GRAYSON — An assault at a Kroger store in Grayson resulted in one employee being sent to the hospital and another employee to jail. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, at about 6 a.m. Sunday police responded to the Kroger at 1911 Grayson Highway, in unincorporated Grayson. When officers arrived they located the 59-year-old […]
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VIDEO: Baby deer rescued in Forsyth County
FORSYTH COUNTY — The work of a local sheriff’s office isn’t always about arresting hardened criminals and fighting crime. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Dept. performed a quick rescue on a baby deer yesterday that was caught in a fence in a residential area. The video shows a deputy calmly walking over to the stuck deer […]
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Mother of two missing in North Georgia
BREMEN — A 22-year-old mother of two has been missing since Wednesday. According to the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office Alecia Newsome left home on Nov. 13 in a light blue Chevy AVEO. She texted her Mom that afternoon saying she was helping a friend by taking them to Walmart in Bremen. Later that night, her […]
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Three injured in crash at bus stop in Forsyth County
FORSYTH COUNTY — Two children and an adult were hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle at a bus stop Friday. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department were dispatched to Buford Highway near Bonnie Brea Road due to several pedestrians struck by a car. According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Dept., a Forsyth […]
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Measles outbreak hits Georgia
Measles has made its way to Georgia, with four confirmed cases in Cobb County. In 2019 alone, there have been 11 cases of measles. That is more cases than in the last 10 years combined. The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed three additional cases of measles in Cobb County residents, and testing is underway […]
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Family of five safe after early morning house fire
NORCROSS — A family of five is safe after their home caught fire early Friday morning. The blaze started in the kitchen. Fire officials say family members heard a leaking faucet and found a fire under the sink. The fire spread through the kitchen and the adjacent living room. Firefighters responded to the blaze at […]
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Robbery victim shoots suspect in Macon
MACON — A robbery at a home on Courtland Ave. ended when a resident of the home fired back at the robbery suspect. On Nov. 9, at 4:14 a.m. the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office responded to a personal armed robbery in the 1000 block of Courtland Ave. While deputies were in route, a call of […]
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Georgia gets an ‘F’ grade in preventing premature births
Johnecia Mason’s pregnancy was going along fine until at six months, she developed preeclampsia, a complication characterized by high blood pressure. Soon afterward, her son was born prematurely, at 26 weeks, weighing just 1 pound, 8 ounces. He died in the hospital 12 days later. “It was very hard,’’ Mason says now. “He was our […]
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Brandon Beach withdraws from Georgia 6th Congressional District race
The republican field in next year’s race for the 6th Congressional District just got a little thinner. State Sen. Brandon Beach, a republican from Alpharetta, announced today he was withdrawing his candidacy to focus on local government. “During this campaign, I have come to realize that a calling to public service does not always mean […]