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The white gunman who shot dead Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick in February called the 25-year-old black man a racial slur as he lay dying on the street, according to court testimony Thursday from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s lead investigator in the case.

Investigator: Ahmaud Arbery was hit by a truck and called a racial slur during shooting

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 4, 2020August 12, 2020

The Georgia Information and Analysis Sharing Center has conducted a preliminary analysis of arrests related to protest events in Atlanta from May 29th – June 1st.

Report shows majority of people arrested during Georgia protests were local

by Thom ChandlerJune 4, 2020September 24, 2023

Recent protests following the death of a black Minnesota man have revived long-simmering debate over whether a prominently placed Confederate monument in Athens should be ushered away from the town center and the University of Georgia’s iconic Arch.

George Floyd protests call Georgia’s Confederate landmarks into question

by Jill Nolin | Georgia RecorderJune 4, 2020September 24, 2023

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Armed far-right group identified in Georgia protests

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 3, 2020September 24, 2023

Gov. Brian Kemp warned Tuesday state authorities are prepared to do “whatever is necessary to keep the peace” as protests against police brutality and racial injustice continue across Georgia.

Kemp: Authorities will do ‘whatever is necessary to keep the peace’

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 2, 2020September 24, 2023

Intense protesting against police brutality and racial injustice rocked several Georgia cities over the weekend as local officials imposed nightly curfews and Gov. Brian Kemp ordered National Guard members to help quell bouts of property destruction.

Georgia cities enact curfews to curtail violent protests

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceJune 1, 2020September 24, 2023

ATLANTA -- Amped up police activity and a curfew put in place by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms squelched any plans of violence in the city during the second night of protests in the city.

Night two of protests in metro Atlanta calmed by curfew

by Thom ChandlerMay 30, 2020September 24, 2023

Georgia passed a grim milestone Saturday when the death toll for coronavirus passed the 2,000 mark. Total deaths in the state are now 2,003.

Georgia surpasses 2,000 coronavirus deaths

by Thom ChandlerMay 30, 2020May 30, 2020

Video of police officers in Minneapolis kneeling on a black man's neck despite cries that he couldn't breathe sent shockwaves through the nation and spurred violent protests in Atlanta and elsewhere.

Here’s what Georgia police chiefs are saying about the killing of George Floyd

by Thom ChandlerMay 30, 2020May 30, 2020

Atlanta mayor to protestors: ‘Go home’

by Thom ChandlerMay 29, 2020September 24, 2023

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8 Things You Didn’t Know About Georgia’s latest Executive Order on Coronavirus

by Thom ChandlerMay 29, 2020May 29, 2020

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Bars, nightclubs and summer school can open in Georgia on June 1

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 28, 2020September 24, 2023

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Nursing homes at center of Milledgeville’s high coronavirus death rate

by Andy Miller | GHNMay 27, 2020August 12, 2020

LILBURN -- The City of Lilburn has postponed its July 4th event, Sparkle in the Park.

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Lilburn cancels Fourth of July event

by Thom ChandlerMay 27, 2020May 27, 2020

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is offering Georgia as a possible replacement site for the Republican National Convention after President Donald Trump demanded answers from the convention's current host state about venue capacity amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus, Your Government

Kemp offers Georgia as a replacement site for the Republican National Convention

by Thom ChandlerMay 26, 2020May 26, 2020

The state could avoid furloughing pre-school teachers if they would be willing to absorb pay cuts rather than stay home, members of a Georgia Senate budget subcommittee suggested Tuesday.

Preschool teachers in Georgia may get a pay cut due to COVID-19

by Beau Evans | Capitol Beat News Service and Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 26, 2020August 12, 2020

TYBEE ISLAND – Tybee Island Mayor Shirley Sessions published a video at the outset of what is typically a lucrative Memorial Day weekend for her city’s businesses with a simple message: Don’t come.

Georgia’s beaches were overcrowded on Memorial Day weekend despite pandemic

by Wes Wolfe | Georgia RecorderMay 26, 2020August 12, 2020

ATLANTA -- The Lovett School in Atlanta has confirmed that several members of its graduating class of 2020 have tested positive for coronavirus.

Atlanta private school confirms members of its graduating class have tested positive for coronavirus

by Thom ChandlerMay 25, 2020May 25, 2020