The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in helping locate a missing person. According to the sheriff’s office, 56-year-old William Gregory Roberts was last seen by family members on Oct. 28, 2020. He has been known to frequent the Bloomfield area. He has also has been known to travel to the […]
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Coronavirus Update: Georgia has highest single day increase in COVID-19 cases
Georgia shattered its record for single-day increases of new COVID cases, with 6,601 reported Friday. That total of people testing positive for the virus includes more than 1,500 people who took rapid antigen tests. Georgia lists these test results separately from its PCR test results, but most states combine the two figures in their reports. […]
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Georgia elections chief calls in GBI to investigate election
As Georgia continues to take center stage in the nation’s ongoing political drama, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is turning to another government agency to salvage voter confidence in the state’s election process. Raffensperger — with the support of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp — is asking the GBI to investigate any serious allegations of […]
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Fact Check: Were ‘suitcases of ballots’ counted in secret in Georgia?
The president’s legal team came to a Georgia State Senate hearing Thursday to share allegations of fraud and misconduct within Georgia’s election. Most of the claims were false, misleading or lacking actual evidence. During the nearly 7-hour meeting of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee chaired by outgoing State Sen. William Ligon (R-Brunswick), lawmakers were repeatedly told that Georgia’s election, in […]
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Here’s how Bibb County is responding to string of violent crimes
Macon-Bibb officials pledged to hold criminals accountable and are condemning a recent string of violence that has rocked the city of Macon over Thanksgiving weekend. Mayor-elect Lester Miller and several Commissioners and Commissioners-elect issued a statement denouncing the violence and calling on law enforcement to take any and all actions necessary to conduct the investigation […]
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Kwanza Hall sworn in for 31-day Congressional term
WASHINGTON — For just 31 days, Democrat Kwanza Hall will be a federal legislator representing Georgia’s 5th Congressional District. It’s a brief tenure, though not the shortest in congressional history (two lawmakers served just one day, due to a lengthy delay in resolving contested election results). And it will be a stint that follows a lengthy one […]
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The Sunrise Report: Giuliani comes to Georgia
We made it to another Friday, folks. Here’s what’s going on. Yesterday’s News: Rudy Giuliani was in Georgia yesterday to talk to a state senate panel about voter fraud. Giuliani and his team urged the legislators to override the Nov. 3 vote and instead send a slate of electors to the Electoral College to vote […]
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Giuliani asks Georgia legislature to override voters
Georgia lawmakers aired claims of 2020 election fraud Thursday afternoon at a hearing that featured President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudolph Giuliani. The former New York City mayor’s appearance came after state senators fielded testimony at a separate hearing Thursday morning from a top state election official who stressed no evidence has been found of […]