Benefiting the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, Athens-Clarke County Transit will host their annual “Stuff-a-Bus” event during December 10-14. A bus, decked-out for the holidays, will be staged all day at several different locations during the week for people to donate non-perishable food items and help give Athens area families a holiday to remember. Each […]
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Below freezing temperatures prompt city of Atlanta to open a warming center
The city of Atlanta is responding to tonight’s expected cold snap by opening a warming center. Temperatures are expected to reach a low of 24 degrees tonight. The city will open an emergency warming center Tuesday night at 6 p.m The warming center will be at the Old Adamsville Recreation Center at 3404 Delmar Lane. […]
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Two suspects have been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting of a man at a Lithonia Citgo
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two suspects in the murder of a man at a Citgo gas station in Lithonia the night before Thanksgiving. Arrest warrants for both suspects allege that the victim, 20 year-old Traveon Quandarius Smith, was lured out of a vehicle by one of the suspects Nov. 21, at the […]
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How to vote early in Richmond County
Voters in Richmond County have many options available to them for casting their ballot in the Dec. 4 General Election Runoff. Advance Voting will begin Tuesday, Nov. 27 and will continue through Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 in the Beazley Room at the Municipal Building at 535 Telfair Street; at the Diamond Lakes Regional Park at […]
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Body found stabbed at camp site
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that occurred in the 100 block of Walnut Street. Deputies responded to a report of an unresponsive person, at what appears to be a campsite, located in a wooded area near Central City Park. Upon arrival, deputies found a deceased male in the wooded area. Police […]
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Fire destroys home on Main Street in Snellville
A fire destroyed a vacant home on Snellville’s Main Street early Monday morning. Gwinnett County Firefighters were alerted to the blaze by several 911 callers who reported a building on fire near the Renasant Bank and Krystal. When crews arrived on the scene they found a one-story home with a basement engulfed in flames. While […]
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Atlanta mayor announces new jobs training program
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the establishment of the Center for Workforce Innovation, a jobs training program focused on outcomes-based education for high-demand careers. The Center, which will be housed at Atlanta Technical College, is the result of a public-private partnership with the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Committee for Progress and Atlanta Technical College. Initial […]
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Police search for suspect who may have fired shot in road rage incident
The Gordon County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a balding white male in his mid-60s in connection with a Road Rage incident that occurred Saturday evening east of Calhoun. According to deputies, an unidentified white male driving a white Dodge pickup truck had approached a second driver on the roadside after an alleged failure-to-yield-right-of-way. Witnesses told […]
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Play It Again Sports opens in Buford
Gwinnett families now have a place that not only puts cash back into their pockets, but sells gently-used sports and fitness equipment for less. A favorite with families, the new Play It Again Sports in Buford recently opened Nov. 1 at 3200 Woodward Crossing Blvd. The resale store buys and sells gently-used sports and fitness […]
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Savannah will start serving alcohol at 11 a.m. on Sundays
The Savannah City Council has approved a referendum passed during the general election that will allow on-premises alcoholic beverages to be served beginning at 11:00 a.m. on Sundays, as opposed to the previous earliest time of 12:30 p.m. In May, Governor Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 17, which gave local municipalities the option to vote […]