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QAnon backer Marjorie Taylor Greene wins runoff in Congressional primary
Controversial businesswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene won the Republican primary runoff election for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District Tuesday night, all but guaranteeing her a seat in Congress representing the reliably Republican northwestern part of the state. Greene, who owns a construction company, fended off criticism of her residence outside the district and her apparent support for […]
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Election Results: State senate race comes down to 218 votes
In the race for State Senate District 31, it appears Jason Anavitarte has won by a razor thin margin against Boyd Austin. With 100% of precincts reporting, Anavitarte has 10,563 votes to Austin’s 10,345 votes. US House Results are coming in U.S. House District 1 In the Democratic race for U.S. House District 1, Joyce […]
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Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate
(The Center Square) – Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Kamala Harris will be his vice presidential running mate. A U.S. Senator from California and Biden’s formal rival during early presidential primaries, Harris becomes the the first Black woman to run on a major political party’s presidential ticket. “I have the great […]
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Today was Georgia’s deadliest day for coronavirus
Tuesday marked Georgia’s single deadliest day for coronavirus since the pandemic began. The state reported 137 new deaths Tuesday. Prior to Tuesday, the day with the highest number of deaths reported on a single day was May 21, when 90 deaths were reported. The increase in deaths coincides with increases in cases and hospitalizations. On […]
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Etowah High School closing due to COVID-19
Just seven days into the school year, Cherokee County is closing one of its high schools due to a high number of COVID-19 infections. Cherokee County Superintendent Brian Hightower announced Tuesday that Etowah High School would be closing until Aug. 31. The closure is effective at the end of the school day today. According to […]
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Shooting at Georgia park leads to crackdown on park hours
Following what city officials are calling a ‘melee’ that lead to a shooting at Mary Frazier McLean Community Park, the city is cracking down on activities in the park after hours. Existing ordinances close the parks in the city from dusk until dawn. Hazlehurst Mayor Bayne Stone announced that in light of the shooting, the […]
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Georgia man shot in the face by unknown assailant
WARNER ROBINS — A Warner Robins man was shot in the face at his home by an unknown man who showed up at his door, according to police. On 8/10/2020 at approximately 11:30pm Warner Robins Police responded to a home on Maplewood Drive in reference to a shooting at 11:30 p.m. Monday. According to police, […]
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Here’s how Georgia is streamlining the November election
Absentee ballots can be opened a week earlier than usual ahead of elections in Georgia following emergency steps the State Election Board took Monday to help ease a vote-tally bottleneck amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming Nov. 3 general election. The board also gave Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office the green light to […]
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News Blog: Holtzclaw Road closed in Forsyth County
Holtzclaw Road, south of High Gables Subdivision, is currently closed due to down power lines on the roadway. The road will be closed for several hours, please use an alternate route. School zone cameras will be installed at Killian Hill Christian School The City of Lilburn will be installing a RedSpeed School Zone camera due to […]