LILBURN — The City of Lilburn has postponed its July 4th event, Sparkle in the Park. The annual event, which includes a concert, activities, and fireworks, draws thousands of people to Lilburn City Park and downtown Lilburn each year. “We’re disappointed, as we know many members of the community will be, that we have to […]
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Standoff with deputies at Gordon County motel ends with two arrests
A standoff with deputies at a Gordon County hotel ended with two arrests Tuesday. According to the Gordon County Sheriff’s Dept., at about 2:15 p.m.Tuesday, deputy sheriffs were dispatched to the Express Inn on State Route 225 near I-75 in response to a report of criminal activity and possible fugitives from justice. Deputies were able to make […]
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Investigation into Loeffler’s stock trades dropped
The Justice Department has dropped an investigation of stock transactions U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and two Senate colleagues made following a closed-door briefing in January on the looming coronavirus pandemic, Loeffler’s office confirmed Tuesday. Loeffler, a wealthy Atlanta businesswoman, and Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., turned over documents to investigators after […]
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Kemp offers Georgia as a replacement site for the Republican National Convention
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is offering Georgia as a possible replacement site for the Republican National Convention after President Donald Trump demanded answers from the convention’s current host state about venue capacity amid the coronavirus pandemic. Kemp, who dined in Norcross last week with Vice President Mike Pence, made his offer over Twitter, and said […]
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15 People died in Memorial Day Weekend crashes in Georgia
The Gist: Georgia State Troopers and local law enforcement investigated 13 fatal traffic crashes resulting in 15 deaths across Georgia during the Memorial Day holiday travel period. How long is the travel period?: The 78-hour holiday period began Friday, May 22, at 6 p.m. and ended Monday, May 25, at 11:59 p.m. By The Numbers: 317 total crashes 188 injuries […]
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Here’s how the Savannah Police Department enforced social distancing guidelines over Memorial Day weekend
SAVANNAH — The Savannah Police Department was out in full force over Memorial Day Weekend. In addition to warning and citing local businesses for violating social distancing guidelines, the police also cited several motorists for Memorial Day Weekend traffic violations. On May 12, Governor Brian Kemp released guidelines, as part of his executive order, detailing […]
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Preschool teachers in Georgia may get a pay cut due to COVID-19
The state could avoid furloughing pre-school teachers if they would be willing to absorb pay cuts rather than stay home, members of a Georgia Senate budget subcommittee suggested Tuesday. The Senate Appropriations Education Subcommittee kicked off two weeks of hearings on 14% spending cuts agencies across state government are being asked to make to offset […]
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Hall County inmates are making gowns for Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Inmate work crews at the Hall County Correctional Institute have begun making single-use isolation gowns that will be distributed to health care workers at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. The 20-man crew can make approximately 700 gowns per day — a critical need considering that the hospital goes through about 4,500 gowns per day, on average. […]
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23-year-old pedestrian killed in crash in Gwinnett County
BUFORD — A 23-year-old woman was killed in a crash Saturday morning on Level Creek Road in Buford. On Saturday, May 23, at 4:30 a.m. Gwinnett County police officers were dispatched to a pedestrian crash on Level Creek Road near Cabot Creek Way in unincorporated Buford. The pedestrian was eventually transported to a local hospital […]
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Georgia’s beaches were overcrowded on Memorial Day weekend despite pandemic
TYBEE ISLAND – Tybee Island Mayor Shirley Sessions published a video at the outset of what is typically a lucrative Memorial Day weekend for her city’s businesses with a simple message: Don’t come. That’s because so many people were already on the three-square miles of barrier island with more on their way, there just wasn’t […]