Georgia’s members to the Electoral College have cast their 16 votes for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in nearly 30 years. President-elect Joe Biden was formally declared winner of Georgia’s general election during a ceremony Tuesday at the state Capitol attended by many of the state’s most prominent Democratic leaders. The electors, […]
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Coronavirus Update: Vaccines are coming to Georgia this week
Georgia health-care workers and nursing home residents will start receiving immunizations against COVID-19 this week as the state Department of Public Health gets its first shipments of a vaccine produced by Pfizer. “Hopefully, this is the beginning of the end of this pandemic,” Christy Norman, vice president of pharmacy services at Emory Healthcare, said Monday […]
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Stone Mountain woman shot by Clayton County deputy
JONESBORO — A 36-year-old Stone Mountain woman was shot by a Clayton County Deputy Saturday evening while the deputy was responding to a “shots fired” call at a Jonesboro residence. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, a Clayton County Sheriff’s deputy arrived on the scene first and encountered a woman, later identified as Twanetta […]
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Food insecurity in DeKalb County reaches ‘crisis levels’ for families
Food insecurity in DeKalb County is reaching “crisis levels,” county officials say. To combat the toll of food insecurity on many families, the county is adding a fourth food distribution site in December. On Saturday, Dec. 19, the former K-Mart building parking lot in Doraville will be one of four locations where 3,700 DeKalb residents […]
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Dooly County Schools goes virtual only after staff member gets COVID-19
A Dooly County Schools staff member recently tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the school system to go virtual only from Dec. 14 through 18. According to school superintendent Craig Lockhart, the staff member was in close proximity to other staff members and the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams last week. “Out of an abundance of […]
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20-year-old killed in Savannah shooting
SAVANNAH — A 20-year-old man was killed Saturday night during a shooting near the intersection of E. Gwinnett and Paulson streets. Officers responded to the location at about 9:30 p.m. Upon arrival, they located Calvin Marshall with serious shooting injuries. Emergency medical services personnel transported him to the hospital, where he later died from his […]
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Four people shot in Tifton
TIFTON — Four people were shot in Tifton Thursday. Both the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Tift County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the incident. Details on the shooting are sparse, but the GBI has released some details. The shooting took place at about 12:30 p.m. Thursday on the 700 block of 17 1/2 St. […]
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Election Investigation: What happened in Coffee County?
The Georgia Secretary of State’s office is investigating Coffee County’s handling of the recount of the Nov. 3 presidential election. The south Georgia county with about 43,000 residents did not complete its recount by midnight on Wednesday, Dec. 2, the deadline set by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office. Five days after the deadline, the […]
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Newton County Schools will be virtual only the first week of 2021
The Newton County School system knows students and their families will be gathering with people outside their households over the holiday break and has decided to combat the inevitable COVID-19 spike from that by going virtual for the first week students return to schools next year. Newton County Schools will begin school in a virtual […]
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The Sunrise Report: Georgia hits grim coronavirus milestone
Good morning, Georgia and welcome to the weekend! Christmas is 13 days away. You don’t have much time left to get those Amazon packages shipped in time for Christmas. Here’s what you need to know today. Headlines: The expression “Don’t mess with Texas” didn’t deter the Supreme Court from rejecting a lawsuit filed by Texas […]