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A federal judge in Augusta has temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate set to go into effect for federal contractors next month.

Georgia judge thwarts Biden vaccine mandate for contractors

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderDecember 7, 2021December 7, 2021

Update: According to the Atlanta Fire Department the shelter-in-place has been lifted for residents near the ammonia leak. The original story is below.

Atlanta’s Shelter-in-place has been lifted after Ammonia leak

by Thom ChandlerDecember 6, 2021September 24, 2023

The beam protecting Cobb County's Concord Covered Bridge was struck again Friday night.

Vehicle strikes Concord Covered Bridge beam in Cobb County again

by Thom ChandlerDecember 4, 2021December 4, 2021

DeKalb County will give a $100 prepaid debit card to everyone who receives a COVID-19 vaccination today, Saturday, Dec. 4.

DeKalb County giving $100 gift cards for COVID vaccinations today

by County NewsDecember 4, 2021December 4, 2021

A Georgia resident who came back from South Africa recently has tested positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Georgia resident tests positive for Omicron variant

by Thom ChandlerDecember 3, 2021December 3, 2021

As has been true throughout America’s COVID-19 history, every state—and every county therein—has its own COVID-19 story, driven by local policies and behaviors. The United States as of Dec. 1 had reached780,784 COVID-19-related deaths and 48.6 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Feb. 2, more Americans had been vaccinated for COVID-19 than had been infected, and though breakthrough infections are continuing to be studied by the CDC and other health organizations, vaccines have reduced the rate of hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19.

Which counties in Georgia have the highest COVID-19 death rate?

by StackerDecember 3, 2021December 3, 2021

The GBI is investigating the death of a 10-month old boy in Claxton.

GBI investigating death of 10-month-old Georgia boy

by Thom ChandlerNovember 30, 2021November 30, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 1 on one of the most significant abortion cases in years, and the aftereffects of its ruling will be felt here in Georgia.

How the Supreme Court’s upcoming abortion ruling could impact Georgia

by Tim Darnell | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 28, 2021November 28, 2021

girl on phone

911 calls from Verizon customers not working in Alpharetta and Milton

by Thom ChandlerNovember 27, 2021November 27, 2021

After a Glynn County jury found all three defendants in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery guilty, Georgia's leaders were quick to respond.

Georgians react to guilty verdict in Ahmaud Arbery trial

by Thom ChandlerNovember 24, 2021September 24, 2023

If you tried unsuccessfully to register your vehicle or renew your tag today, you're not alone.

Georgia’s tag renewal system is down statewide

by Thom ChandlerNovember 24, 2021November 24, 2021

Bibb County Sheriff’s Investigators are looking into the death of an inmate that was serving time at the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Jail.

Inmate dies at Bibb County jail

by Thom ChandlerNovember 21, 2021November 21, 2021

As the holiday season kicks off the Georgia Department of Health is offering tips and guidance for how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and the flu during holiday gatherings with friends and family.

Tips to keep COVID and the flu away during the holidays

by Thom ChandlerNovember 19, 2021November 19, 2021

ROSWELL -- The Roswell Fire Department is warning residents that a shirt that appears to promote the fire department was not produced by or backed by the department.

That text about a T-shirt didn’t come from the Roswell Fire Department

by Thom ChandlerNovember 19, 2021November 19, 2021

Ahmaud Arbery’s killer testified during his murder trial Wednesday that he feared for his life when he fired the fatal shots, ending a five-minute chase of the 25-year-old Black man through a suburban Glynn County neighborhood on Feb. 23, 2020.

What we learned from Travis McMichael’s defense of shooting Ahmaud Arbery

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderNovember 18, 2021November 18, 2021

After Rev. Al Sharpton sat next to Ahmaud Arbery’s family in a Glynn County courtroom Wednesday, a defense attorney representing one of the three white men on trial for Arbery’s killing raised questions about prominent Black pastors showing up.

Did Al Sharpton’s presence at the Ahmaud Arbery trial intimidate jurors?

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderNovember 13, 2021November 13, 2021

Paulding County Deputies responded to a fatal plane crash in southern Paulding County off of Georgian Parkway yesterday afternoon.

Pilot dies in plane crash near Georgia subdivision

by Thom ChandlerNovember 9, 2021November 9, 2021

Kemp getting vaccinated

Georgia sues Biden administration over vaccine mandates

by Tim Darnell | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 1, 2021November 1, 2021