BROOKHAVEN — The City of Brookhaven’s popular Paint the Park event returns to Blackburn Park after being held virtually last year due to COVID-19. Artists of all ages and skill levels are invited to use the changing fall colors of the park as inspiration on Sunday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. The free event takes place […]
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What is Banned Books Week and why do local libraries celebrate it?
Join your local library from today– October 2 for the 2021 celebration of the right to read during Banned Books Week! Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. It spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books and brings together the entire book community in shared support of the freedom to […]
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How to recycle your tires in Lowndes County
Lowndes County and the City of Valdosta Public Works Departments will host a free tire recycling event for City and County residents beginning October 11 through October 22, 2021. Residents can drop off tires Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the City of Valdosta Public Works located at 1017 Myrtle Street. […]
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Will the Dispute Between Wellstar and United Leave Patients Out in the Cold?
For the second time in recent months, insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is mired in a contract squabble with a large Georgia health care system. And as before, the battle to hammer out an agreement that both sides can accept is coming down to the wire. About 80,000 of the insurer’s members would face being out of […]
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DeKalb County will give you $100 to get vaccinated Saturday
DeKalb County will once again give a $100 prepaid debit card to everyone who receives a COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday, Oct. 2, during the county’s next big vaccine drive. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., DeKalb County Board of Health, Emory Healthcare and DeKalb County Fire Rescue will administer voluntary COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone 12 […]
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Metro Atlanta spa shooting suspect pleads not guilty in Fulton County
Accused Metro Atlanta spa shooter Robert Aaron Long pleaded not guilty today in a Fulton County courtroom to the killing four women at metro Atlanta spas in March. Long pleaded guilty in Cherokee County in July for killing four people at Young’s Asian Massage there. While Cherokee County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty, Fulton County […]
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Proposed redistricting map could squeeze democrats out of Congress
The General Assembly’s special redistricting session doesn’t start until November, but the first map of redistricting season was released late Monday. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, who presides over the Georgia Senate, and Sen. John Kennedy, chairman of the chamber’s Redistricting and Reapportionment Committee, put out a proposed congressional district map that would increase the size […]
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Georgia is giving cops, firefighters and first-responders $1,000 bonuses
Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia House Speaker David Ralston Monday announced the next step in state Republican leadership’s commitment to prioritize public safety. The state will offer one-time $1,000 bonuses to nearly 81,000 police officers, firefighters and other emergency responders throughout Georgia, Kemp said during a news conference inside the state Capitol. The $100 million […]
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Bibb County police investigate armed robbery at CVS
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that took place at 1:52 p.m. Sunday at the CVS at 4080 Bloomfield Drive. According to Sheriff’s officials, a man entered the store brandishing a firearm and demanded money from the clerk. After getting an undisclosed amount of money he fled the store fled on […]
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Have you seen this missing 66-year-old Atlanta man?
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department is asking for your help finding a missing 66-year-old man. According to police, James Creighton was last seen on Tuesday, Sept. 21, on Ralph McGill Blvd. He was driving a black BMW 328i with a Georgia tag number RHN7407. Creighton is is 6’0 tall, about 180 pounds with gray hair […]