The GBI has arrested a Georgia State Patrol Officer who who shot and killed a 60-year-old earlier this month after a brief chase. The GBI has arrested 27-year-old Jacob Gordon Thompson on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. He will be booked into the Screven County Jail. Officials say the investigation supports the charges […]
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Suspect arrested in gang-related slaying of 70-year-old in Norcross parking lot
NORCROSS — A suspect has been arrested in what police are calling a gang-related homicide in a hotel parking lot in Gwinnett County. The Gwinnett County Police Department responded to the In Town Suites at 1950 Willow Trail Parkway Thursday after 70-year-old Richard St. John was found dead in the parking lot with at least […]
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News Blog: Athens-Clarke County settles mask lawsuit
The Mayor and Commission held a Special Called Session on Friday, August 14 at 8:15 a.m. to approve a settlement with plaintiffs related to the recent mask ordinance requirement for public and commercial spaces and an ordinance changing the hours of alcohol sales and closing times for retail by the drink licensees. With the support […]
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Georgia is getting serious about police reform
Police training and tactics like chokeholds, no-knock warrants and rubber bullets for crowd control in Georgia will face scrutiny from a group of state lawmakers tasked with making reform recommendations for law enforcement agencies before year’s end. The Georgia Senate study committee looking at policing techniques and oversight comes after the General Assembly passed legislation outlawing […]
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Missing Woodstock teen found
WOODSTOCK — A 16 year-old girl who went missing Wednesday in Woodstock has been found and returned home safely. In the early morning hours Friday, the Woodstock Police Department announced that 16-year-old Lily Griffin had been found. Lily disappeared from the area of Weatherstone Trace Wednesday evening.
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Should fall sports resume? Emory experts weigh in
Emory University infectious disease experts have raised strong concerns about fall sports being played in areas, such as Georgia, that have high levels of COVID-19 cases. “I feel like the Titanic,’’ said del Rio, who serves on an NCAA COVID advisory panel. “We have hit the iceberg, and we’re trying to make decisions of what […]
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Decatur Book Festival goes virtual
DECATUR — Metro Atlanta’s most well known book festival will be virtual only this year. The 2020 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival presented by Emory University has announced that the event will be free and completely virtual this year, beginning Friday, Sept. 4, and continuing through Sunday, Oct. 4. The Decatur Book Festival, one of the largest independent book […]
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Kemp to withdraw mask lawsuit against Atlanta mayor
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said today he would be withdrawing his lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the Atlanta City Council over the city’s mask mandate, but that doesn’t mean the controversy between them is over. Instead, Kemp will add language to his next executive order that will allow businesses an exemption from […]
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Georgia court official charged with sexual exploitation of children
WOODBURY — A court official in Meriwether county has been arrested and charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, Meriwether County Deputy Clerk of Magistrate Court Carol Washington was charged with one count of Sexual Exploitation of Children (Possession of Child Pornography) and one count of […]
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Have you seen her? This Woodstock teen is missing
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a 16-year-old girl who went missing yesterday. Police say 16-year-old Lily Griffin was last seen Wednesday evening in the area of Weatherstone Trace. If you have any information on Lilly’s whereabouts, please contact the Woodstock Police Department.