Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Friday the date of the special election required for House Districts 34 and 156 which became vacant with the resignation of Rep. Bert Reeves, a Republican from Marietta, and Rep. Greg Morris, a Republican from Vidalia. The special election will be June 15. District 34 includes part of Cobb […]
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Brian Kemp surveys U.S.- Mexico border
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp isn’t in The Peach State today. According to a post by the governor on Twitter, he is surveying the United States’ Southern Border with Mexico. In the tweet, Kemp said he had just finished a boat tour of the Rio Grande River. Kemp also visited members of the Georgia National Guard […]
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First Baptist Snellville is giving coronavirus vaccines
SNELLVILLE — A Southern Baptist church in Gwinnett County will be offering COVID-19 vaccines in May. The vaccines will be available at First Baptist Snellville at 2400 Main Street East on Wednesday, May 12, from 2 to 7 p.m. A medical professional will be on hand to administer the first dose of the Moderna vaccine. […]
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Georgia ranked one of the 10 worst states to retire in
Retirement may mark the end of a career, but it’s also the start of a new chapter of adulthood. Ideally, as retirees, people have fewer responsibilities and more opportunities for fulfilling activities. Most people have an idea of when they will retire. Where to retire, however, may be a more complex decision to make. Georgia […]
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Here’s what Joe Biden said during his visit to Georgia Thursday
Marking his 100th day in office, President Joe Biden swung through metro Atlanta Thursday to highlight Georgia’s pivotal role in securing his election and easing passage of his legislative priorities. Biden, the first Democratic presidential nominee to carry Georgia since 1992, spoke at a drive-in rally in Duluth where he pressed for support to hike […]
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Homicide suspects escapes from police at Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta Police are assisting authorities from Arizona in the search for an escaped homicide suspect. On Thursday investigators from Maricopa County Arizona were in Atlanta to transport a homicide suspect from Georgia back to Arizona. While at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport the suspect, 20-year-old Jsaan Carlos Strover, escaped from Arizona authorities. Strover is described as a black […]
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Joe Biden is coming to Georgia today. Here’s why
Joe Biden will make his way to Georgia this afternoon, where he plans to a drive-in car rally. Today officially marks Biden’s 100th day in office, and he is returning to a state he turned blue in the November election to talk about the proposals in his American Families plan. Biden laid out many aspects […]
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New details released about van crash that killed six
Gwinnett County Police Department officials have made one arrest and have released the names of the passengers who died in a fiery van crash at the I-85 and I-985 split over the weekend. On Wednesday police arrested the van’s driver, Monica Manire, for Reckless Driving and six counts of Homicide by Vehicle in the 1st Degree. […]
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Georgians react to Biden’s presidential address
Marking his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden gave his first joint address to Congress Wednesday night. The speech is usually called the State of the Union, but is called a Presidential Address when given during a president’s first year in office. During the speech, Biden addressed a paired down House chamber with […]