Georgia Juvenile Justice official Victor Roberts, who went missing last week in Cobb County, was found dead today in Peachtree City. According to the Cobb County Police Department, Roberts left his residence to go to work last Monday morning but never arrived at his office. The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice released the following statement […]
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Corrections officer killed in shooting outside Gwinnett County Jail
The News: A corrections officer is dead after a shooting this morning outside the Gwinnett County Correctional Complex in Lawrenceville. The Gwinnett Police Department is investigating a shooting that left Senior Correctional Officer Scott Riner dead. Shortly after 06:20 a.m., officers responded to a “person shot call” at the jal at 750 Hi Hope Rd in […]
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Arrest made in murder of 77-year-old woman in West Paces
ATLANTA — Atlanta police made an arrest Monday in the murder of a 77-year-old woman at her home in the West Paces area of Buckhead. Antonio Marquavius Brown was arrested and charged with murder, aggravated battery, possession of a knife during the commission of a gelony, rlder abuse, and hijacking a motor vehicle. Brown was transported […]
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Here are the winners of the Gwinnett Small Business Awards
The Gwinnett Chamber hosted the annual Small Business Awards last week at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville. The program, presented by Atlanta Small Business Network, named ten winners among the best in the region for exceptional business practices and entrepreneurial excellence. “Ninety-nine percent of all businesses in Georgia are small businesses, making this industry a critical component […]
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Severe storms are headed for Georgia later this week
A tumultuous weather pattern is set to unfold across the South Central states and the southeastern United States this week as severe thunderstorms spawned by a massive cross-country storm system rumble to life. The same storm that is expected to bring feet of snow and blizzard conditions across the northern Plains this week will bring the risk […]
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Unidentified woman’s remains found in Georgia
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation Statesboro Office is seeking the public’s help identifying an unknown woman whose remains were found earlier this month. According to the GBI, the body of an unidentified white female was found near Jones Road in Riceboro, in Liberty County on Dec. 2. The remains appear to have been placed in […]
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Is Georgia headed for a recession? Here’s what economists predict
Georgia’s economy will enter a mild, short recession early next year that should only persist for about six months, the dean of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business said Friday. The downturn will be prompted by the series of interest rate hikes the Federal Reserve board has ordered this year to curb inflation, […]
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Georgia deputy accused of stalking
Butts County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Marlin Moultrie, 55, of Flovilla, has been arrested and charged with three counts of misdemeanor stalking and three counts of misdemeanor harassing communications. On Nov. 4, the Pike County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to investigate allegations that Moultrie was stalking and harassing an ex-girlfriend. According to the GBI, preliminary information indicates […]
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One injured in shooting in parking lot of Full House Tavern in Macon
MACON — A 42-year-old man was shot in the parking lot of Full House Tavern in Macon just after 3 a.m. Monday. Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies received a call of a person shot in the parking lot. Upon arrival deputies found a 42-year-old man with a single gunshot wound. The man was taken to the […]
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77-year-old woman stabbed to death at West Paces home
ATLANTA — A 77-year-old woman was stabbed to death Saturday in her home at Paces West Terrace in the Buckhead area. Atlanta police say they believe 77-year-old Eleanor Bowles caught a suspect attempting to steal her 2021 Lexus SUV and was stabbed multiple times after she attempted to stop the robbery. According to Police, the […]