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Many people start their day with a cup of coffee, and that’s not necessarily a bad habit.

Commentary, Evergreen

A look at the benefits of your morning cup of coffee

by Thom ChandlerAugust 31, 2018August 12, 2020

The Savannah City Council approved the sale of two downtown buildings during Thursday’s council meeting as part of a larger plan to centralize City municipal operations.

Savannah Sells Two City-owned Buildings Downtown

by Thom ChandlerAugust 31, 2018October 10, 2023

The Judicial Council of Georgia Standing Committee on Judicial Workload Assessment presented the Rockdale County Magistrate Court with a 2018 Judicial Clearance Rate Excellence Award after the completion of a three-year clearance rate study of all Georgia courts from 2015 through 2017. Only the top 10 percentile of courts from each class were recipients of the award. Rockdale’s Magistrate Court ranked fifth out of 159 Magistrate Courts, with a clearance rate of 107.1 percent of its caseload.

Rockdale County Magistrate Court Receives 2018 Judicial Clearance Rate Excellence Award

by Thom ChandlerAugust 30, 2018December 14, 2018

U.S. Term Limits, the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. Georgia state house candidate Essence Johnson, district 45, has committed support for term limits on Congress by signing the Term Limits Convention pledge.

Georgia State House Candidate Essence Johnson Signs Term Limit Pledge

by Thom ChandlerAugust 28, 2018October 10, 2023

Telephone-based mass notifications systems are used by thousands of public safety agencies across the U.S. to warn citizens about local emergencies, hazards and other threats. Gordon County announces that they have selected Hyper-Reach to help bring this same life-saving capability to the area. This will be to replace the current CodeRed system. Hyper-Reach is a state of the art mass emergency notification system designed specifically for public safety. The county expects to have the service fully operational by the end of September.

Gordon County Moves from CodeRed to Hyper-Reach

by Thom ChandlerAugust 27, 2018October 10, 2023

Fulton County Tax Commissioner Dr. Arthur Ferdinand will officially open two more vehicle tag renewal kiosks at Kroger stores in Fulton County on August 29, 2018.

Buckhead and Glenwood Avenue Kroger Stores to Get Tag Renewal Kiosks

by Thom ChandlerAugust 24, 2018October 10, 2023

The News: A Montezuma man was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years on Friday after he pleaded guilty to murder and a string of charges relating to a January 2018 Macon crime spree.

Crime

‘One man crime wave’ sentenced to life plus 20 years in Macon murder

by Thom ChandlerAugust 24, 2018December 14, 2018

Cityhood Scuffle: Lawyers for the City of Stockbridge have filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia, according to the Associated Press. The lawsuit alleges that by carving a new city out of parts of the existing city of Stockbridge, voting rights are being violated and the city's ability to meet its financial obligations are being impaired.

The Rundown: Stockbridge sues Georgia, A grandmother gets pinned against a gas pump and a Marietta sex trafficking ring goes to jail

by Thom ChandlerAugust 21, 2018September 24, 2023

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and the City of Dalton are looking for a preservation-minded buyer to purchase and rehabilitate the Dalton Depot, the city’s oldest existing commercial building, located at 110 Depot Street in Dalton.

The Historic Dalton Depot is Available for Purchase

by Thom ChandlerAugust 21, 2018September 24, 2023

Jaguar Land Rover Classic is coming to Georgia and will create 75 jobs in Chatham County. The new operations hub in Savannah will be Jaguar Land Rover Classic’s first facility in the U.S.

Jaguar Land Rover Classic chooses Georgia for its first site outside of Europe

by Thom ChandlerAugust 15, 2018December 14, 2018

The Gist: 15-year-old Andrew Jackson Greer went missing in Michigan in 1979. It has taken almost 30 years for investigators to conclusively determine what happened to the teen. DNA testing has revealed that Greer's DNA matches a 'John Doe' who was buried in Macon.

DNA confirms unidentified boy buried in Macon is a Michigan teen who was missing for 39 years

by Thom ChandlerAugust 14, 2018December 14, 2018

Gov. Nathan Deal yesterday met with President Donald Trump, other governors, state attorneys general and federal leaders to discuss criminal justice reform, including the successes and results of initiatives implemented in Georgia.

Nathan Deal talks criminal justice with Trump and other officials

by Thom ChandlerAugust 10, 2018December 14, 2018

Gwinnett County took second place among same-size counties in the national 2018 Digital Counties Survey. The Board of Commissioners recognized the achievement at its regular meeting Tuesday.

Gwinnett County Ranks Second in Open Data and Cybersecurity

by Thom ChandlerAugust 10, 2018October 10, 2023

Bibb County jurors found a 41-year-old Macon gang member guilty of murder Wednesday in the 2017 fatal shooting of a rival gang’s leader.

Crime

41-year-old gang member found guilty in fatal shooting of rival gang leader

by Thom ChandlerAugust 8, 2018December 14, 2018

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation's Commercial Gambling executed five search warrants in Cordele and Albany for violations of Georgia’s gambling laws.

Crime

GBI raids 5 South Georgia gambling locations

by Thom ChandlerAugust 8, 2018September 24, 2023

The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred at about 10 p.m. Saturday behind Cochran's Truck stop in Ringgold.

Crime

GBI investigating officer involved shooting behind truck stop

by Thom ChandlerAugust 5, 2018March 19, 2019

Bibb County jurors deliberated for about an hour Wednesday afternoon before finding a Macon man guilty of molesting two 6-year-olds between May 2015 and May 2016.

Crime

Macon man found guilty of molesting two 6-year-olds

by Thom ChandlerAugust 3, 2018March 19, 2019

The Lilburn Police Department is actively working a homicide that occurred July 29 at the Brunswick Zone bowling alley at 3835 Lawrenceville Highway in Lilburn.

Crime

Police search for clues in Brunswick Zone bowling alley shooting death

by Thom ChandlerJuly 31, 2018December 14, 2018