Intense protesting against police brutality and racial injustice rocked several Georgia cities over the weekend as local officials imposed nightly curfews and Gov. Brian Kemp ordered National Guard members to help quell bouts of property destruction. Demonstrations in Atlanta, Athens, Savannah and Gainesville coincided with nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old […]
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Marietta Police nab five suspects in a homicide victim’s stolen car
MARIETTA — License plate readers in Marietta picked up a stolen car Monday morning. The car was stolen in DeKalb County and police say the car’s owner was killed during the theft at Wade Walker Park. The same vehicle, a 2011 silver Hyundai Santa Fe was involved in two other incidents after being stolen. At […]
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https://thegeorgiasun.com/2020/06/01/heres-what-school-could-look-like-in-the-fall/
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Here’s what school could look like in the fall
The Gist: When Georgia students head back to school in August, it will be with the coronavirus hanging over their heads and shaping the make-up of their education. Today, the Georgia Department of Education released guidelines for returning to schools offering several options for school systems to get up and running again. The Plan: The […]
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https://thegeorgiasun.com/2020/05/30/night-two-of-protests-in-metro-atlanta-calmed-by-curfew/
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Night two of protests in metro Atlanta calmed by curfew
ATLANTA — Amped up police activity and a curfew put in place by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms squelched any plans of violence in the city during the second night of protests in the city. Elsewhere in the metro area, protestors took to Sugarloaf Mills in Gwinnett County. Protests there were nonviolent and not like […]
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https://thegeorgiasun.com/2020/05/30/georgia-surpasses-2000-coronavirus-deaths/
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Georgia surpasses 2,000 coronavirus deaths
Georgia passed a grim milestone Saturday when the death toll for coronavirus passed the 2,000 mark. Total deaths in the state are now 2,003. The county with the most recorded deaths is also Georgia’s largest county, Fulton, with 230 COVID-19 deaths. The county with the second highest death rate from the virus is Cobb County, […]
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https://thegeorgiasun.com/2020/05/30/heres-what-georgia-police-chiefs-are-saying-about-the-killing-of-george-floyd/
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