With the Super Bowl coming to Atlanta in under five months, the Fulton County Sex Trafficking Task Force is taking aim at curbing sex trafficking that occurs at major sports and entertainment events. On Sept. 26, Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts convened the Task Force and held a high-level meeting to discuss options and tactics. […]
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Meet Roy Minter, Savannah’s new top cop
The City of Savannah and Savannah Police Department are inviting the public to meet its next police chief, Roy Minter. The City is hosting a “Meet and Greet” event on Thursday, October 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Grayson Stadium in Daffin Park. The public is invited to meet Minter, his command staff and […]
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Author of ‘Strong is the New Pretty’ honored by city of Roswell
September 24, 2018 is now known as “Strong is the New Pretty Day” in Roswell. Mayor Lori Henry issued a proclamation recognizing this special day at the second regularly scheduled Mayor and Council Meeting this month. “Strong is the New Pretty” is an international bestseller by author, Roswell resident and mother of two girls, Kate T. […]
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Georgia will get $4.1 million in Uber data breach settlement
Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the State of Georgia, along with 49 states and the District of Columbia, has settled with California-based ride-sharing company Uber Technologies, Inc. to address the company’s one-year delay in reporting a data breach to its affected drivers. “Personal identifying information that is obtained in a data breach can […]
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Police arrest two in Brunswick Zone murder investigation
The News: Lilburn Police have made two arrests in the investigation of a murder that occurred outside the Brunswick Zone bowling alley on Lawrenceville Highway in late July. Police are still searching for a third suspect. The Victim: According to Police, Rahmier Gardner, a 20-year-old Snelville man, died from multiple gunshot wounds outside the bowling alley […]
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Ending surprise medical bills: Can Congress do what Georgia lawmakers haven’t been able to do?
The legislative effort to end surprise medical bills has repeatedly led to stalemates – and frustration – at the Georgia General Assembly. Surprise billing occurs when consumers have procedures or visit ERs at hospitals in their insurance network, then get separate bills for hundreds or even thousands of dollars from non-network doctors who were involved in their care. […]
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Have a medical condition? This Yellow Dot could save your life
The News: Georgia’s Yellow Dot program is expanding to Dunwoody. According to Dunwoody police officials, Yellow Dot is a free program designed to help first responders provide life-saving medical attention during the first “golden hour” after a crash or other emergency. How does it work?: Residents who have a medical condition or need first responders to […]
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What vegetables grow in Georgia in the fall?
Just the other day I received an email from a Forsyth County resident about a cucumber plant that was in decline. He wanted to know what to do to get it back to “normal.” My response was, “There is nothing to do. It’s the end of the season for that cucumber plant, so pull it […]
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Substitute teacher charged with child exploitation
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Dade County Substitute Teacher Amanda Lenea Pardue of Trenton, age 35, on charges of Electronically furnishing obscene material to minors and Computer or Electronic Pornography and Child Exploitation, which is a felony. On August 31, the GBI was asked by Trenton Police Chief Christy Smith to conduct a child molestation […]
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Shiloh High School student stabbed near school
News: A student at Shiloh High School was stabbed before 8 a.m. this morning just a few blocks away from the school near Stone Mountain Highway and Bethany Church Road. Police officers found a teen male who had been stabbed on the left side of his torso. He told the responding officers that he was […]