MACON — The Bibb County Sheriff’s nOffice is investigating a report of an armed robbery at the Zaxby’s restaurant o Bass Road. The incident took place at around 10:03p.m., Saturday night. It was reported that an employee was taking out trash when a masked man, brandishing a handgun, approached. The man had the employee open […]
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Search continues for Melanie Steele, a 24-year-old who has been missing for 4 months
SAVANNAH — The mother of a Georgia woman missing since September gathered with police Saturday to plead for information about her daughter’s disappearance. The Savannah Police Department continues to investigate the disappearance of 24-year-old Melanie Steele more than four months ago. Police officials say they are aware that there are people involved in Steele’s disappearance […]
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Amazon’s Newnan expansion will create 500 jobs
NEWNAN — Amazon is expanding its Georgia operations into Newnan and will bring 500 new jobs with its new fulfillment center. “I am excited to welcome yet another expansion of Amazon’s operations here in Georgia,” said Governor Brian Kemp. “Our logistics infrastructure, top-ranked workforce, and nationally recognized business climate have earned us the distinction of […]
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At $6.6 million, Kirby Smart is the highest paid public employee in Georgia
Kirby Smart, head football coach at the University of Georgia, earned $6.6 million in 2018, making Smart the highest-paid public employee in Georgia that year, according to a ranking by the website GOBankingRates. On the ranking of the highest-paid public employees in each state, Smart’s salary came in sixth, according to the analysis. Data from USA […]
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Stage set for battle over right-to-die bill in Georgia
Georgians with terminal illnesses would have the option of taking medication to end their lives under a state Senate bill introduced this week. Under Senate Bill 291, dubbed the “Georgia Death with Dignity Act,” patients given a prognosis of six months or less to live would qualify to request aid-in-dying medication that they may take themselves. […]
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Police: Men dressed as women to rob Gwinnett County gyms
The Gwinnett County Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a group of men who they say dressed up as women to steal items and vehicles from local fitness gyms, and later commit credit card fraud. During November and December of 2019, detectives identified a series of thefts at local fitness gyms that […]
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WATCH: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State Address
Watch Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State Address in its entirety. The text of the speech is also posted below. Lt. Governor Duncan, Speaker Ralston, Mayor Bottoms, Governor and Mrs. Deal, President Pro Tem Miller, Speaker Pro Tem Jones and members of the General Assembly, constitutional officers, members of the Judiciary, members of the consular […]
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Kemp vows to give Georgia teachers a pay raise
Gov. Brian Kemp vowed Thursday to give Georgia teachers the second installment of a $5,000 pay raise, despite what promises to be a tight budget year. The Republican governor told a joint session of the General Assembly his fiscal 2021 budget proposal will include a $2,000 increase for public-school teachers, who got the first $3,000 […]
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Thieves broke into 26 vehicles in 2 hours during Tuesday morning crime spree
LAWRENCEVILLE — Three quick-working thieves broke into 26 vehicles in a span of two hours early Tuesday morning in the Lawrenceville area. Police say between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. the vehicles were broken into in the parking lots of multiple hotels and apartment complexes. The suspects arrived to the locations in a black SUV, […]
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Georgia man arrested on arson charge in connection with hotel fire
ALMA — A Bacon County man is in jail after being charged with arson in connection with a fire at the Old Alma Hotel. On January 13, Investigators with the Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s Office arrested and charged 29-year-old Andrew Jackson Lord on Tuesday with 1 count of Arson in the First Degree. He […]