SPARTA — The GBI has obtained arrest warrants for 20-year-old Treyvion Markise Crayton, of Sparta. Crayton was charged with felony murder, malice murder and aggravated assault for the death of Robert May. May was shot and was found lying in the street on College Avenue in Sparta on Saturday morning. Crayton was booked into the […]
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Georgia man killed in shootout with police
DALLAS — A Paulding County man is dead after a traffic stop turned into a shootout with police Sunday morning. Deputies performed a traffic stop at the intersection of Bobo Road and Macland Road at about 9:54 a.m. When deputies approached the vehicle and made contact with the driver, deputies say he brandished a pistol […]
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Georgia residents are among the most stressed in the U.S. over inflation
Inflation has been surging to multi-decade highs in the U.S. According to the congressional Joint Economic Committee, prices climbed by 13.3% between January 2021 and July 2022, resulting in a $717 increase in monthly expenses for the average American household. Driven by a number of factors – including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and supply chain […]
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Brian Kemp campaigns with Herschel Walker in Cobb County
Recently re-elected Republican Gov. Brian Kemp campaigned Saturday on behalf of former University of Georgia football star and U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker, who is facing a Dec. 6 runoff for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat. “Look, we cannot rest on our laurels here,” Kemp said to the Walker supporters gathered in a parking lot in […]
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39-year-old Georgia man dead after shooting in Hancock County
SPARTA — The GBI is investigating a death in Hancock County. What we know: Early Saturday morning, Hancock County deputies responded to a scene on College Avenue in Sparta, where a person had been shot and was lying in the street. When deputies arrived, 39-year-old Robert May III, of Sparta, was found dead. Agents […]
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Mercier Orchards cleans up after fire destroys barn and equipment
Workers at Mercier Orchards are cleaning up after a fire broke out in a barn on the property Monday, destroying a barn filled with equipment. The barn was also home to two new tractors. According to officials at Mercier, the fire was caused by an equipment malfunction that happened in the process of winterizing the […]
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Memorial services announced for Georgia House Speaker David Ralston
Memorial services have been announced for Speaker David Ralston, the 73rd Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives, who died on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from a prolonged illness. Public memorial services for Speaker Ralston are as follows: · Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 11:00 a.m. until Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 11:00 a.m. Speaker Ralston lies in state in […]
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‘A public trust problem:’ Georgia lawmakers may limit tax breaks given by development authorities
While development authorities are an essential economic development tool in Georgia, they need more controls to prevent abuses, witnesses told a state Senate study committee Thursday. Local government and school district officials have complained that development authorities are too prone to lavish property tax abatements on developers that take away the revenue they need to […]