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Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.

A Henry County deputy died Sunday morning after having complications from COVID-19.
Posted inCoronavirus

Georgia deputy dies from COVID-19

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 4, 2021January 4, 2021
A 22-year veteran of the DeKalb County Police Department died on duty Saturday morning.
Posted inCrime

DeKalb County police officer killed in line of duty

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 3, 2021January 3, 2021
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious death that was reported in the 6000 block of Andrea Drive just before 5 p.m. Saturday.
Posted inCrime

Officers investigate suspicious death of 40-year-old Georgia woman

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 3, 2021January 3, 2021
A band of purse snatchers is working grocery stores in the Rincon area and targeting elderly shoppers, according to the Rincon Police Department.
Posted inCrime

Elderly shoppers targeted by purse snatchers at Rincon Kroger

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 2, 2021January 2, 2021
Holidays and festivities during a pandemic have been a challenge both for organizers and those who make those festivities part of their annual tradition. If the annual Rose Parade is a big part of your New Year's Day tradition or if it is just something that always runs in the background, you're in luck.
Posted inEntertainment

How to watch the Rose Parade today

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 1, 2021January 1, 2021
We've given our list of the top 20 stories of 2020 in Georgia, highlighting the news issues and events that shaped the Peach State in 2020. However, the stories that are important and carry significant statewide impact are not always the stories that get the attention of readers.
Posted inIn The News

Most popular news stories of 2020 in Georgia

by Thom ChandlerDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2020
Georgia Sen. David Perdue will be quarantining after being informed he was exposed to someone who tested positive for coronavirus recently.
Posted inYour Government

Sen. David Perdue quarantines after coronavirus exposure

by Thom ChandlerDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2020
DUNWOODY -- Police in Dunwoody are asking for your help identifying the suspects in the Christmas Eve robbery at Macy's.
Posted inCrime

Dunwoody police search for suspects in Christmas Eve robbery

by Thom ChandlerDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2020
If anything can be said with certainty about 2020, we can say we lived through history. While no tears will be shed for the passing of this tumultuous year, it will leave its mark on our lives for many years to come. Here is a look back at the top 20 news stories of 2020 in Georgia.
Posted inIn The News

2020 Hindsight: Georgia’s top 20 news stories of 2020

by Thom ChandlerDecember 30, 2020September 24, 2023
Georgia's much-anticipated signature audit of absentee ballots is complete -- and there was once again no evidence of voter fraud despite claims from President Donald Trump and his supporters of rampant voter fraud.
Posted inYour Government

Georgia’s signature audit is complete. There was no evidence voter fraud

by Thom ChandlerDecember 29, 2020December 29, 2020
The Atlanta Police Department has named a suspect in the fatal shooting of 7-year-old Kennedy Maxie near Phipps Plaza.
Posted inCrime

Police search for suspect in shooting of 7-year-old girl

by Thom ChandlerDecember 29, 2020September 24, 2023
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Posted inCrime

Georgia police chief arrested on charges of aggravated assault

by Thom ChandlerDecember 29, 2020December 29, 2020
Traffic crashes across Georgia during the Christmas holiday travel period resulted in 20 traffic deaths resulting from 18 fatal crashes. This year, the holiday travel period was 78-hours long. It began at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24, and ended at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 27.
Posted inTraffic & Transportation

20 people were killed in traffic crashes in Georgia during Christmas

by Thom ChandlerDecember 28, 2020September 24, 2023
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Posted inCrime

Officer wounded during shootout at Georgia prison

by Thom ChandlerDecember 28, 2020September 24, 2023
Dade County's top government administrator is in quarantine and the county administration office is closed after the county executive Ted Rumley tested positive for coronavirus Sunday.
Posted inCoronavirus

Dade County administrator tests positive for coronavirus

by Thom ChandlerDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020
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Posted inYour Community

Rabies Alert: Rabid raccoon found in Flowery Branch

by Thom ChandlerDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020
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Posted inSunrise Report

The Sunrise Report: News you missed during Christmas

by Thom ChandlerDecember 28, 2020December 28, 2020
The 7-year-old girl who was shot by a stray bullet while riding with her aunt in a car outside Phipps Plaza has died.
Posted inCrime

The 7-year-old girl who was shot outside Phipps Plaza has died

by Thom ChandlerDecember 27, 2020December 27, 2020

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