LAFAYETTE — A 30-year-old Walker County man has been arrested and charged with Possession of Child Pornography, Creation/Distribution of Child Pornography, and Child Molestation. On Tuesday, May 12, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Walker County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant at the residence […]
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22-year-old shot and killed during Bibb County apartment altercation
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that happened at 5578 Riverside Drive, Riverwalk Apartments, at 9:24 p.m. May 12. Deputies responded to Riverwalk Apartments in regards to a person shot. Upon arrival deputies found 22-year-old Douglas Wilmale Stevenson unresponsive in his vehicle in the parking lot. Deputies say there was a […]
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Walker County is getting street lights
Wilson Road and a few other nearby locations in Walker County will soon be lined with light. Commissioner Shannon Whitfield and Sheriff Steve Wilson unveiled the county’s first community street light project today, following a grassroots effort to improve public safety in northern Walker County. The county contracted with EPB to install 110 street lights […]
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Arbery case shines light on problems with Southeast Georgia law enforcement
Caroline Small. Stephen Wayne DeLoach. Katie Kettles Sasser. These are familiar names to people who live in this coastal town of a little more than 16,000 because the local system of law and order failed them. Even before the Ahmaud Arbery slaying in late February, during the past decade, five people died in highly publicized […]
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Is COVID-19 affecting Georgia children?
Georgia has received a federal shipment of a promising drug to treat seriously ill COVID-19 patients, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. “We have received 30 cases with 40 vials of the drug per case, and we will be working with officials in the Department of Public Health to determine how it will be distributed,’’ Kemp […]
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Georgia expands contact tracing to slow the spread of coronavirus
As part of the Georgia’s efforts to reduce the spread of coronavirus and mitigate hotspots, the state will be expanding its contact tracing efforts. Contact tracing is used to identify and mitigate hotspots of infection to help prevent further spread of the virus. The Georgia Department of Public Health is increasing its workforce to expand […]
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Fayetteville’s government buildings will reopen May 18
City of Fayetteville buildings will reopen to the public on Monday, May 18, and new hours of operation have been established for Municipal Court, the Water & Sewer Department, and Occupational Tax. The Municipal Court lobby will be open to the public Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it will be closed […]
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Coronavirus doesn’t stop Georgians from buying lottery tickets
The coronavirus pandemic isn’t stopping the Georgia Lottery. In fact, the lottery posted its highest sales week of the year from April 26 through May 2, Brad Bohannon, the Georgia Lottery Corp.’s vice president for government relations, told members of the Georgia House of Representatives’ Higher Education Committee Tuesday. Sales for the month of April […]
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Rural Georgia school districts are getting a WiFi boost
Students in rural Georgia school districts who have struggled to do their classwork due to poor Internet coverage will get some relief thanks to a donation of 448 WiFi Rangers from AT&T. Each district will create its own mobilization plans for placing the WiFi Rangers on school buses or other public vehicles to reach the […]
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Georgia high school seniors demand a ‘real’ graduation ceremony
Joining a national trend, Georgia high school seniors are petitioning their local school systems for a real graduation ceremony once coronavirus restrictions have been lifted and gathering in large groups is allowed again. According to online petition site Change.org, more than 500 petitions from across the country have been started by students and parents, whose […]