HAZLEHURST — A man who was arrested for molesting an 8-year-old and escaped from jail last year plead guilty to both sets of charges and was sentenced to 25 years in prison last week. Jeff Davis County District Attorney Jackie Johnson announced the conviction and sentence of 39-year-old Joshua Eason in the Jeff Davis County […]
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First coronavirus death confirmed in the U.S.
Coronavirus has claimed its first victim in the United States. Washington state health officials have confirmed the first death from coronavirus occurred in the Seattle area. More information on the victim is expected to be released this afternoon. “It is a sad day in our state as we learn that a Washingtonian has died from […]
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The founder of Trader Joe’s, Joe Coulombe, has died
Sad news today for avid Trader Joe’s fans. The popular unconventional grocery store chain’s founder, Joe Coulombe has died at 89-years-old. Coulombe started the chain in 1967 targeting conscious consumers he described as over-educated but underpaid. Coulombe himself was highly educated, graduating from Stanford University with a degree in economics in 1952 and a master’s […]
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Meet Georgia’s coronavirus task force
Gov. Brian Kemp named an 18-member task force Friday to handle Georgia’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. The governor acted following a morning phone conversation with Vice President Mike Pence, who is heading the Trump administration’s federal response effort to the virus, which also goes by the name COVID-19. “The Trump administration understands that states […]
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Do you have to wait more than an hour to vote? Georgia wants to fix that
The Gist: Election Day could be more streamlined in Georgia in the near future if a new bill is passed that would force local elections departments to take action if Georgians wait in line too long to vote. The Bill: The new bill will require counties to track wait times and take action if voters […]
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Glynn County appoints interim police chief after suspension of indicted chief
Glynn County Police Chief John Powell has been indicted by a grand jury and a interim chief has been named who will serve until the allegations against Powell are resolved in the courts. On Feb. 28, a Glynn County grand jury issued a bill of indictment against Powell on four oath of office violation charges, […]
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Sheriff’s Department searching for 73-year-old Georgia man wanted for Aggravated Child Molestation
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 73-year-old man with an active warrant for Aggravated Child Molestation. Sheriff’s officials say Ronald Pelissero could be driving a white 2006 Toyota Tundra SR-5, 4-door pickup truck with Georgia tag RPQ7739. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Pelissero is aware he has a warrant and is known […]
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Thieves caught on camera during Gwinnett County crime spree
LAWRENCEVILLE — A duo of thieves didn’t count on getting caught on camera during a crime spree earlier this month and now police in Gwinnett County are asking for your help in identifying the two men who robbed a jewelry kiosk at Sugarloaf Mills and a Target department store. The two robbers were captured on […]
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Georgia lawmakers are taking on ‘corporate greed’ in health care
“Corporate greed.’’ “Steering patients.’’ “No transparency.’’ Those phrases were used by Georgia lawmakers Thursday to characterize the complicated practices of pharmacy benefit managers. PBMs basically are corporate middlemen between health insurers or large employers and drugmakers in handling pharmaceutical benefits. A trio of House bills aim to strengthen regulation and scrutiny over the PBMs. One bill, […]
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Atlanta’s Olympic cauldron will be lit for the first time since 1996
For the first time since the 1996 olympics, Atlanta’s Olympic cauldron will ignite this weekend for the U.S. Olympic Team marathon trials. The racecourse will take athletes under the Olympic ring and cauldron structure, past Georgia State Stadium and on a tour of some of Atlanta’s most iconic attractions and oldest neighborhoods. Georgia State Stadium […]