The fallout from the Major League Baseball All-Star game isn’t over — at least not according to a new lawsuit filed against MLB. Job Creators Network, a small business advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York Monday against Major League Baseball, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball Players Association, […]
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Property tax increase ahead for Avondale Estates
The City of Avondale Estates is considering an increase in property taxes by 2.10 percent. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at Avondale Estates City Hall at 21 N. Avondale Plaza on Wednesday, June 16 at noon. Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax […]
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Two dead after man crashes going wrong way on Georgia 400
A fiery early morning crash claimed the lives of two men Sunday morning on Ga. 400 in Forsyth County. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, the wreck occurred because a driver was traveling the wrong way on Ga. 400. The Forsyth County 911 center began receiving calls just before 1:30 a.m. regarding a wrong […]
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Gas prices in Georgia went down slightly, but they’re still high
Georgia gas prices decreased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia motorists are now paying an average price of $2.91 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. Monday’s state average is 2 cents less than a week ago, 22 cents more than last month and $1.16 more than this time last year. It now costs motorists $43.65 to fill a 15-gallon tank of gasoline; that is […]
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Bobcat Fever: If you live in middle Georgia, bring your cats inside
Experts at the University of Georgia are urging cat owners across the state to proactively protect their pets as cases of cytauxzoonosis, or bobcat fever, an often fatal tick-borne disease, are spiking in middle Georgia. Five counties in particular have seen a significant increase in cases of cytauxzoonosis, caused by a protozoa, which has a […]
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Gwinnett County woman killed in apartment fire
NORCROSS — Fire Investigators are working to determine the cause of a fire that claimed the life of a Gwinnett County woman on the 2100 block of Sarah Court in Norcross. Two women were in the apartment at the time of the fire. One escaped unharmed and the other was found dead inside the apartment […]
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Inmate accused of making bomb threat at DeKalb County courthouse
An investigation by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office’s Office of Professional Standards reports that a current DeKalb County Jail inmate was allegedly behind the threat of an explosive device Thursday at the DeKalb County courthouse in downtown Decatur. The judicial complex and several nearby businesses were evacuated on Thursday for several hours as law enforcement […]
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You may have trouble growing vegetables in Georgia this year
To call this past spring in Georgia normal would be a mischaracterization. Typical springs in Georgia seem to last about three days — and then we hit the hot weather. This spring, the cooler temperatures were most pleasant and hung on through the middle of May. Rainfall has also been feast or famine, and wind […]
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Kemp orders local school systems to ditch masks
Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Friday prohibiting schools from requiring students or employees to wear masks. The lifting of mask requirements was among several restrictions the governor is eliminating as the coronavirus pandemic winds down in Georgia. “As hospitalizations, cases, deaths, and percent positive tests all continue to decline – and with vaccinations […]