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Smyrna woman in '84 beauty contest with Palin
Photos: Smyrna’s Maryline Blackburn won the 1984 Miss Alaska beauty pageant. The first runner-up? Sarah Palin, nee Heath – the GOP’s vice-presidential nominee.
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Maryline Blackburn, a recording artist from Smyrna, beat GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in the 1984 Miss Alaska contest. Blackburn grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska, and became Alaska's first African American representative to the Miss America pageant.
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PHOTOS: Toylanta calls toy and action figure fans and collectors
Toylanta, a toy and festival convention, drew kids, the young at heart and collectors to Gas South Convention Center outside of Atlanta.
Credit: Jenni Girtman
PHOTOS: Crowd gathers to protest firings, budget cuts at CDC
About 10,000 people across the entire U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be terminated. They include scientists, researchers, doctors and support staff.
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Photos: Savannah Bananas bring their show to Truist Park
The Savannah Bananas brought their traveling baseball entertainment show to Truist Park on March 29, 2025.
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Photos: Ole Miss vs. Michigan State in NCAA Sweet 16
Photos from the NCAA South Region semifinals - Ole Miss versus Michigan State - in the NCAA men's basketball tournament at State Farm Arena on Friday, March 28, 2025.
