42 Saturday in the Class AAAAA girls state championship.
Tramaine Aaron hit a 55-foot shot at the end of the first quarter and Wheeler won the Class AAAAA boys state championship, beating Lakeside-DeKalb 69-55 in the title game Saturday.
Damon Lusk won the rain-shortened ARCA Series Pork The Other White Meat 400 Saturday, narrowly beating Chad Blount back to the caution flag with 45 laps left when the rain started.
