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Ahead of Hurricane Dorian, Governor Brian Kemp has issued an Executive Order ordering the mandatory evacuation of individuals east of Interstate 95 in Bryan, Camden, Chatham, Glynn, Liberty, and McIntosh Counties starting at noon on Monday, Sept. 2.

Georgia Governor orders evacuation of six counties as Hurricane Dorian approaches

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 1, 2019September 1, 2019

Hurricane Dorian is still days away from making landfall, but Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has already declared a state of emergency in the counties expected to be hardest hit by the storm.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has already declared a state of emergency in preparation for Hurricane Dorian

by Thom ChandlerAugust 29, 2019August 29, 2019

The News: Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson, a Republican from Cobb County, announced today he will be resigning from the U.S. Senate in December.

Everything you need to know about Johnny Isakson resigning from the Senate

by Thom ChandlerAugust 28, 2019September 24, 2023

ATLANTA -- An Atlanta city council member is adding $3,000 of her own money to the reward already being offered by Crime Stoppers to help catch the shooter in the August 20 shooting at the Atlanta University Center.

An Atlanta City Council member is putting up $3,000 of her own money to help catch the Atlanta University Center shooter

by Thom ChandlerAugust 27, 2019September 24, 2023

FORSYTH -- An elderly couple died as a result of a house fire Saturday night at about 9:48 p.m.

Fire kills elderly Monroe County couple

by Thom ChandlerAugust 21, 2019August 21, 2019

The Georgia General Assembly can withhold information from the public, according to a recent court ruling.

Court: Georgia legislature doesn’t have to comply with open records act

by Nyamekye Daniel | The Center SquareAugust 14, 2019August 12, 2020

SNELLVILLE -- About half of the residents in Snellville will be receiving a corrected tax bill soon, the Gwinnett Tax Commissioner’s Office advised today.

Half of Snellville residents will be receiving corrected property tax bills

by Thom ChandlerAugust 13, 2019August 13, 2019

TENNILLE -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has ruled that Washington County Sheriff Thomas Smith died from a self inflicted gunshot wound.

GBI: Georgia sheriff died from self-inflicted gunshot wound

by Thom ChandlerAugust 12, 2019August 12, 2019

Gwinnett County will not prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases or make arrests for misdemeanor amounts of marijuana due to Georgia's new hemp farming act.

Gwinnett County will no longer prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases

by Thom ChandlerAugust 12, 2019August 12, 2019

SAVANNAH -- A 3-year-old girl was seriously injured after being struck by a Ford F-150 Friday night.

3-year-old girl seriously injured in Savannah crash

by Thom ChandlerAugust 10, 2019August 10, 2019

ATLANTA -- In response to recent accidents involving scooters, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has prohibited the use of scooters after 9 p.m. The ban also applies to rental scooters.

You Can’t Ride a Scooter After 9 P.m. in Atlanta Anymore

by Thom ChandlerAugust 8, 2019October 10, 2023

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.

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

by Thom ChandlerAugust 2, 2019September 24, 2023

Brenda Goodman is a senior news writer for WebMD. Andy Miller is editor and CEO of Georgia Health News.

Kemp to investigate toxic pollution in Georgia cities

by Brenda Goodman | WebMD and Andy Miller | GHNAugust 1, 2019August 12, 2020

The ongoing trade battle between the U.S. and China has caused financial strain on farmers, Georgia Farm Bureau President Gerald Long said, despite tens of millions of dollars in relief coming from the federal government.

The trade war with China is hitting Georgia farmers hard

by Nyamekye Daniel | The Center SquareAugust 1, 2019September 24, 2023

Newly released state figures on Legionnaires’ cases linked to an Atlanta hotel suggest that the outbreak could become among the biggest in U.S. history.

Atlanta Legionnaires’ Outbreak could become the biggest in U.S. history

by Andy Miller | GHNJuly 30, 2019September 24, 2023

East Point was ranked the most dangerous city in Georgia in a 24/7 Wall St. analysis examining cities with at least 20,000 in population that posted the highest violent crime rates per state.

East Point has been ranked Georgia’s most dangerous city

by The Center SquareJuly 28, 2019August 12, 2020

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.

Atlanta’s mayor halts scooter permits

by Thom ChandlerJuly 25, 2019September 24, 2023

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.

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

by Thom ChandlerJuly 25, 2019July 25, 2019

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