A Paulding County property owner found skeletal remains last week. The property is a rural piece of land off of Mt. Olivet Road in west Central Paulding County. Deputies and detectives from the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office responded to a wooded location in the Mt. Olivet community at about 6 p.m. on Sept. 22 to […]
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UGA grad makes teen mental health his mission in new series
Spreading joy and hope comes naturally to University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) alum Tamlin Hall, so it’s no surprise that he’s taken his passion for positivity and turned it into a personal mission. Hall, an independent filmmaker who graduated from CAES in 2002, founded Hope Givers in the wake of the release […]
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Arrest made in Decatur apartment homicide
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reports that the U.S. Marshals Service has arrested a Decatur murder suspect in Alabama. Authorities arrested 31 year-old Decatur resident Aqontise Phanique Glenn without incident Sept. 24 on charges of murder. Glenn is accused of shooting 36 year-old Christopher Copeland of Stockbridge, in the leg and head on Sept. 8 […]
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Paint the Park returns to Brookhaven
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 […]