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Walker County has a new way for the public to receive emergency and community notifications. The SirenGPS app can send push notifications to smartphones in a matter of seconds, keeping residents alerted to bad weather and other community concerns or interests.

Walker County has a new public notification app

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 15, 2019February 15, 2019

Legislation introduced by Council member Marci Collier Overstreet to create the city of Atlanta's first-ever Task Force for the Promotion of Public Trust passed out of the Finance/Executive Committee Wednesday.

The City of Atlanta wants to regain your trust

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 14, 2019September 24, 2023

Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications and technology solutions, announced Kinetic Business Fiber Internet services, with speeds up to one Gig (gigabit per second), are now available to about 450 commercial locations in Dawsonville with the opportunity to expand further to address the business needs of the market.

Windstream brings 1-Gigabit fiber Internet to Dawsonville businesses

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 13, 2019March 16, 2019

The Hospitality Education Foundation of Georgia partnered with the Taste of NFL to offer Georgia ProStart students the lifetime opportunity to work alongside celebrity chefs in preparation and service of the Taste of NFL. More than 100 ProStart educators and high school students participated in the two-day event that culminated with the sort and disbursement of more than $5,000 worth of food and product for the Atlanta Food Bank.

Food

Georgia high school students had a chance to cook alongside celebrity chefs

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 13, 2019September 24, 2023

Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Health System (the parent of Gwinnett Medical Center) announced Tuesday that they have cleared the final regulatory hurdle toward combining operations.

It’s Official: Northside Hospital and Gwinnett Medical are merging

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 12, 2019February 12, 2019

Attorney General Chris Carr announced Monday that two citations have been filed in Fulton County State Court following an investigation into violations of the Georgia Open Records Act committed by former City of Atlanta employee, Jenna Garland.

Georgia will prosecute former City of Atlanta employee accused of violating open records act

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 11, 2019September 24, 2023

A Montrose man who shot a Macon man three days before Christmas in 2015 was sentenced to life in prison on Monday.

Crime

Gunman who shot Macon man two days before Christmas and left his car to burn sentenced to life in prison

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 11, 2019February 11, 2019

For its fourth-annual tiny house festival, Tiny House Atlanta has big news – a new location! Taking place this year at Atlantic Station, the aptly named Atlantic Station Tiny House Festival includes more than 20 real tiny houses, as well as cool structures like container homes and school bus homes (skoolies).

Get a close look at tiny houses at the Atlantic Station Tiny House Festival

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 11, 2019September 24, 2023

BURNAWAY, the Voice of Art in the South, is hosting its 10 year anniversary celebration and annual fundraiser Art Crushon Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, from 7:30-10 p.m., with a VIP preview for Host Committee and VIP ticket holders starting at 6 p.m. The evening’s festivities will take place at the recently opened Factory Atlanta in Chamblee, a trending, rapidly growing neighborhood just steps from Atlanta’s multicultural nexus Buford Highway. The unique location has inspired this year's theme: Year of the Pig, which draws connections between the 2019 Lunar New Year and one of the South's most beloved cultural exports, barbeque, as a way of celebrating intersections between immigrant cultures and the American South.

Factory Atlanta will host Art Crush this weekend

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 11, 2019September 24, 2023

Today, Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp join individuals across the world in the #EndItMovement to shine a light on modern day slavery and fight to eliminate sex trafficking in the State of Georgia.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp shows support for #EndItMovement

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 7, 2019February 7, 2019

The Macon-Bibb United Boxing Club is hosting a boxing tournament at Freedom Park at 3301 Roff Avenue on Saturday, February 9. Entry is just $15 and children under 5 are admitted free. Doors open at noon, and the bouts start at 1:00 p.m.

Freedom Park to host boxers from all over the Southeast in Black History Month boxing tournament

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 7, 2019February 7, 2019

Today, Governor Brian Kemp announced that Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., a leading animal health company, will create 225 jobs and invest more than $120 million in Gwinnett, Clarke, and Hall counties. The company has located its North American headquarters in Duluth, creating 75 new jobs; is adding more than 100 new jobs at its manufacturing and R&D facility in Athens; and more than 50 jobs at the company’s Gainesville manufacturing facility.

Boehringer Ingelheim, maker of Heartgard, to create 225 new jobs in Georgia

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 7, 2019September 24, 2023

This February, Hip-Hop Entrepreneurs are attempting to advance the technology industry. Atlanta rapper Clifford Harris Jr, known as “T.I.”, launches a new syndicated investment vehicle called Tech Cypha with business partner Jason Geter and Brandon “BL” Lewis; son of late great boxing promoter and entrepreneur Butch Lewis. Leveraging technologies such as Airbnb, Lyft and Lime through the eyes of hip-hop culture, the team also launched a Los Angeles-based entertainment startup called Culture Genesis. Together, the new collaborative investment strategy allows high-net-worth individuals to participate in trending tech startup deals.

Rapper T.I. launches new venture that looks at technology through the eyes of hip-hop

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 6, 2019September 24, 2023

In an ongoing effort to address commercial sex trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children, the Dunwoody Police Department, working in conjunction with the FBI Metro Atlanta Child Exploitation Task Force and the Gwinnett County Police Department VICE Unit, conducted a multi-day undercover commercial sex trafficking operation within the city of Dunwoody the week of January 28th, 2019. Numerous arrests were made, including:

Crime

Dunwoody police arrest 32 in commercial sex trafficking operation

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 5, 2019March 16, 2019

Kumho Tire and the Atlanta Hawks donated an all-expense paid trip to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta in celebration of National Mentoring Month.

Atlanta Hawks and Kumho Tire celebrate Big Brothers Big Sisters program

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 5, 2019September 24, 2023

Multiple mysterious house fires are rattling a small Norwegian community. As homes are burnt to cinders, neighbors wonder who among them could cause such fear and anguish.

True crime story comes to Atlanta Center for Puppetry Arts in March

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 4, 2019September 24, 2023

Gwinnett Police are asking for the your identifying suspects in a shoplifting case.

Crime

More than $2,800 worth of jackets stolen from Tommy Hilfiger store at Sugarloaf Mills

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 4, 2019February 4, 2019

Below is our Real Time Coverage of the Super Bowl. If you're like most Americans, you will already be watching the big game on TV. This feed is meant to go along with what you're already watching.

In The News, Super Bowl

Real Time Coverage: Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 3, 2019March 16, 2019