WAYNESBORO — An unidentified man died in a fatal house fire Wednesday evening in Waynesboro. According to state fire officials, shortly after 5 p.m. Feb. 19, the Waynesboro Fire Department responded to a residential fire off of Burton Street in Waynesboro. After the fire was extinguished, firefighters discovered the body of an unidentified man in […]
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Report: Georgia’s public schools rank 37th in the nation
Georgia finished 37th in a new public education study from the website 24/7 Wall St. that examines such measures as high school graduation rates, per-pupil funding and preschool participation. In the analysis, which is modeled after the Quality Counts study created by the publication Education Week, Georgia was found to have a 12th-grade graduation rate of 80.6 […]
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75-year-old shot and killed by DeKalb County police
DECATUR — A 75-year-old man is dead after police say he pointed a handgun at officers. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, preliminary information indicates that at about 3:28 p.m. Feb. 20, DeKalb County 911 received a distress call from a woman who provided no name or address. The call was traced to the […]
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Long-time Griffin Fire Chief to hang up his boots
GRIFFIN — City of Griffin Fire Chief Tommy Jones will retire after over 32 years of service to the community. Jones joined the department Aug. 2, 1987 at the rank of firefighter. He served in the old Station No. 1 at the Historic City Hall for the first three years of his career and rode […]
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Motorcycle driver dead after collision with Chevy Tahoe
DACULA — A 27-year-old motorcycle driver is dead after a collision with a Chevy Tahoe Saturday evening. The Gwinnett County Police Department is investigating the fatality crash. The original incident occurred on Saturday, Feb. 15 at about 7:30 p.m. According to police, the preliminary investigation revels that Braetan Petraro was traveling east on Braselton Highway […]
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Construction is beginning in St. Simons Sound. Here’s what you can expect
St. Simons Sound Incident Response contractors are scheduled to begin construction of an environmental protection barrier Thursday around the grounded motor vessel Golden Ray. The pile-driving operation is the first phase in the construction of the barrier. Weeks Marine workers will begin the process of driving about 80 piles into the sea floor over an […]
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Relief for Georgia family hit with $11,000 surprise medical bill
An agreement between a health insurer and a Rome hospital has shaved more than $10,000 off a surprise medical bill for a young asthma patient. Liam Stina’s hospital bill of more than $11,000 was featured in a Georgia Health News article last week. But the state department of insurance said Wednesday that a verbal agreement was reached […]
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Snow threatens North Georgia again Thursday
Get ready, North Georgia. Snow is expected again. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency has issued a winter weather advisory for Fannin, Gilmer, Union, Towns, Pickens, Dawson, Lumpkin, and White Counties. A mixture of freezing rain transitioning to snow is expected to begin at 5 a.m. Thursday and could keep falling until 1 a.m. Friday. Total […]
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If this new law passes, you’ll need to buckle up when you ride in the back seat
Legislation aimed at requiring back-seat passengers to wear safety belts in Georgia hit speed bumps Wednesday as key Senate lawmakers disagreed over penalties and court implications for violators. Georgia has required front-seat passengers to wear belts in most vehicles since 1988. It remains one of 20 states that lack similar rules for the back seat. […]
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Police search for clues in Gwinnett County hit and run
DULUTH — The Gwinnett County Police Department needs your help to identify a vehicle involved in a hit and run on Feb. 15. The police were notified of a man in the middle of the roadway on Pleasant Hill Road at Club Drive at 7:06 p.m. When officers arrived, they located the victim, Aurelio Peneda. […]