The past 24 hours have been packed with news about the coronavirus and the election. Here are some happenings you need to know about as you start your day. Headlines: Georgia will be auditing signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County after allegations that Cobb did not properly verify absentee ballots. The coronavirus vaccine […]
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Georgia will audit signatures on Cobb absentee ballot envelopes
The Georgia Secretary of State’s office said they will audit a random sample of absentee ballot envelopes in Cobb County from the November general election and the June 9 primary as part of an investigation that local officials mishandled the process. The state will work with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to examine a number […]
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High speed chase ends with arrests in Dade County
A high speed police chase that started in Alabama ended in Dade County thanks to the work of the Trenton Police Department and the Dade County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Dade County Sheriff’s Office, the agency was notified at of the chase at about 11:47 p.m. Sunday by two Alabama law enforcement agencies. The […]
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Have you seen this missing 17-year-old Georgia girl?
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help locating a missing 17-year-old girl. Sheriff’s officials say 17-year-old Jennifer Coffey was last seen leaving her residence in the Martinez area Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. She was carrying a pink and black duffle bag. If you have any information about Jennifer’s whereabouts or who […]
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The coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Georgia
The coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Public Health received the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine today. Shipments of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Coastal Georgia at two public health locations with ultracold freezers required for storage and temperature control of the vaccine. Additional shipments of vaccine are expected later […]
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Georgia’s Electoral College votes go to Biden
Georgia’s members to the Electoral College have cast their 16 votes for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in nearly 30 years. President-elect Joe Biden was formally declared winner of Georgia’s general election during a ceremony Tuesday at the state Capitol attended by many of the state’s most prominent Democratic leaders. The electors, […]
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Coronavirus Update: Vaccines are coming to Georgia this week
Georgia health-care workers and nursing home residents will start receiving immunizations against COVID-19 this week as the state Department of Public Health gets its first shipments of a vaccine produced by Pfizer. “Hopefully, this is the beginning of the end of this pandemic,” Christy Norman, vice president of pharmacy services at Emory Healthcare, said Monday […]
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Stone Mountain woman shot by Clayton County deputy
JONESBORO — A 36-year-old Stone Mountain woman was shot by a Clayton County Deputy Saturday evening while the deputy was responding to a “shots fired” call at a Jonesboro residence. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, a Clayton County Sheriff’s deputy arrived on the scene first and encountered a woman, later identified as Twanetta […]
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Food insecurity in DeKalb County reaches ‘crisis levels’ for families
Food insecurity in DeKalb County is reaching “crisis levels,” county officials say. To combat the toll of food insecurity on many families, the county is adding a fourth food distribution site in December. On Saturday, Dec. 19, the former K-Mart building parking lot in Doraville will be one of four locations where 3,700 DeKalb residents […]
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Dooly County Schools goes virtual only after staff member gets COVID-19
A Dooly County Schools staff member recently tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the school system to go virtual only from Dec. 14 through 18. According to school superintendent Craig Lockhart, the staff member was in close proximity to other staff members and the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams last week. “Out of an abundance of […]