Today is Crossover Day under the Gold Dome. This is effectively the last day a bill can pass from one chamber to the other, so your lawmakers are busy trying to get as many bills through each chamber as they can. Real time coverage of Crossover Day is below. Please wait a moment for the […]
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Airport control, Abortion and Gambling are the bills to watch on Crossover Day
One of the two biggest days for Georgia lawmakers is upon us. Thursday marks Day 28 of the legislative session, also known as Crossover Day. This is for all intents and purposes the last chance for a bill to pass in one chamber so that it can move to the other for consideration. Some of […]
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DeKalb police kill robbery suspect
The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting connected to a robbery at a Family Dollar store in Decatur. According to the GBI, preliminary information indicates that DeKalb County Police officers responded to an armed robbery call at the Family Dollar at 4787 Covington Highway in Decatur March 5. A DeKalb County Police officer canvassing […]
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Woodland man dies in mobile home fire
Yesterday morning shortly after 5 a.m. the Talbot County Fire Department responded to a fire located at 6370 Woodland Highway in Woodland. By the time fire personnel arrived on scene, the fire had claimed the life of 67-year-old Willie Steverson. The 28-year-old, 952 square-foot mobile home suffered extensive damage from the blaze. The fire is […]
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Looking for a Spring getaway? Consider a lodge at one of Georgia’s state parks
Clocks are about to spring forward an hour and with daylight saving, comes more time to enjoy all that the State of Georgia has to offer. In anticipation of daylight saving time, Coral Hospitality-GA, LLC today announced the debut of its first-ever “Seize the Day” package, giving those who book a stay beginning March 10 a late […]
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Dunwoody Nature Center celebrates Ross Lane’s 90th birthday
The Dunwoody Nature Center held a special 90th birthday party Tuesday for Ross Lane, who once owned the home that now houses the Dunwoody Nature Center. Mr. Lane said he is proud of what the Dunwoody Nature Center has become but admits it wasn’t easy to sell the property in 1974. That was the year DeKalb […]
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Mother and 3-year-old son found dead from gunshot wounds, suspect in custody
A 31-year-old Georgia woman and her 3-year-old son were found shot to death Monday. The Fannin County Sheriff’s office has arrested the woman’s boyfriend and charged him with murder. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by the Fannin County Sheriff to assist in the investigation of a double murder March 4 at an Underwood […]
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Bibb County deputies find suspect asleep in car with stolen gun, open bottle and drugs
Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies found a man asleep behind the wheel of a car March 2. The car was still in drive, but some of the items in the car also raised concerns. Bibb County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle at Log Cabin Drive and Napier Avenue just after 4 a.m. […]
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HBO series ‘The Outsider’ to be filmed in Barrow County
If you live in Barrow County, you will soon see more hustle and bustle than usual on the front lawn of the county’s historic courthouse. Film crews will be arriving March 6 through 8 to start setting up for the HBO series ‘The Outsider’ to be filmed in Georgia next week. The courthouse name will […]
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Zoo Atlanta is letting Georgians vote to name this baby sloth
You may have missed it, but Zoo Atlanta has a four-month-old two-toed sloth that needs a name. Following a popular trend, the zoo is asking you to vote on a name. Unlike other voting contests, which led to the winning name for a boat in Britain being Boaty McBoatface, Zoo Atlanta isn’t giving Atlantans the […]