Former state Rep. Meagan Hanson is running for Congress in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District in Atlanta’s northern suburbs. Hanson, a Republican from Sandy Springs, served one term in the Georgia House of Representatives before losing her reelection bid in 2018. A lawyer by profession, she went on to serve as executive director of Georgians for Lawsuit […]
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Publix is coming to Senoia
SENOIA — Shoppers in the Senoia area will have a new grocery option later this month. Publix Super Markets will open a new store Wednesday, July 28 at 7 a.m. in the Senoia Village shopping center. The 48,300 square-foot store will bring 135 new jobs to the area. The store will have traditional grocery, dairy […]
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Georgia man shot in head while driving home
ALBANY — The Albany Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred in the Gillespie Avenue and Willow Street area. A 43-year-old man reported he was shot in the head as he drove home around 9:53 p.m. Friday night. He went down Avalon Avenue and turned onto Willow Street when he saw two vehicles with […]
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Atlanta police warn of criminals who bump your car and then carjack you
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Police Department is warning drivers of a recent rise in “bump and rob” crimes across the city. In these types of crimes, a criminal will intentionally bump into another car, and when the driver gets out to check for damage and exchange insurance information, the criminal either robs or carjacks the […]
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CDC says it’s OK for kids to return to in-person classes
(The Center Square) – The Center for Disease Control updated federal COVID guidance Friday with several major changes as schools around the country grapple with policies for students’ return in the fall. The CDC urged schools to allow students to return to in-person classes whether or not they are vaccinated as most studies showed significant […]
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Casey Harper is a Senior Reporter for the Washington, D.C. Bureau. He previously worked for The Daily Caller, The Hill, and Sinclair Broadcast Group. A graduate of Hillsdale College, Casey’s work has also appeared in Fox News, Fox Business, and USA Today.
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Monument at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield vandalized
KENNESAW — National Park Service Law Enforcement Rangers at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park are investigating recent vandalism at the park. The damage, reported earlier this morning by park staff and volunteers, includes the defacement to the park’s largest monument, the Illinois Monument, along with two other sites in the Cheatham Hill area. Additional acts […]
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Georgia sees jump in opioid deaths
There’s no real profile for the victims. They don’t appear to fit into any particular economic, racial or ethnic grouping. The rising numbers of opioid overdoses “seem to hit everyone,’’ says Dr. Dan McCollum, an emergency medicine physician at Augusta University Medical Center. “It hits all economic strata.’’ Even age is no longer the factor it […]
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Funeral arrangements set for Alpharetta police officer who died from COVID-19
ALPHARETTA — Funeral arrangements for Alpharetta Police Officer Clinton Martin have been announced by the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Visitation will be held Thursday, July 15 at North Point Community Church and the funeral service will be held Friday, July 16 at 2 p.m. A burieal service will be held Wednesday, July 21 at […]
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Georgia firefighters save family dog from fire
LILBURN — A Gwinnett County family may have been displaced from their home after a fire Thursday afternoon, but their pet dog is safe thanks to the efforts of local firefighters. Gwinnett County Firefighters responded to a report of a house fire on Lester Woods Court in Lilburn.The caller to 911 advised that there was possibly […]