The state board that oversees Stone Mountain Park voted Monday to tone down its Confederate imagery but stay in keeping with a state law prohibiting the removal of historic monuments from public property. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association’s Board of Directors passed four resolutions to give the giant carving of three Confederate leaders on the […]
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Police arrest man who fled into Bartow woods after shootout with police
A man who eluded officers in the woods in Bartow County last week has been arrested. On Friday, May 21, 2021, 39-year-old Justin Ray Green, was arrested by the Bartow-Cartersville Drug Task Force without incident. Last week, deputies were called to the area of Mountain View Road in Acworth in an attempt to locate a […]
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Athens police kill armed carjacking suspect
A 38-year-old carjacking suspect was shot and killed by police Sunday morning in Athens. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that at about 10:40 a.m., Athens-Clarke County police officers responded to multiple 911 calls about a man with a gun at Walker Park. Responding officers were told that a man, later […]
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The Public Record: Marjorie Taylor Greene compares masks to Nazi gold stars
What Happened?: Marjorie Taylor Greene has landed at the center of controversy again, this time for comparing Nancy Pelosi’s mask mandate on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, to Nazi practices requiring Jews to wear gold stars during the Holocaust. The Setting: Greene made her remarks on Real America’s Voice network’s show “The […]
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How does Georgia’s post-pandemic economy compare to other states?
The COVID-19 pandemic sent economic shockwaves through the U.S. economy, tripling the monthly unemployment to nearly 15% and leading to a more than 30% quarterly decline in GDP — by far the largest economic contraction in U.S. history. No corner of the country was untouched by the pandemic’s economic consequences — but some states have […]
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‘If we want better, we have to be better:’ Another shooting shocks Savannah
SAVANNAH — The Savannah Police Department is investigating a shooting on Belvedere Dr. Officers responded to a 911 call of a shooting on Belvedere Dr, around 11:15 p.m. on Friday. Upon arrival officers located T’Juan Perez with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Perez was transported to a local hospital by ambulance. Detectives continue to investigate the […]
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Shootout with police leaves Georgia man dead and officer wounded
ADEL — A 31-year-old Adel man died Saturday morning after a shootout with police. An officer was also wounded during the incident. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, two officers with the Adel Police Department responded to the 700 block of Tony Street about a stolen car at about 2:15 a.m. Saturday. The officers […]
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Norcross man killed in shooting at Roswell bar
ROSWELL — A 37-year-old Norcross man was shot multiple times at a Roswell bar Friday night. The man later died from his wounds and a suspect has been arrested. Roswell Police officers responded to Hooligans Tavern, at 8440 Holcomb Bridge Rd, in response to a shooting at about 10:50 p.m. The 911 caller indicated that […]
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Health care in Georgia ranks second worst in the nation
The U.S. health care system faced new levels of scrutiny in the past year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There were shortages of medical masks, ICU beds, as well as nurses. But even before the pandemic, some states were much better equipped to handle both everyday health needs — and the pandemic — than others. There […]
