Chatham County police are asking for your help finding a missing 17-year-old boy. According to police, Argelio Lopez Jr. was last seen around 8 p.m. Wednesday in the 300 block of Beauford Road. He may be driving a blue 2005 Honda Odyssey with South Carolina tag QBN 728. Argelio is 5’8 and weighs about 140 […]
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Water main break in Milledgeville
MILLEDGEVILLE — The City of Milledgeville is experiencing a water main break on North Wayne Street. According to city officials, residents between East Charlton Street and West Walton Street as well as customers on East Hall Street between North Wayne Street and North Jefferson Street are most likely to be impacted. Repairs are underway, but […]
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9 Facts About Black Friday 2022
With the hectic holiday season fast approaching while Americans are still dealing with high inflation, WalletHub has published several reports on holiday shopping for this year. Inflation is expected to be a driving force behind holiday shopping this year, with many consumers turning to credit cards and payment plans to afford their holiday wish-lists, and […]
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Cobb County Police Chief Shares Heartwarming Thanksgiving Story
The following is a Thanksgiving message from Cobb County Police Chief Stuart VanHoozer. In it, he shares a heartwarming story about the actions of some of Cobb County’s police officers that happened just before Thanksgiving. The message is below and was posted on Thanksgiving on social media. Today I woke up to a very blessed […]
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Father and daughter die in Thanksgiving Day murder-suicide
A father and daughter are dead after Clayton County police say the man shot and killed his daughter before killing himself following a police chase. Clayton County Police Officers were asked by Henry County Police Department to perform a welfare check involving the kidnapping of two juveniles after a domestic dispute. Officers did not make […]
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5-year-old killed in wrong-way crash on I-75
A 5-year-old child was killed in a wrong-way collision on I-75 in Bibb County Thursday morning. His father was injured in the crash and the driver was also killed. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fatal traffic collision that occurred just after 4 a.m. Thursday on I-75 southbound at Bass Road. According to […]
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Despite inflation, a record number of shoppers are expected to shop during Thanksgiving weekend
An estimated 166.3 million people are planning to shop from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. This figure is almost 8 million more people than last year and is the highest estimate since NRF began tracking this data […]
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Back-and-forth over abortion law continues after Georgia Supreme Court reinstates abortion ban
The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated Georgia’s law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy Wednesday just over a week after a lower court judge had blocked the law from taking effect. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney had ruled last week that the Georgia abortion ban was unconstitutional and blocked state officials from […]