LITHONIA — A DeKalb County Police officer was hospitalized after a shootout with a suspect early Thursday morning. According to the GBI, preliminary information indicates that at about 12:30 a.m., the DeKalb County Police responded to a person shot call on Hodgdon Corners Cove in Lithonia. Police say as officers approached the residence, a subject […]
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Dunwoody Police officer dragged down ramp on I-285
Updated with more details provided by the Dunwoody Police Dept. DUNWOODY — A Dunwoody police officer was dragged by a car following a traffic stop Thursday morning. According to Dunwoody Police Department spokesman Robert Parsons, two police officers pulled over a vehicle on Ashford Dunwoody Road at I-285. for a violation of Georgia’s hands-free law […]
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Kemp to investigate toxic pollution in Georgia cities
Brenda Goodman is a senior news writer for WebMD. Andy Miller is editor and CEO of Georgia Health News. Gov. Brian Kemp’s office said Thursday that it’s investigating toxic pollution involving two medical device sterilization plants in metro Atlanta. An EPA report last year flagged two census tracts in the Smyrna area and one in […]
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The trade war with China is hitting Georgia farmers hard
The ongoing trade battle between the U.S. and China has caused financial strain on farmers, Georgia Farm Bureau President Gerald Long said, despite tens of millions of dollars in relief coming from the federal government. “While our farmers support the ultimate goal of securing international trade agreements that are fair to all sides, the financial […]
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Scam Alert: That police officer calling to demand you pay a fine probably isn’t legit
BIBB COUNTY — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is reminding residents not to give any money to scammers calling and claiming to be from the sheriff’s department. The department says it has become aware of a caller who is phoning citizens claiming to be from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office. The impersonator then demands that […]
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Would you like to serve on the Rockdale County Board of Elections?
ROCKDALE COUNTY — The Rockdale County Board of Elections and Registration is looking for a new at-large board member who will also serve as its board chair. The board is comprised of three members with two partisan members from each political party who then appoint a third at-large member. The newly-selected at-large board member will […]
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Johns Creek’s JC Now app gets major update
JOHNS CREEK — An app that allows Johns Creek residents to send requests and receive alerts from the city has been given a major update. Johns Creek Now, the city’s smartphone app, also known as JC Now, has received a major facelift and functionality upgrade. JC Now streamlines the issue reporting process for residents, providing […]
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Smyrna will test the air for toxins after a cancer-causing chemical was released
Brenda Goodman is a senior news writer for WebMD. Andy Miller is editor and CEO of Georgia Health News. Story updated The city of Smyrna has pledged to do independent air testing for a cancer-causing chemical released by a medical sterilizing plant. “We want to be as proactive as we can,” said Tim Gould of the […]
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Hall County Sheriff’s Dept. recovers fishing equipment stolen from docks at Lake Lanier
LAKE LANIER — The Hall County Sheriff’s Department is trying to find the rightful owners of what officials call a “sizeable amount” of fishing equipment the department recovered while executing a search warrant last week. The items are believed to have been stolen from docks on Lake Lanier over the summer, generally from the Hall/Forsyth […]
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Atlanta Legionnaires’ Outbreak could become the biggest in U.S. history
Newly released state figures on Legionnaires’ cases linked to an Atlanta hotel suggest that the outbreak could become among the biggest in U.S. history. The Georgia Department of Public Health said that in addition to the 11 confirmed Legionnaires’ disease cases, there are 55 “probable’’ cases. The latter represent people who had illness consistent with […]