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ATLANTA -- To commemorate the start of its newest construction project, the Ron Clark Academy held an intimate groundbreaking ceremony at its campus on May 22. With construction helmets and shovels by their side, Academy cofounders Ron Clark and Kim Bearden, who serves as the executive director, were joined by current students, alumni, board members, and loyal supporters as they proclaimed the Ryan Marshall Performing Arts Center as the biggest and most important undertaking the school will embark upon.

Construction set to begin on Ron Clark Academy’s new 42,000 square foot performing arts center

by Thom ChandlerMay 23, 2019September 24, 2023

MACON -- Bibb County jurors returned a guilty verdict Wednesday in the trial for a Hawkinsville man who prosecutors say traveled to Macon with the intent to have sex with an underaged girl.

Crime

Guilty verdict for 54-year-old Georgia man caught in underaged sex sting

by Thom ChandlerMay 23, 2019May 23, 2019

Gwinnett County officials will pay tribute to Gwinnett County Police Officer Antwan DeArvis Toney during the 16th annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 27 at 1 p.m. at the Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial in Lawrenceville.

Fallen officer to be honored at Gwinnett County Memorial Day ceremony

by Thom ChandlerMay 22, 2019April 9, 2020

ATLANTA -- For 16 seasons, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company has created masterful works of theatre art that honor the African American experience, lift up diverse voices, and create cultural understanding.

Phylicia Rashad to get award from Georgia theater company

by Thom ChandlerMay 20, 2019September 24, 2023

Tracey Pendley, a fourth-grade teacher at Burgess Peterson Academy in Atlanta Public Schools, is the 2020 Georgia Teacher of the Year, State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced tonight. As Georgia Teacher of the Year, Pendley will serve as an advocate for public education in Georgia.

Meet Georgia’s 2020 Teacher of the Year

by Thom ChandlerMay 18, 2019September 24, 2023

MACON -- Bibb County grand jurors voted Tuesday to indict a man and a woman in the January 2019 death of 1-year-old King Henderson.

Crime

Two indicted in death of Georgia 1-year-old

by Thom ChandlerMay 14, 2019May 14, 2019

DUNWOODY -- The Dunwoody Police Department has arrested 28-year-old Antoin Thornton for Felony-Murder in connection with the overdose death of a 22-year-old man on March 18, 2019.

Crime

A 22-year-old Dunwoody man died from an opioid overdose and his suspected drug dealer has been charged with murder

by Thom ChandlerMay 14, 2019May 14, 2019

In Abandoned Georgia: Traveling the Backroads, photographer Leland Kent showcases fourteen abandoned locations from across the state. Whether it’s a small six-room school or a sprawling defunct religious community, they are all left for nature to take over after being discarded by humanity.

New book showcases Georgia’s abandoned places

by Thom ChandlerMay 14, 2019May 14, 2019

Traffic & Transportation

Overnight lane closures begin on Ga. 400 tonight

by Thom ChandlerMay 13, 2019May 13, 2019

MACON -- A Macon man was sentenced to prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to molesting a 4-year-old girl in 2016.

Crime

Georgia man pleads guilty to molesting 4-year-old

by Thom ChandlerMay 13, 2019May 13, 2019

BIBB COUNTY -- In response to a recent uptick of violence along the Houston Avenue corridor, The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office’s Gang Unit initiated a targeted enforcement action entitled Operation Southern Comfort.

Crime

Operation Southern Comfort nets 23 arrests in effort to clean up violence in south Bibb County

by Thom ChandlerMay 11, 2019May 11, 2019

SAVANNAH -- The Savannah Police Robbery Unit needs your help identifying a suspect in the robbery of an elderly man.

Crime

Police search for robber who snatched money out of elderly man’s hand

by Thom ChandlerMay 10, 2019May 10, 2019

ATLANTA -- On Sunday, May 5, 2019, agents of the GBI West Metro Regional Drug Enforcement Office arrested three individuals at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. These arrests were part of an ongoing investigation into subjects smuggling contraband via domestic and international flights.

Crime

GBI seizes 97 pounds of marijuana at Hartsfield-Jackson

by Thom ChandlerMay 10, 2019September 24, 2023

ATLANTA -- Grindhouse Killer Burgers announced Wednesday that it will face sporadic outages of the Impossible Burger until the supplier works out production issues.

Food

Grindhouse Killer Burgers faces shortage of popular vegetarian burger

by Thom ChandlerMay 8, 2019September 24, 2023

QuickTrip is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week by giving teachers free drinks from 6 a.m. to noon Friday, May 10.

Tips and Knowledge

Teachers: Here’s how you can get free drinks from your local QT on Friday

by Thom ChandlerMay 8, 2019May 8, 2019

SAVANNAH -- The Savannah Police Dept. has issued a statement regarding allegations of excessive force in the May 2 arrest of Zayd Jackson. The statement is presented below in its entirety:

Crime

Savannah Police respond to allegations of excessive force

by Thom ChandlerMay 6, 2019May 6, 2019

SAVANNAH -- The City of Savannah will officially open Edgemere Sackville Neighborhood Park on Savannah’s Eastside with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 16 at 4:00 p.m.

Savannah set to open Edgemere Sackville Neighborhood Park

by Thom ChandlerMay 6, 2019May 6, 2019

Graduating seniors from across Georgia have been recognized as 2019 Georgia Scholars, State School Superintendent Richard Woods announced today.

Here are the high school seniors who made the cut to become Georgia Scholars

by Thom ChandlerMay 6, 2019September 24, 2023