With the current shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), such as masks, children visiting the hospital for emergency needs do not have proper protection from COVID-19. Emma Wilson, a 10-year-old from Hancock County, is using her 4-H Project Achievement skills to help by sewing masks specifically for children. “I have several family members who work […]
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High-speed chase ends in officer involved shooting
FORT VALLEY — A high-speed chase in Crawford County ended in shots being fired and a suspect being shot and killed by Crawford County deputies. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been asked by the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office to conduct an officer involved shooting investigation. According to the GBI, preliminary information indicates that at […]
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15-year-old wanted for murder arrested in Atlanta
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office today arrested a Decatur juvenile who was wanted for Murder and Armed Robbery. According to warrants, a 15-year old is suspected of shooting and causing the death of another person on April 22, 2020 in Decatur during an alleged encounter to sell a weapon to the victim. The suspect is […]
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Hall County will begin reopening government operations May 18
Hall County Government facilities that were closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will begin partially reopening to the public beginning May 18. “We have spent a tremendous amount of time discussing this matter with local health officials and other government entities,” Hall County Administrator Jock Connell said. “The reopening of these facilities will […]
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Kemp holds coronavirus prayer service at Georgia capitol
Gov. Brian Kemp held a prayer service at the Georgia Capitol Monday morning as restaurants were given the green light to reopen amid ongoing concerns over coronavirus. More than a dozen faith leaders, almost all from Christian churches, spoke inside the Capitol building. While the service was not open to the public, it was well-viewed […]
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Teams will be conducting COVID-19 antibody tests at random homes in Fulton and DeKalb counties
If you live in Fulton or DeKalb counties, you may be visited soon by a public health professional asking survey questions and taking a blood sample to see if you have been infected by coronavirus. The blood sample is an antibody test and the purpose is to try to understand how many people in Georgia […]
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Arrest made in slaying of pregnant Macon mom
MACON — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in Sunday’s slaying of a pregnant mother in Macon. Deputies were dispatched to a home on Radio Drive just before 6:39 a.m. Sunday. When deputies arrived on scene they found a female victim in bed suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. The […]
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Pandemic fuels fight over gun rights
The COVID-19 outbreak is igniting the debate over gun rights as states grapple with whether to allow gun sales while other retailers are forced to shutter. Stores selling guns and ammunition remain legally open in 45 states that include sellers and manufacturers as essential services that are exempted from orders shutting down most commercial activity […]
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Police investigate fatal shooting of Macon mom
UPDATE: An arrest has been made in this case and more details are available here. MACON — A macon mother died of a gunshot wound Sunday morning. She was discovered unresponsive in her bed by her 11-year-old son. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death that was reported on Radio Drive at about […]
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Mobile coronavirus testing is coming to communities with no access to testing
A mobile COVID-19 testing unit will begin rotating between the Augusta area, Milledgeville and Tifton starting Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Sunday. The new initiative is an effort to increase access to testing for coronavirus in parts of Georgia where tests have not been readily available , Kemp said. “”Serving Augusta, Milledgeville, Tifton, and the […]