Georgia added more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases for the second straight day Wednesday and hospitalizations continued their upward trend. The state now has a total of 103,890 confirmed cases with 12,500 hospitalizations and 2,922 deaths. The state added 274 new hospitalizations Wednesday and health care officials throughout the state have expressed concern over the […]
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Here’s how Cherokee County is returning to school
The Cherokee County School District has announced its plan for returning students to school in the fall. Like other school systems in the state, Cherokee is offering parents the option of traditional in-person school or a digital learning model. Parents must select a model for their children by July 17. For elementary school students this […]
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Police officer injured trying to rescue driver from fatal crash on I-85
NORCROSS — A Gwinnett County Police officer was injured trying to rescue a driver from a fiery crash on I-85 early Wednesday morning. The driver did not survive the crash. At about 1:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to an injury crash on I-85 northbound in between Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Indian Trail Lilburn Road in […]
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Atlanta mayor to order mandatory masks today
ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe Wednesday that the city of Atlanta would implement a mandatory mask policy to fight the spread of COVID-19 today. Once the mask order is made, Atlanta will join the cities of Savannah, East Point and Athens in bucking Gov. Brian Kemp’s executive order […]
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Atlanta adopts ‘8 Can’t Wait’ principles of police reform
ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta took a major step in its efforts to reform the Atlanta Police Department Tuesday, when the city adopted the “8 Can’t Wait” principles of police reform. The “8 Can’t Wait” platform is part of Campaign Zero, a police reform initiative launched in 2015. The reforms in the legislation aim […]
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Surging coronavirus hospitalizations in Georgia have health care leaders worried
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are soaring across Georgia, with more than 300 additional patients reported in hospitals statewide between Thursday and Monday. Officials representing hospitals in major metropolitan areas, as well as rural counties, told GHN on Tuesday that the surge in inpatients has come over the past week or two. Many of the newly hospitalized […]
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Georgia tops 100,000 coronavirus cases
Georgia hit another coronavirus milestone Tuesday, surpassing 100,000 confirmed cases. The state now has a total of 100,470 confirmed cases, 3,406 more cases than Monday. Hospitalizations also shot up on Tuesday, with the Georgia Department of Public Health reporting 307 new COVID-19 hospitalizations, bringing the total number of hospitalizations statewide to 12,226. In addition, 30 […]
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Georgia jailer arrested after two use of force incidents
MOULTRIE — A Colquitt County jailer has been arrested after investigations into two use of force incidents involving inmates. On Saturday, June 27, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked by Colquitt County Sheriff Rod Howell to investigate a use of force incident involving Colquitt County Jailer Russell Harris. According to the GBI, Harris was […]
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Gwinnett County roads reopened after gas leak
Update: The roads have reopened, the gas leak has been repaired and all residents have returned to their homes, according to the Gwinnett County Fire Department. The original story is below. HOSCHTON — A gas leak near Hoschton has shut down Braselton Highway in both directions as well as Flowery Branch Road in Gwinnett County. […]
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South Fulton and Chattahoochee Hills want your help revitalizing your community
Do you live in the cities of South Fulton or Chattahoochee Hills? Do you have ideas or opinions on revitalizing the Campbellton Crossroads village area? If so, city leaders want to hear from you, and you don’t even have to leave your house. You can attend a pop-up event and see the village July 11 […]