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What is National Night Out and what are Georgia communities doing for it?

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The Gist: Tuesday is National Night Out, a nationwide event designed to draw communities and law enforcement together. Communities, cities and counties throughout Georgia will be participating in the event…

Meet the new public face of Fulton County

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The Gist: Former criminal defense attorney Anna Roach will be taking the helm of Fulton County's public-facing departments and agencies. Roach, who has served as the county's Chief Strategy Officer…

Fulton County proposes property tax increase

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The Gist: If you live in Fulton County, your property taxes are likely going up. County officials have proposed a 7.9 percent increase in the property tax rate for Fulton…

Nathan Deal suspends jet fuel tax

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Gov. Nathan Deal issued an executive order suspending collection of the state’s 4 percent sales and use tax on jet fuel, effective Aug. 1. In 2018, the state sales tax…

Real Time Election Results: Kemp wins in landslide

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Follow our real-time coverage of Election Day and election results below.

Savannah moves forward with eminent domain on abandoned property where 112 crimes have been reported

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The Savannah City Council held a special meeting Thursday to consider exercising the city's eminent domain power made possible by 2017 changes to state law, which allow condemnation and redevelopment…

Lightning strike causes attic fire near Stone Mountain

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Saturday night's severe storms caused down trees and wires and at a house fire in Gwinnett County. According to Gwinnett County fire officials, a lightning strike caused an attic fire…

Georgia Lottery profits total 1.14 billion for 2018

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The Georgia Lottery Corp. transferred its fiscal year 2018 profits, a total of about $1.14, to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education Account. The transfer marks the largest annual transfer…

Mosquitoes in Chamblee test positive for West Nile Virus

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Two traps in the City of Chamblee tested positive for West Nile Virus, the city announced this week. The traps are located on Longview Drive near Huntley Hills Swim Club…

If you live in Avondale Estates, your garbage collection fee just increased

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The Gist: In Avondale Estates, the city's sanitation fees will be going up about $71 per household per year in 2019, bringing the total for residential trash collection to $521…

Savannah to get monument honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

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Savannah will soon be home to a new monument paying tribute to Georgia native and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The new monument will be part of the…

Fulton County gets Text-to-911

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The Gist: Fulton County residents who find themselves in an emergency and unable to talk on the phone can now text for help. The service is not intended to be…

How is Georgia’s new hands-free driving law being enforced in your area?

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Georgia's new hands-free driving law has been in effect for under a week now and while some law enforcement agencies are actively enforcing the law using citations, others are setting…

Georgia has new laws on the books this month. Do you know about them?

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The Gist: Every year on July 1, new laws go into effect in Georgia. If you don't actively pay attention to what your lawmakers are doing at the Capitol each year…