Maybe it’s the lack of snow or the depletion of Christmas tree farms. Perhaps it is the dying out of shopping malls or the fact that we spent Thanksgiving in short-sleeves. Whatever the cause, a new report shows that Georgia is on the grinchy side of holiday spirit. According to a report released by CenturyLink, […]
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Alpharetta police say they have received no reports of abduction attempts
ALPHARETTA — Despite a flurry of social media posts warning women of possible abduction attempts for human trafficking in North Fulton, the Alpharetta Police Department says it hasn’t received any official reports about the incidents. In a post on the department’s Facebook Page, officials with the police department are reminding residents to contact police if […]
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Choking child who was ‘within seconds of death’ saved by Georgia firefighters
CARROLLTON — A three-year-old girl who was choking on a piece of candy was saved by firefighters last month in Carrollton. The crew of Carrollton City Fire Department Engine 24 saved a three-year-old girl from choking, Nov. 22, at the Wells Fargo Bank on Bankhead Highway. According to city officials, the child choked on a […]
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Teen robbed in bathroom of Gwinnett County Publix store
SNELLVILLE — A teenager was robbed in the bathroom of a Gwinnett County Publix Monday. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, two men confronted and trapped a teenager in the bathroom of the Publix at 3550 Centerville Hwy. in Snellville, where they robbed him of his iPhonehone and Apple AirPods. According to the police […]
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Cornelia responds to reports of lead in drinking water
CORNELIA — The city of Cornelia is responding to a pamphlet residents received in the mail regardling lead in the city’s drinking water. The pamphlet went out because of the results of a yearly test of 20 homes built prior to 1986 and that are known to have lead and copper piping. The EPA requires […]
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Gwinnett Police need help identifying man in connection with November stabbing
NORCROSS — Police in Gwinnett County are searching for a man connection with a stabbing that occurred last month at Cafe’ Dominican in Norcross. Newly discovered surveillance video captured the man’s face and police are asking the public’s help in identifying him. On Nov. 17, a fight inside Café Dominican at 4650 Jimmy Carter Blvd. […]
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GBI: 2017 murder of Kennesaw man in Americus was gang related
AMERICUS — Further investigation into the murder of a Kennesaw man that ocurred in Americus in 2017 has led police and GBI agents to believe the murder was gang related. As a result of these findings, a grand jury has charged the murder suspect, who was previously arrested for the crime, with additional charges. On […]
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Elf on the Shelf on Georgia police department’s Naughty List
ELLIJAY — Much like many families throughout the nation, the City of Ellijay has an Elf on the Shelf. The city’s resident holiday mischief maker is named Stitches, and his most recent act of holiday foolery may have landed him on the Ellijay Police Department’s naughty list. According to a post on the department’s Facebook […]
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Georgia woman arrested for threatening to kill neighbor during 911 call
MACON — A 55-year-old Georgia woman was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill her neighbor while she was on the phone with a 911 operator. According to the Macon-Bibb Sheriff’s Department the dispute was over accusations the neighbor had thrown paper in the woman’s yard. Deputies were dispatched to Forest Avenue in reference to a […]
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6 Things you may not know about Georgia’s next U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler
As you’re probably aware, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced his pick to replace Johnny Isakson in the U.S. Senate last week. While Kemp’s choice of Atlanta Dream Co-Owner Kelly Loeffler wasn’t a surprise, it did go against the grain. Hardline conservatives view Loeffler as a moderate and she wasn’t President Donald Trump’s pick for the […]