The Georgia Department of Public Health is releasing a new video explaining the state’s COVID-19 contact tracing efforts, asking residents to ‘answer the call’ if DPH reaches out. This video is part of a larger campaign rolling out across the state promoting the Healthy Georgia Collaborative, DPH’s expanded contact tracing program to combat the spread […]
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Georgia’s unemployment rate is back in single digits
Georgia’s unemployment rate is back in the single digits, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Unemployment in Georgia stood at 9.7% for the month of May, down 2.9% from April’s jobless rate of 12.6%. “I think we are going to continue to see big drops in the unemployment rate as Georgia continues to open […]
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Georgia Congressman calls for independent district attorney after Atlanta officer charged with felony murder
Doug Collins, Georgia’s 9th district republican Congressman today called for Attorney General Chris Carr to appoint an independent district attorney in the case of Rayshard Brooks after Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard announced charges of felony murder against the officer who shot Brooks. The charges came before the Georgia Bureau of Investigation had completed […]
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Fayette County delays start of school due to coronavirus
Students will be coming back to school a little later following an approved change to the 2020-2021 calendar by the Fayette County Board of Education. During the June 15 board meeting, the board voted in favor of students returning to school on Aug. 10, rather than the originally planned start date of Aug. 3. […]
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Skateboarding has been banned in downtown Alpharetta
ALPHARETTA — In response to complaints from residents, the city of Alpharetta has banned skateboarding and longboarding from its downtown area. The ban comes in response to complaints by downtown residents and businesses of property damage and near-collisions between skateboarders and pedestrians. In April, residents came before City Council demanding that regulations be put in […]
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Police say 6-year-old South Fulton boy was accidentally shot by a sibling
SOUTH FULTON — Police in South Fulton say a 6-year-old who was shot and killed Wednesday was accidentally shot by one of his siblings. Police say at about 6:50 p.m., the City of South Fulton Police Department responded to the 2600 block of Fox Hall Lane South regarding a person shot call. Upon arrival, a […]
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Georgia students may get a pass on standardized tests again next year
Georgia students may get another pass on standardized tests next school year after year-end testing was scrapped this spring amid the coronavirus pandemic. School officials and Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday they plan to seek a waiver from the federal government to allow local public schools not to administer the Georgia Milestones tests for the […]
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Meet DeKalb County’s new superintendent of schools
DeKalb County Schools will have a new superintendent starting July 1. The DeKalb County School board voted 6-1 Thursday to appoint Cheryl Watson-Harris the new superintendent of schools. The sole dissenting vote came from Dr. Joyce Morley, who represents District 7. Watson-Harris was signed to a three-year contract with a base salary of $325,000. “We […]
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Reward offered for two men caught on video setting car on fire
DUBLIN — Georgia state fire officials are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of two men caught on video setting fire to a car and home in Laurens County. Fire Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office have determined a fire that occurred on the night […]
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Coronavirus cases surge at Georgia military base
New COVID-19 hot spots have emerged at a major Army post near Columbus, as well as in South Georgia farm country. A large part of Fort Benning is located in Chattahoochee County, a thinly populated area that has among the highest rates of recently reported infections in the nation, according to data published by the New […]