Happy Friday, Georgia! Hanukkah began last night and lasts until Dec. 18. We are also just 14 days away from Christmas. Here are the news stories you need to be aware of today. Top Headlines: Coronavirus isn’t slowing down for the holidays. Georgia had almost 8,000 new cases yesterday, setting a daily record for the […]
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‘A Really Bad Spot:’ Coronavirus cases grow exponentially in Georgia
A state website showed a record-shattering single-day increase in COVID-19 cases Thursday, with nearly 8,000 new cases. The total – 7,950 – includes positives from rapid antigen tests. It easily surpassed the previous one-day record of new cases of 6,601 reported Friday. “We are in a really bad spot,’’ said Amber Schmidtke, whose Daily Digest tracks […]
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Georgia House Speaker wants lawmakers to pick elections chief
Bowing to pressure from Trump supporters who are unhappy with Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State, Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston is calling for an amendment to the Georgia constitution that would allow the legislature, not voters, to choose the secretary of state. The threat from Ralston comes after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger […]
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Giuliani on Georgia: ‘Every single vote should be taken away from Biden’
Georgia lawmakers hosted former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Thursday for a second time to air unchecked claims of fraud in Georgia’s presidential election. Giuliani, who is President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, rolled out witnesses and experts involved in a lawsuit to overturn the election results at a Georgia House Governmental Affairs Committee […]
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36 recently elected Georgia sheriffs in quarantine after COVID-19 exposure
A meeting of newly elected Georgia sheriffs resulted in a quarantine for all 36 sheriffs-to-be after two of them tested positive for coronavirus. Sheriff-elect Pat Labat of Fulton County and Sheriff-elect Craig Owens of Cobb County both tested positive. Georgia is experiencing a post-Thanksgiving coronavirus surge, with 1 in every 20 Georgians now being infected […]
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4 Things you need to know about Georgia’s holiday coronavirus spike
Georgia is starting to see the effects of Thanksgiving and other indoor gatherings on the spread of coronavirus throughout the state. As experts predicted, cases and hospitalizations are on the rise. Here are some of the details you need to know based on the most recent reports from the Georgia Department of Public Health. The […]
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Where to find ballot drop boxes in DeKalb County
Registered voters in DeKalb County will be able to cast their absentee ballots in the Jan 5. runoff at drop box locations throughout the county. A complete list of drop boxes can be viewed at www.dekalbvotes.com. “Similar to the general election, we’re anticipating a record number of voters will again use absentee ballots in the […]
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1-year-old girl dead after stabbing incident in Canton
CANTON — A one-year-old girl has died in an apparent stabbing incident in Canton, police say. The Canton Police Department is investigating a stabbing that led to the death of the 13-month-old girl and caused life-threatening injuries to a 20 year old woman. The incident occurred Tuesday at about 2:30 p.m. and took place at […]
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Everything you need to know about the coronavirus vaccine in Georgia
Georgia expects to receive several hundred thousand doses of COVID vaccines this month for its initial distribution, the state Public Health commissioner said Tuesday. The first groups to get shots will be health care workers and residents and staff of long-term care facilities, said the commissioner, Dr. Kathleen Toomey, at a news conference at the […]
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Milledgeville under boil water advisory
MILLEDGEVILLE — The City of Milledgeville’s water department has issued a boiled water advisory for the following locations: S. Wayne St. between Green St. and Andrew St. until further notice. Due to a water main brake on S. Wayne St., water pressure in these areas has dropped to dangerously low levels. When this occurs a […]