Cobb County will spend $5 million to build a Veterans Memorial after a decade of planning, with commissioners adding $2 million in funding on January 13. What’s Happening: The county increased the 2022 SPLOST budget for the Veterans Memorial project by $2 million. The funding comes from SPLOST revenue collections that exceeded originally projected amounts. […]
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The Latest on Georgia’s Expected Thursday Snow
Light snow showers are expected in the north Georgia mountains Wednesday night into Thursday morning as cold air moves across the region. What’s Happening Rain showers will change to snow across parts of the north Georgia mountains Wednesday evening through Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Atlanta. Snow accumulations will likely stay […]
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Cheese Recall Updated to Highest Risk Level
Federal health officials elevated a nationwide cheese recall to the most serious risk level after tests confirmed dangerous bacteria in the products. What’s Happening: The FDA upgraded the recall to Class I last week, meaning exposure to the product could cause serious health problems or death. No one has reported getting sick from the cheese […]
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21 Candidates Want Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Old Job
The voters in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old northwest Georgia congressional district have less than two months to winnow a winner out of a list of 21 candidates who qualified to succeed her. The March 10 special election for U.S. House district 14 will feature 17 Republicans, three Democrats and an Independent. The free for all […]
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SWAT Standoff With Murder Suspect in Richmond County: What We Know
The Richmond County SWAT team is responding to a barricaded murder suspect in the Pepper Ridge subdivision with a possible second person inside the home. What’s Happening: The SWAT team is working with U.S. Marshals at a location in Pepper Ridge. A murder suspect is barricaded inside a residence with a possible additional person. What’s […]
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Georgia Gave Data Centers $474 Million. But The Jobs Just Weren’t There
Data centers in Georgia did not produce the same high payback in exchange for nearly half a billion dollars in tax breaks as reported by state auditors last month, according to a correction issued Wednesday. In a report first released on Christmas Eve, the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts said the state effectively gave away […]
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2 Cobb County Police Officers Charged in Child Abuse Cases
Two Cobb County police officers were arrested and charged in child abuse investigations within days of each other. Both are Cobb County police officers, both committed crimes in Cherokee County. What’s Happening: Officer Withman Benjamin, 47, of Canton, was arrested January 9 and charged with one count of sexual battery against a child under 16. […]
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Georgia Senate Reveals Affordability Measures
The Republican leaders of Georgia’s Senate will push to reduce both income and property taxes while targeting other cost-of-living issues during a legislative session that will be influenced by election-year politics. Senate leaders gave a brief outline of their priorities at the Capitol Tuesday, the second day of their 40-day session. Last week, a high-priority […]
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Georgia Senators Take Aim at ICE
Democrats in the state Senate fired a political volley at President Donald Trump Tuesday, with a package of bills aimed at the way his administration has enforced the laws, particularly for immigration. Labeling his administration “rogue” and a “regime,” they called on state Republicans to back legislation that would limit the president’s authority to deploy […]