Cobb County will host its Fall Festival of Fun on Oct. 23 at Jim R. Miller Park, but the event will be drive-thru style. Kids are invited to wear their costumes and show their holiday spirit, for the drive-thru style event. Attendees will drive through the area and take a gander at the vehicles in the Fun Auto […]
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Search continues for missing Clayton County teen
Clayton County Police Officers are asking for your help searching for 17-year-old Mikkayla Nicole Dennis. According to the Clayton County Police Department, Mikkayla told her grandmother she was going outside Saturday and did not return by 6 p.m. She was last seen on Oak Leaf Court in Rex. Police described Mikkayla as a seventeen-year-old black […]
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Hazlehurst residents will vote on alcohol sales within city limits
HAZLEHURST — Residents of Hazlehurst will be voting on whether or not to allow sales distilled spirits within the city limits. The alcohol sales referendum is the only item on the ballot for the Nov. 2 election, which asks residents whether or not package sales of distilled spirits like scotch, bourbon, rum, and vodka will […]
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October is a perfect time to explore Georgia on a bike
Did you know that we are right in the middle of the 9th annual Biketober challenge? For nine years, Georgia Commute Options has been encouraging Georgians to get on a bike and explore Georgia on two wheels. Currently, It’s the 9th annual Biketober and the challenge is to get on a bike and explore Georgia […]
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Suspicious package causes evacuation of Gwinnett justice center
A suspicious package that caused a court officials’ eyes to burn led to an evacuation of the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center Friday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a report of a hazmat incident at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center at 75 Langley Drive NW in Lawrenceville. The caller to 9-1-1 reported employees’ eyes burning […]
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Your Government: Smyrna has plans for South Cobb Drive and downtown improvements
SMYRNA — A $516,350 agreement for the South Cobb Drive improvement project, changes to the local Pawn Shop ordinance, and improvements to the village green area are all on the horizon in Smyrna. Smyrna’s city leaders will vote on these issues Monday night during the city’s regularly scheduled city council meeting. You can view the […]
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Backlash continues against $600 bank monitoring proposal
(The Center Square) – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is among a group of 20 state attorneys general opposing a federal proposal that would allow the IRS to monitor bank accounts with more than $600. The plan is part of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill being considered in Congress. The attorneys general sent a letter […]
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Atlanta isn’t the only Georgia city with a mayor’s race this year
Early voting for November’s city elections began this week, and while only a handful of Georgia’s municipalities are holding contested mayoral elections, Atlanta’s will undoubtedly have the most impact throughout the state. “Lots of groups rate Georgia very highly as a business-friendly state, and Atlanta as a forward-looking city,” said Tom Smith, an economics professor […]
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Police investigate death of woman in Paulding County home
DALLAS — Paulding County Detectives are conducting a death investigation into the death of 66-year-old Patricia Seabolt. Deputies with the Uniform Patrol Division responded to a home on Colbert Road in Dallas in reference a welfare check on Oct. 11. Seabolt’s friends and family had not been able to speak with her for several days […]
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One dead after pedestrian couple hit by car in Cherokee County
A husband and wife from Chicago who had just finished eating at a restaurant and were walking back to their hotel were hit by a car as they were crossing the street Thursday night. Cherokee County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Highway 92 near Northpoint Parkway in Acworth. According to the sheriff’s department, the couple had […]