The state commission in charge of Georgia’s medical marijuana program has announced its intent to award six licenses to companies to grow the leaf crop and convert it into low-THC cannabis oil. Two so-called “Class 1” licenses will allow the licensees to grow marijuana under close supervision in up to 100,000 square feet of growing […]
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Here’s where Georgia ranks for obesity
The obesity epidemic in the U.S. is a major health issue, and it’s getting worse. The current national adult obesity rate is 29.7%, but almost half of adults are projected to be obese, not just overweight, by 2030, according to Harvard researchers estimates published in December 2019 in the New England Journal of Medicine. While […]
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Man who fired gun in Brookhaven apartment complex arrested
BROOKHAVEN — The Brookhaven Police Department has apprehended a man who fired a pistol inside an apartment before fleeing into a wooded area, prompting a large-scale police response. At about 7:15 a.m. Saturday, Brookhaven Police Officers responded to a report of a man armed with a gun inside the Sierra Gardens apartment complex at 3649 Buford Highway. […]
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Two dead and two injured after Macon sidewalk fight
Two people are dead and two more injured after a fight broke out on a sidewalk in Macon early Saturday morning. The fight reportedly occurred at the corner of Cherry Street and MLK Boulevard around 12:41 a.m. According to the Macon-Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, there was a large fight on the sidewalk that included gunshots. […]
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Gwinnett police investigating triple shooting
Gwinnett Police Detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred on The Falls Pkwy at about 8:30 p.m. Friday. Officers responded to a person shot call in the apartment complex and located one man dead with at least one gunshot wound. Two more men were also found suffering from at least one gunshot wound each in the […]
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The grass at the Olympic stadium in Tokyo came from South Georgia
The Summer Olympics may be in Japan this year, but Team USA was on home turf when they took the field for today’s Opening Ceremony. The Japan National Stadium’s field is currently sodded with TifSport bermudagrass, developed in south Georgia. One of many grass varieties created and tested at the University of Georgia’s Tifton Campus, […]
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Atlanta will switch to collecting yard trimmings every other week
In response to nationwide staffing shortages impacting the solid waste industry, the city of Atlanta is taking action to address recent challenges with collecting yard trimmings. The city will begin hiring temporary staff, extending work hours, developing recruiting and retention incentives, adjusting yard trimming collection services to every other week, and investing in additional equipment and […]
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Georgia 4-H’ers compete in shooting at Tokyo Olympics
After being postponed last year due to the COVID- 19 pandemic, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are set to move forward at full speed starting Friday, July 23, when people from all over the world will tune in to watch the best of the best compete for gold in Japan. Among the high-profile athletes competing in […]
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25-year-old Georgia man charged with killing his father
A 25-year-old Forsyth County man has been charged with killing his own father yesterday after the two got into an argument, police say. Forsyth County deputies responded to a home on Homestead Ridge Drive in reference to a shooting at about 5:50 p.m. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Department, Rajeev Kumaraswamy had gotten into […]