MACON — A 62-year-old man has been charged with aggravated assault after a cutting incident in the stairwell of a Macon hotel. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an Aggravated Assault that took place near the parking lot of the Macon Inn at 1044 Riverside Drive. The incident was called into the Macon-Bibb County […]
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Forsyth County expands library hours prior to start of school
As students prepare to go back to school next month, Forsyth County’s public libraries will be expanding their normal operating hours. Forsyth County Public Library branches reopened to the public on June 15 following a two-month closure for the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning the week of July 27, all branches of Forsyth County Public Library will […]
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Police search for missing 11-year-old girl
KINGSLAND — Police in Camden County are searching for an 11-year-old Kingsland girl who went missing early Saturday morning. According to the Camden County Sheriff’s Department, Leann Godwin is described as a white female weighing 105 pounds and about 4’9″ in height. She has strawberry blonde hair blue eyes and freckles. Leann was last seen […]
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Atlanta cracks down on ‘water boys’
In response to increasingly violent activity from teens known as ‘water boys’ or ‘bottle boys’ on Atlanta’s streets, the city is directing the police department to crack down on the group’s activities. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a continuous effort in partnership with the Atlanta Police Department and local community advocacy groups to curb the […]
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322 people have died from coronavirus in Georgia this week
Georgia’s COVID-19 death toll continues to mount. According to data from the Georgia Department of Public Health, the state reported 322 deaths from the virus this week. A total of 3,495 people have died from the virus statewide since the pandemic began. Georgia added 3,787 new cases Saturday, bringing the total to 165,188. The department […]
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Coronavirus infections among staff force restaurants to close after reopening
Dozens of metro Atlanta restaurants have temporarily closed in recent months after employees tested positive for the coronavirus. They include the Varsity, a historic fast food restaurant in Midtown Atlanta, which has since reopened. At the popular Ponce City Market in Atlanta, six retail establishments or tenants closed at least temporarily after employees were infected, […]
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A bad day in Georgia: Record number of COVID-19 cases, high number of deaths
In the 24 hour period from 3 p.m. Thursday to 3 p.m. Friday, Georgia reported that 82 people had died from COVID-19. This is the highest number if deaths reported in a single day since April 20. The death toll on April 20 was 85 and is the highest number of deaths reported in Georgia […]
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Have you had COVID-19? Northside hospital would like you to donate plasma
Northside Hospital is asking those who have had COVID-19 and recovered from it to consider donating plasma to help patients who are currently infected by the virus. As positive COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the state, demand for convalescent plasma to help patients fight the virus has never been higher. “Once the plasma’s infused […]
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Three charged in homicide of two sisters found under Rome Bridge
ROME — Three people have been charged in the May homicide of two sisters who were found dead under the Etowah Bridge on Loop 1 in Rome. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Desmond Lavonta Brown, Devin Lashawn Watts and Christopher Leedarius Pullen have been charged in connection with the deaths of 30-year-old Clarice […]
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Teachers fear speaking out about push for in-person learning
Over 675,000 students in eight of Georgia’s 10 largest school districts will start the fall semester virtually. Those districts: Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton and Henry county schools, as well as Atlanta Public Schools and Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools, represent nearly 40% of Georgia’s public students. And now the state Board of Education may decide […]