The Georgia governor’s race is down to the wire and while one of the candidates has declared victory, the results are still disputed by democrats. The real time election results and updates are below:
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Bibb County residents can trade in their parking tickets for toys and canned goods
If you live in Bibb County, you can erase your parking tickets by helping others this holiday season. PARK Macon-Bibb announced that it will host two unique programs during the months of November and December to benefit the local community. The Food for Fines program will run from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30. The Toys for Tickets program […]
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Fulton County reports almost 225,000 ballots cast in early voting
Fulton County has reported that 224,653 residents voted early for the 2018 General and Special Election. The county has seen the number of early voters steadily increase and accredits the growth to its many Early Voting locations, additional outreach locations and extended hours. “We knew we could break 200,000 early voters but because of the […]
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Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann meets with Donald Trump about job creation
Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann joined President Donald J. Trump and Ivanka Trump with leaders from around the nation at the White House for a discussion the “Pledge to America’s Workers,” Oct. 31. Hausmann was the only attendee from Georgia as the group explored opportunities to align private industry and workforce development programs to more […]
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Long Live The Queen: Medieval Times Atlanta debuts first-ever female-led show
It’s the year of the woman and Medieval Times Atlanta is joining in on the celebration, introducing its first-ever female-led show Nov. 9. The live dining and entertainment show, which brings the medieval era to the 21st century, today announced the impending arrival of a Queen in Atlanta, who will serve as the sole ruler of […]
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Death of 49-year-old Lawrenceville woman ruled a homicide
A 49-year-old Lawrenceville woman was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound Nov. 2 after police received a call from her fiancee’ who reported he found the victim dead in her home. According to Gwinnett County Police Dept. spokesperson Michele Pihera, officers arriving on the scene discovered Denise Bukart-Haynes had died from an apparent gunshot […]
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Georgia sets new record for mid-term election early voting
Georgia voters have set a new all-time record for early voting in mid-term elections. This year, ahead of the Nov. 6 election, Georgians have cast more than 2.07 million ballots. More than 1.8 million of those ballots were cast in-person and 184,925 by mail. The previous record was set in 2014, when Georgians cast 945,507 […]
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Brian Kemp’s office accuses democrats of attempting to hack into Georgia’s voter registration system
With just two days until the election, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office is investigating a hacking attempt into the state’s voter registration system. The department is pointing the finger at The Democratic Party of Georgia and claims the party is under investigation. According to a news release sent out by the secretary of […]
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Second debate between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp canceled
A scheduled debate between Georgia candidates for Governor Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams has been canceled. The debate was scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 and was agreed upon by both candidates. However, Kemp pulled out of the debate early this week to attend a rally featuring President Donald Trump taking place in Macon […]
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Text 4 Help comes to several Fulton County High Schools
Fulton County High School students in crisis situations now have an easy way to get in touch with a licensed professional. The Fulton County School system has partnered with the Text 4 Help program and is rapidly expanding the program to high schools in the district. What is Text 4 Help?: Text 4 Help allows […]