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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.

JONESBORO -- A Jonesboro supermarket paid $47,115 after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the supermarket allowed a minor to operate a power-driven meat-slicing machine.
Posted inIn The News

Georgia supermarket pays $47,115 after 16-year-old lost finger in meat slicer

by Thom ChandlerAugust 2, 2019September 24, 2023
LITHONIA -- A DeKalb County Police officer was hospitalized after a shootout with a suspect early Thursday morning.
Posted inCrime

DeKalb police officer shot in line of duty, suspect still at large

by Thom ChandlerAugust 2, 2019August 6, 2019
Updated with more details provided by the Dunwoody Police Dept.
Posted inCrime

Dunwoody Police officer dragged down ramp on I-285

by Thom ChandlerAugust 1, 2019August 2, 2019
BIBB COUNTY -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is reminding residents not to give any money to scammers calling and claiming to be from the sheriff's department.
Posted inCrime

Scam Alert: That police officer calling to demand you pay a fine probably isn’t legit

by Thom ChandlerAugust 1, 2019August 1, 2019
JOHNS CREEK -- An app that allows Johns Creek residents to send requests and receive alerts from the city has been given a major update.
Posted inAnnouncements

Johns Creek’s JC Now app gets major update

by Thom ChandlerAugust 1, 2019August 1, 2019
LAKE LANIER -- The Hall County Sheriff's Department is trying to find the rightful owners of what officials call a "sizeable amount" of fishing equipment the department recovered while executing a search warrant last week.
Posted inCrime

Hall County Sheriff’s Dept. recovers fishing equipment stolen from docks at Lake Lanier

by Thom ChandlerJuly 31, 2019July 31, 2019
ATLANTA -- Three gang members pleaded guilty in a 2017 shooting that left a 5-year-old girl paralyzed and seriously injured a 3-year-old boy.
Posted inCrime

3 gang members plead guilty to shooting and paralyzing a 5-year-old girl while she played in a bounce house at a birthday party

by Thom ChandlerJuly 29, 2019September 24, 2023
SNELLVILLE -- A Snellville man died after crashing his motorcycle on Parkwood Road early this morning.
Posted inTraffic & Transportation

44-year-old Snellville man dies after early morning motorcycle crash

by Thom ChandlerJuly 29, 2019July 29, 2019
ATLANTA -- Citing three recent scooter-related deaths in the city, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is ordering city officials not to allow any additional permits for shareable scooters until further study can be done.
Posted inIn The News

Atlanta’s mayor halts scooter permits

by Thom ChandlerJuly 25, 2019September 24, 2023
DALLAS -- After construction aimed at ridding their home of mold gave spiders ample opportunity to lay more eggs and take over the house, A family of 9 who live in Dallas are now no longer able to reside there.
Posted inYour Family

A Georgia family with 7 kids has set up a GoFundMe campaign after their house was infested with Brown Recluse Spiders

by Thom ChandlerJuly 25, 2019July 26, 2019
A video released by the Cobb County Police Department shows some of the confrontation between Georgia State Legislator Erica Thomas and a Mableton man in a local Publix last week.
Posted inIn The News

WATCH: Newly released video shows Georgia state legislator’s grocery store confrontation

by Thom ChandlerJuly 25, 2019July 25, 2019
MACON -- Macon's mayor has exercised his veto power to block a one-time bonus for Macon-Bibb employees, citing his desire to see employees receive pay raises in the future.
Posted inIn The News

Macon mayor vetoes bonuses for city employees

by Thom ChandlerJuly 24, 2019July 24, 2019
PEACHTREE CORNERS -- The Mayor of Peachtree Corners gave residents an update on the 21-acre Town Center project and its expected economic impact as well as some statistics on the city's recent growth Monday night.
Posted inIn The News

Peachtree Corners mayor gives report on the city’s continued growth

by Thom ChandlerJuly 24, 2019September 24, 2023
NORCROSS -- The driver in Saturday’s hit and run pedestrian fatality has been arrested.  The vehicle was recovered at 745 Beaver Ruin Road yesterday afternoon. It had damage consistent to the incident. 
Posted inCrime

Arrest made in fatal hit and run in Norcross

by Thom ChandlerJuly 23, 2019July 23, 2019
LITHONIA -- The DeKalb County Sheriff's office has made an arrest in connection with the stabbing death of Troy Cosby last year.
Posted inCrime

Suspect arrested and charged with murder in the 2018 stabbing death of Troy Cosby

by Thom ChandlerJuly 23, 2019July 23, 2019
UPDATE: An arrest has been made in this incident. Read more about it here.
Posted inCrime

Gwinnett Police search for driver in fatal hit and run

by Thom ChandlerJuly 22, 2019July 23, 2019
DALLAS -- A Paulding County K-9 officer died Friday after what Sheriff's Dept. officials are calling "a series of tragic, almost unbelievable events."
Posted inCrime

Police K-9 officer dies after ‘series of tragic, almost unbelievable events’

by Thom ChandlerJuly 22, 2019July 23, 2019
SAVANNAH -- Savannah Police Violent Crimes detectives made a quick arrest in the homicide of a 70-year-old woman on Thursday, July 18.
Posted inCrime

Georgia man arrested and charged with the murder of his 70-year-old mother

by Thom ChandlerJuly 19, 2019July 19, 2019

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