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CHAMBLEE -- Smokers in Chamblee will be prohibited from smoking or vaping in most public areas and in most buildings throughout the city.
Posted inIn The News

Chamblee has a new smoking ban and it also applies to vaping

by Thom ChandlerJuly 18, 2019July 18, 2019
DOUGLAS COUNTY -- A Douglas County mother has been arrested and charged with trafficking heroin after law enforcement officials from Douglas and Cobb Counties caught her shipping heroin to her son in the Cobb County jail.
Posted inCrime

Sheriff: Georgia mother arrested for shipping heroin to inmate sun

by Thom ChandlerJuly 18, 2019July 18, 2019
PAULDING COUNTY -- An early start to the school year comes with an early reminder from the Paulding Sheriff's office that law enforcement will be watching -- and ticketing -- motorists who speed in school zones and fail to stop for school buses.
Posted inYour Family

School starts August 1 in Paulding and the Sheriff’s Department is ready

by Thom ChandlerJuly 18, 2019July 18, 2019
GAINESVILLE -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has made five additional arrests relating to the killing of Hall County Deputy Nicolas Dixon.
Posted inCrime

Five more arrests have been made in the killing of Hall County Deputy Nicolas Dixon

by Thom ChandlerJuly 17, 2019July 17, 2019
BUFORD -- The second suspect in the murder investigation of a 15-year-old who was shot and killed behind a Buford gas station has been arrested.
Posted inCrime

Second arrest made in killing of 15-year-old behind Buford gas station

by Thom ChandlerJuly 17, 2019July 17, 2019
DUNWOODY -- Motorists who have past due traffic violations in Dunwoody have an opportunity to have the additional and contempt fees waived during the month of August.
Posted inAnnouncements

Do you have a past due traffic violation in Dunwoody? You can get the additional fees waived in August

by Thom ChandlerJuly 17, 2019July 17, 2019
LAWRENCEVILLE -- Ten children and one adult were rescued from the Alcovy River in Lawrenceville Saturday. When firefighters arrived on the scene they found a group of children on the rocks below the falls and a father and child on top of the falls in the middle of the river.
Posted inIn The News

VIDEO: 10 Children were rescued from a Georgia river

by Thom ChandlerJuly 15, 2019July 15, 2019
CALHOUN -- If you are a Calhoun resident and would like to throw your name in the hat during the next city election, now is the time to act.
Posted inYour Government

Would you like to run for public office in Calhoun? Here’s how

by Thom ChandlerJuly 15, 2019July 15, 2019
DOCK JUNCTION -- The Glynn County Police Department is investigating a hit and run incident involving a bicyclist.
Posted inTraffic & Transportation

Glynn County Police search for details in hit and run crash involving bicycle

by Thom ChandlerJuly 12, 2019July 12, 2019
The Georgia Lottery has transferred the largest amount of money this year to education than in any other year in the lottery's history according to Gov. Brian Kemp's office.
Posted inIn The News

The Georgia Lottery just transferred over $1.2 billion to the state’s education fund

by Thom ChandlerJuly 12, 2019July 12, 2019
LAWRENCEVILLE -- Gwinnett Police are asking for your help in identifying suspects in multiple entering auto cases. 
Posted inCrime

Here’s why you should keep your car doors locked at night

by Thom ChandlerJuly 12, 2019July 12, 2019
ATLANTA -- A 37-year-old rapper and sports agent from Alabama has been arrested on charges of trafficking meth and marijuana.
Posted inCrime

GBI: Rapper throws meth over balcony of Atlanta high rise during drug bust

by Thom ChandlerJuly 12, 2019September 24, 2023
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former Bulloch County Deputy on charges relating to sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography.
Posted inCrime

Former Georgia deputy arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of children

by Thom ChandlerJuly 11, 2019April 12, 2025
SAVANNAH -- A 70-year-old on a scooter fell victim to the latest crash in Savannah.
Posted inTraffic & Transportation

70-year-old scooter driver injured in morning crash in Savannah

by Thom ChandlerJuly 11, 2019July 11, 2019
SAVANNAH -- Savannah police are investigating a second pedestrian involved accident on the city's roads this week.
Posted inTraffic & Transportation

Second pedestrian this week hit in Savannah

by Thom ChandlerJuly 10, 2019July 10, 2019
Amazon announced plans to build a new fulfillment center at the border of Gwinnett and DeKalb Counties. The online retail giant expects the new center to create 1,000 new jobs.
Posted inBusiness

Amazon’s new fulfillment center in metro Atlanta is expected to create 1,000 jobs

by Thom ChandlerJuly 10, 2019July 10, 2019
CHAMBLEE -- Chamblee residents who would like to have a tree planted in their front yard can have one planted in their yard for just $25 through a program being offered by the city.
Posted inAnnouncements

If you live in Chamblee and want a tree planted in your front yard, the city will do it for $25

by Thom ChandlerJuly 10, 2019September 24, 2023
LAWRENCEVILLE -- While the victims were at the gym exercising, a thief was lurking in the locker room.
Posted inCrime

Thief steals items from lockers in two Gwinnett County gyms

by Thom ChandlerJuly 10, 2019July 10, 2019

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