COOPERSVILLE — On Tuesday, September 21, 2021, the GBI arrested 45-year-old Charles Michael Librizzi, of Baxley, Georgia, for one count of Malice Murder. Librizzi is currently in the Screven County Jail. According to the GBI, first responders found 35-year-old Kathern Rebecca Scott, of Reidsville, North Carolina, dead at the Holiday Motel on Statesboro Highway in […]
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Red Cross CEO and her daughter are on a quest to fight Sickle Cell
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and it is estimated that 100,000 people across the U.S. live with the genetically inherited blood disease. Georgia is home to 10 percent of the population affected by this crippling and life-threatening disorder, which distorts smooth, round blood cells, turning them hard and crescent-shaped. For Dee Dixon, newly appointed […]
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Turtles stolen from Autrey Mill Nature Preserve
JOHNS CREEK — Autrey Mill Nature Preserve in Johns Creek is asking for your help finding five box turtles that were stolen from the preserve over the weekend. The five box turtles were stolen out of their enclosure. If you have any information or know anything, please call the nature preserve at 678-366-3511. According to […]
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Georgians are signing up for Obamacare in record numbers
Georgia had the third-highest number of people signing up for coverage during this year’s special enrollment period for the federally run health insurance exchanges. The state’s 147,000 enrollees were exceeded only by Florida and Texas among the 36 states that use the healthcare.gov enrollment platform, according to federal data recently released. Exchange enrollment — like open enrollment […]
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Should Georgia raise the mandatory school attendance age to 17?
Legislators studying the issue of raising Georgia’s mandatory age for school attendance from 16 to 17 were met with tough, complex questions from some metro Atlanta school officials on Wednesday. “The first question for us is, what is the reason for raising the age for compulsory attendance?” asked Gretchen Walton, compliance and legislative affairs […]
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This city has the most extreme poverty in Georgia
There are an estimated 39.5 million Americans living below the poverty line, which, in the lower 48 states, is an annual income threshold of $12,880 for an individual and $26,500 for a family of four (Alaska and Hawaii have a slightly higher threshold). Living in poverty can have serious consequences and impacts nearly every aspect […]
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Court battle over Georgia’s abortion law continues Friday
As the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals prepares to hear the latest challenge to Georgia’s controversial abortion law, groups on both sides of the issue have their own hopes, expectations and aspirations before Friday’s hearing. “A Georgia judge struck down Republicans’ HB 481 last year because the court saw it for what it was — […]
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Leaf Peeping? Here Are the Best States to Visit for Fall
Sweater season is back. If you’re planning a getaway that involves cooler weather, colorful leaves, and all things flavored pumpkin spice, you need to know the Best States to Visit This Fall. Georgia did not make the list of best states to visit in the fall — it didn’t make the list of worst states either […]
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Georgia will get less monoclonal antibodies as feds take over supply
A recent surge in demand for powerful Covid antibody drugs has generated concerns about supply shortages in states that are heavy users of the treatment, including Georgia. About 70 percent of these lab-created drugs are being used in the Southeast. With that uneven distribution, federal health officials recently decided to take over supplies and allocate […]
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Six arrested in metro Atlanta on child exploitation charges
Six people were arrested and one molestation victim was identified by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, during a coordinated effort between the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, and the GBI’s Special Enforcement Team. Those arrested were charged with crimes related to the possession and distribution of child pornography. One additional […]