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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 Dooly County Schools staff member recently tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the school system to go virtual only from Dec. 14 through 18.
Posted inCoronavirus

Dooly County Schools goes virtual only after staff member gets COVID-19

by Thom ChandlerDecember 13, 2020December 13, 2020
SAVANNAH -- A 20-year-old man was killed Saturday night during a shooting near the intersection of E. Gwinnett and Paulson streets.
Posted inCrime

20-year-old killed in Savannah shooting

by Thom ChandlerDecember 13, 2020December 13, 2020
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Posted inCrime

Four people shot in Tifton

by Thom ChandlerDecember 13, 2020December 13, 2020
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Posted inCoronavirus

Newton County Schools will be virtual only the first week of 2021

by Thom ChandlerDecember 12, 2020December 12, 2020
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Posted inSunrise Report

The Sunrise Report: Georgia hits grim coronavirus milestone

by Thom ChandlerDecember 12, 2020December 12, 2020
Police in Gwinnett County have arrested a suspect in connection with an attempted kidnapping that resulted in a mother jumping from a moving car with her baby.
Posted inCrime

Suspect arrested in attempt to kidnap woman and her baby

by Thom ChandlerDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020
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Posted inCoronavirus

Floyd County officials tell residents how to be a coronavirus hero

by Thom ChandlerDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox has tested positive for COVID-19 Coronavirus.
Posted inCoronavirus

DeKalb County sheriff tests positive for coronavirus

by Thom ChandlerDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020
Former mayor of Clarkston, Lee Swaney, died yesterday, city officials confirm.
Posted inGeorgia People

Former Clarkston Mayor Lee Swaney dies

by Thom ChandlerDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020
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Posted inSunrise Report

The Sunrise Report: Georgia grapples with the role of voters

by Thom ChandlerDecember 11, 2020December 11, 2020
Bowing to pressure from Trump supporters who are unhappy with Georgia's Republican Secretary of State, Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston is calling for an amendment to the Georgia constitution that would allow the legislature, not voters, to choose the secretary of state.
Posted inYour Government

Georgia House Speaker wants lawmakers to pick elections chief

by Thom ChandlerDecember 10, 2020December 10, 2020
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Posted inCoronavirus

36 recently elected Georgia sheriffs in quarantine after COVID-19 exposure

by Thom ChandlerDecember 10, 2020December 10, 2020
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Posted inCoronavirus

4 Things you need to know about Georgia’s holiday coronavirus spike

by Thom ChandlerDecember 9, 2020December 9, 2020
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1-year-old girl dead after stabbing incident in Canton

by Thom ChandlerDecember 9, 2020December 9, 2020
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Posted inCrime

Calhoun man arrested after police chase that ended in Bartow County

by Thom ChandlerDecember 8, 2020December 8, 2020
Porch pirates are becoming as much a part of Christmas as hot chocolate and gingerbread.
Posted inCrime

Bartow Sheriff’s Office warns about package thieves

by Thom ChandlerDecember 8, 2020December 8, 2020
VALDOSTA -- The City of Valdosta confirmed that Municipal Court Judge Vernita Bender has died. In 2016, Bender was featured by the Judicial Council of Georgia as one of the most influential African-American judges in Georgia.
Posted inGeorgia People

Valdosta judge Vernita Bender dead

by Thom ChandlerDecember 8, 2020December 8, 2020
ATLANTA -- Police in Atlanta are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect in a shooting that occurred Dec. 6.
Posted inCrime

Atlanta police need help identifying suspect in shooting death

by Thom ChandlerDecember 8, 2020September 24, 2023

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