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DECATUR -- The DeKalb County Public Library will host Mike "Stinger" Glenn's "Once He Learns How to Read: A Legacy of Literacy" exhibit Jan. 4 through Jan. 22, at the Decatur Library, located at 215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, GA 30030.

Mike Glenn exhibit on African American literacy opens Jan. 4

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 2, 2020September 24, 2023

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN -- Travel along a section of Nickajack Road has been temporarily reduced to one lane.

Traffic & Transportation

Nickajack Road which runs up Lookout Mountain has shifted and is down to one lane

by Thom ChandlerDecember 31, 2019December 31, 2019

As the turn of the new year approaches, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging Georgia residents to use extreme caution to avoid fires and severe injuries when using fireworks this New Year’s Eve.

Tips and Knowledge

Yearly Reminder: Be safe with fireworks on New Year’s Eve

by Thom ChandlerDecember 26, 2019December 26, 2019

We often only think about our elected officials when we're unhappy about something or when they make the news. Whether you love them or hate them and whether you agree with them or not, your elected officials on both sides of the political spectrum are real people with real families.

Georgia’s elected officials send you good tidings for a Merry Christmas

by Thom ChandlerDecember 25, 2019December 25, 2019

Kids getting anxious about Santa's arrival?

NORAD Santa Tracker: When will Santa be in Georgia?

by Thom ChandlerDecember 24, 2019December 24, 2019

CARROLL COUNTY -- A man is dead in Carrolll county after allegedly striking a Sheriff's department investigator with a shovel.

Crime

GBI: Georgia man shot and killed after allegedly hitting an officer with a shovel

by Thom ChandlerDecember 22, 2019December 22, 2019

The co-founder of the Shepherd Center has died at the age of 68. James Shepherd who founded Atlanta's leading spinal rehabilitation center after suffering a spinal cord injury of his own in the 1970s died Saturday morning, according to Georgia Hospital Association President Earl Rogers.

Co-founder of Atlanta’s Shepherd Center dead at 68

by Thom ChandlerDecember 21, 2019September 24, 2023

VALDOSTA -- Valdosta Main Street is now offering an opportunity to commemorate or honor family, friends or events in Downtown Valdosta through the adoption and financial care of a downtown bench.

Now you can dedicate a bench in downtown Valdosta to a loved one

by Thom ChandlerDecember 20, 2019December 20, 2019

The Recall: About 440 playground climbers manufactured by BCI Burke and distributed between Nov. 2015 and August 2019 are being recalled due to an entrapment hazard. The product being recalled goes by the name Merge Playground Climbers.

Playground equipment recalled due to entrapment concerns

by Thom ChandlerDecember 19, 2019December 19, 2019

MCDUFFIE COUNTY -- The McDuffie County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help locating a man who used a blue light on his dash to pull a motorist over last week.

Crime

Georgia sheriff’s department searches for man who may have impersonated police

by Thom ChandlerDecember 15, 2019December 15, 2019

CHAMBLEE -- The City of Chamblee is implementing CivicReady, a mass notification solution that enables the city to issue urgent notifications, emergency instructions, warnings, and even routine communications to subscribed residents.

Chamblee gets new alert system

by Thom ChandlerDecember 11, 2019December 11, 2019

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a murder suspect.

Crime

DeKalb County law enforcement searching for murder suspect

by Thom ChandlerDecember 3, 2019December 3, 2019

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery that took place at the United States Post Office at 1040 Pio Nono Avenue Friday.

Crime

Two men rob Macon post office

by Thom ChandlerNovember 30, 2019November 30, 2019

LILBURN -- Gwinnett County Police are currently investigating a homicide on Barnaby Ct. in unincorporated Lilburn.

Crime

Man shot and killed during Thanksgiving visit in Lilburn

by Thom ChandlerNovember 29, 2019November 29, 2019

DeKalb County is reminding residents to be cautious about pouring grease down the drain this Thanksgiving. The below information may come from DeKalb County, but it is good advice for all Georgians

Tips and Knowledge

Yearly Reminder: Don’t pour fat and grease down the drain on Thanksgiving

by Thom ChandlerNovember 27, 2019November 24, 2021

JASPER -- Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office, in conjunction with the Pickens’s County Sheriff’s Office, have arrested five additional suspects police say had a role in setting fire to two Pickens County Restaurants in the past few months.

Crime

Five more arrests made in Georgia restaurant fires

by Thom ChandlerNovember 26, 2019November 26, 2019

ATLANTA -- Atlanta City Council member Andrea L. Boone is partnering with recording artist, actor and entrepreneur T.I. to distribute hundreds of turkeys to Atlanta grandparents who are raising their grandchildren during an event Tuesday, Nov. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. The turkey giveaway will be held at the C.T. Martin Recreation Center, 3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW.

T.I. partners with Atlanta councilwoman to distribute turkeys to grandparents raising their grandkids

by Thom ChandlerNovember 25, 2019September 24, 2023

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released today its 2020 list of 10 Places in Peril in the state.

These Georgia landmarks are at risk of being lost forever

by Thom ChandlerNovember 24, 2019September 24, 2023