A 67-year-old man is dead following a car crash in Forsyth County Wednesday morning. The Forsyth County 911 center began receiving calls regarding a single vehicle crash in the area of Post Road and Wills Road at about 11 a.m. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, along with other emergency personnel, arrived on scene and found the […]
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Here’s how Gwinnett County plans to revitalize the old Olympic Tennis Center
Main Street-style stores, a grocery store, and multi-family homes may be on the way for the site of the former Olympic Tennis Center near the border of Gwinnett and DeKalb Counties. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday authorized negotiations with Fuqua Acquisitions II, LLC to develop a signature project on the site in the […]
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Georgia elections chief backs deputy’s criticism of Trump
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defended his top election manager Wednesday, one day after Gabriel Sterling criticized President Donald Trump for continuing to pursue claims of massive fraud in last month’s election. “He spoke with passion and he spoke the truth,” Raffensperger told reporters during a news conference at the Georgia Capitol. “It’s about […]
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Republican Party is ‘bigger than one person,’ Georgia Lieutenant Governor says
(The Center Square) – Georgia’s Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan took to CNN on Tuesday to defend Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, both fellow Republicans, and urged the party to move forward. Kemp and Raffensperger have faced repeated Twitter attacks from President Donald Trump over the state’s handling of the election […]
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The Sunrise Report: Election official slams Trump, Loeffler and Perdue
Welcome to Wednesday. It is still cold and Georgia is still grappling with elections issues and a spike in COVID-19 cases. Below are some of the things you need to know today. Yesterday’s News: One of the biggest stories yesterday was Georgia election manager Gabriel Sterling’s impassioned plea to President Donald Trump, Senators Kelly Loeffler […]
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Coronavirus Update: Hospitalizations on the rise in Georgia
Many Georgia hospitals have seen a steady and troubling rise in COVID patients in recent weeks. And hospital leaders are worried that gatherings during the Thanksgiving holidays will drive those numbers even higher in the next couple of weeks. Many states are currently being hit harder than Georgia in terms of a COVID hospital crunch. […]
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Elections official to Trump: ‘Stop inspiring people to commit potential acts of violence’
Georgia’s top election manager ripped into President Donald Trump Tuesday, as well as U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, for not doing more to tamp down unfounded claims of voting fraud after a local election worker was threatened with a noose. Gabriel Sterling, the state’s election implementation manager, called on the Republican president and […]
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Georgia elections chief calls for Spalding County election official to resign
The Gist: Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is calling for the resignation of Spalding County’s top elections official amid the fallout of the Nov. 3 presidential election in Georgia. Spalding County Elections Director Marcia Ridley is defending her actions and says she has the support of the chair of Spalding County’s elections board. In […]
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Will Atlanta host the 2026 FIFA World Cup?
Atlanta is in the process of bidding to host part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. In 2026, the FIFA World Cup is coming to the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Twenty-three cities across North America were submitted as a part of the successful 2026 United Bid, but likely only 16 cities – 10 in the […]
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Former Elbert County Deputy charged with assault
A former Elbert County Deputy was charged Monday with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of reckless conduct after GBI investigators say she shot another deputy in the hand while trying to get a weapon away from a man who was threatening to harm himself. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested 36-year-old Jennifer […]