The GBI has charged 16-year-old Rolando Millan, of East Point, with three counts of Felony Murder for the deaths of Brittany Sneed, Travis Sneed & Kristina Soles on July 4 in Statesboro. Millan is currently in custody at the Augusta Youth Detention Center on unrelated charges. The Bulloch County Sheriff‘s Office was dispatched to a […]
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Valdosta residents, here’s how you can help Hurricane Ida victims
The Valdosta Police Department is partnering with New Territory Outreach Ministries to collect items to send to the Louisiana to assist in the Hurricane Ida recovery efforts. If residents are interested in donating any of the below listed items (no other items, please) to the relief effort, they can drop off the items at the […]
Posted inCoronavirus
Georgia breaks record for coronavirus hospitalizations
The state has broken its record for Covid patient hospitalizations, and has reached 5,880, a Public Health spokeswoman said Tuesday. The previous mark was set Jan. 12 at 5,814 hospitalized virus patients during the third Covid surge, according to Nancy Nydam, the spokeswoman. (The agency’s website Tuesday shows a lower hospitalization figure.) Meanwhile, several other […]
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Suspicious package being investigated at Hartsfield-Jackson
An area of Concourse F at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been cordoned off due to a suspicious package found in the concourse. Airport officials have blocked off the area where the package was found “out of an abundance of caution.” Officials say the investigation will have a moderate impact on airport operations in the […]
Posted inCrime
Getting COVID-19 under control is the key to ending the crime wave
The partial shutdown of the court system in Georgia during the coronavirus pandemic is contributing to the crime wave plaguing Atlanta and other cities, a representative of the state’s prosecutors said Tuesday. “We have to get our courts operating again,” Pete Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, told members of a […]
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Georgia sailor and colleague accused of conspiracy to traffic guns
Elijah Isaiah Boykin, an active-duty U.S. Navy Sailor, and Elijah Keashon Barnes have been indicted for unlawfully obtaining and transporting dozens of firearms that were later used in New Jersey-area crimes. According to the Department of Justice, Boykin and Barnes served together in the U.S. Navy until June 2020, when Barnes was discharged following his confinement […]
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Roswell lowers property tax rate
ROSWELL — Roswell City Council has approved a property tax rate—also known as a millage rate—for fiscal year (FY) 2022 of 4.718 mills. This rate is 4.8 % lower than the prior year’s millage rate of 4.955 and the lowest the rate has been in more than 30 years. Roswell’s property tax rate was formally approved […]
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Four accused of human trafficking in DeKalb County
Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the office’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit has indicted four individuals on human trafficking charges. A DeKalb County Grand Jury returned the indictment on Aug. 24. “We thank the DeKalb County Grand Jury for their careful consideration of the evidence in this case,” said Attorney General Chris Carr. “Our […]
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Here’s how you can experience Downton Abbey in Georgia
Downton Abbey fans can immerse themselves in the popular television show when a new exhibit opens in Sandy Springs next month. NBCUniversal International Studios revealed today that Downton Abbey: The Exhibition will open in Georgia Saturday, Sept. 25, following its acclaimed residency at Biltmore in Asheville, North Carolina. The exhibition will open at Perimeter Pointe in Sandy […]
Posted inWeather
Rain, flooding and possible tornadoes expected in Georgia
The remains of Ida will move through northeast Georgia as they head into middle Tennessee today. Periods of heavy rain will be possible this morning into Wednesday. Total amounts are forecast to be highest in north Georgia with 2 to 4 inches and locally higher of 5 or above possible. A Flash Flood Watch has […]